Jewellery Arabia 2010 Report

Jewellery Arabia 2010, The 19th edition in the series of high profile exhibitions serving the Middle East’s jewellery and watch market, concluded on 30 October having reaffirmed its position as the definitive industry event of its kind in the region.

The highly successful 5 day exhibition, held under the patronage of His Royal Highness the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, attracted a total of 46,000 jewellery trade buyers and private collectors (up 13% on the previous show).

Of the total number, 12,200 visitors (26%) were drawn from the region’s single largest jewellery market Saudi Arabia, with significant support also coming from Kuwait, Qatar, UAE, Oman and other neighbouring countries.

Jewellery Arabia 2010 spanned 18,000 square metres of space at the Bahrain International Exhibition and Convention Centre and showcased 600 companies from 31 countries.

National pavilions from leading jewellery export countries included Brazil, Hong Kong and India. Jewellery Arabia 2010 also welcomed an official delegation of Bahrain exhibitors coordinated by Tamkeen.

The latest high quality jewellery collections and luxury watches from world famous jewelery houses including Audemars Piguet, Cartier, Chopard, Harry Winston, Patek Phillipe, Piaget, Van Cleef & Arpels and numerous others also went on display – further consolidating Jewellery Arabia’s reputation as the Middle East’s most prestigious jewellery event.

A strong Lebanese and GCC contingent drawn from the region’s most exclusive jewellers complimented this line up.

Amongst them were Bahrain's leading jewellers – Bahrain Jewellery Centre, Asia Jewellers, Al Mahmood Pearls and Al Zain – who brought together stunning collections of international brands in boutique formats.

The continuing importance of the Jewellery Arabia series to the watch and jewellery industry is evidenced by the event's sheer size, extensive exhibitor participation and increased visitor attendance despite ongoing global economic challenges,
said Arabian Exhibition Management's director of sales and marketing Fawzi Al Shehabi.  

Feedback from exhibitors indicates that business was brisk enough to either exceed or meet the majority of participants' exhibition objectives,
he continued.

The Jewellery Arabia series of exhibitions is organised by Bahrain's leading exhibition organiser – Arabian Exhibition Management WLL, and marketed worldwide by London based Overseas Exhibition Services Ltd and Singapore based International Expo Management Pte Ltd.

These companies are all members of Allworld Exhibitions, a global network of exhibition organisers with 35 offices worldwide who currently organise over 150 trade exhibitions biennially.