SMART WATCH

Smarter Times: The 2022 Watch and Clock Market

22 December 2021

Industry players in Watch & Clock were optimistic market outlook, according to HKTDC latest survey. Respondents expected revived demand, e-commerce spree and the potential sales growth of smart and sports watches will outweigh the drawbacks of pandemic. More

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More Hopeful: The 2020 Outlook for the Watch and Clock Market

29 November 2019

HKTDC conducted face-to-face interviews with 501 buyers and 338 exhibitors attending the Hong Kong Watch & Clock Fair 2019. The survey results show that the industry is more hopeful about the market outlook for the next 12 months, as they are confident about the potential of smart watches in driving sales and the product development strategy of “going smart” as a trump card amid a slowing global economy in the year ahead. More

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Watches & Clocks Industry in Hong Kong

06 November 2019

In Jan-Jun 2019, Hong Kong’s total exports of watches and clocks exports declined by 2%. Mainland China and Switzerland were the largest markets, together accounted for nearly one-third of the total exports. More

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IT’s all on the wrist

11 September 2019

The smartphone might be the device which ate everything but another gadget has its eye on that lunch – the smart watch. More

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Unique watch designs celebrate creativity

06 September 2019

More than just a massive market and trading hub for watches, Hong Kong is also a centre for design and development. More

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Salon de TE

12 August 2019

A showcase for high-end watch brands, Salon de TE is organised into five themed zones reflecting the industry’s hottest categories. More

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HKTDC Hong Kong Watch & Clock Fair

05 August 2019

The 38th edition of the HKTDC Hong Kong Watch & Clock Fair features the major exhibit categories of complete watches, clocks, machinery and equipment, OEM (original equipment manufacturer) smart watches, packaging, parts and components, and trade services. More

Market Opportunities

Start-up hits high note in Hong Kong

14 February 2019

As a hobby guitarist back home in Berlin, Florian Simmendinger – co-founder of high-growth music tech start-up Soundbrenner – had endured the tedium of practising with a metronome. More

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Watch market thrives in ASEAN

13 February 2019

A rapidly evolving digital landscape has dramatically changed consumer behaviour, while the smartphone and electronic wearable boom has put pressure on watch usage. More

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Increasingly Cautious: The 2019 Outlook for the Watch and Clock Market Amid Sino-US Trade Conflicts

01 November 2018

HKTDC conducted face-to-face interviews with 522 buyers and 333 exhibitors attending the Hong Kong Watch & Clock Fair 2018. The survey results show that the industry is increasingly cautious with regard to the market outlook for the next 12 months, notwithstanding the fact that the announced US 301 tariffs affect only a few non-consumer watch and clock categories (HS Chapter 91) but not the sale of branded and completed watches. More

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