Against an increasingly uncertain economic environment, baselworld wrapped up the 2016 edition. Despite the turmoil, the spotlight was on design, with touches of mtiers d'art and innovation. Here's a roundup of what you can look forward to in the coming months:

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pAgainst an increasingly uncertain economic environment, Baselworld wrapped up the 2016 edition. Despite the turmoil, the spotlight was on design, with touches of mandeacute;tiers d'art and innovation. Here's a roundup of what you can look forward to in the coming months:/p
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pThe Baselworld took place between March 17th and 24th this year, with a total of 1,500 exhibitors from 40 countries. 1,45,000 visitors and 4,400 journalists attended the event to take a peek at the array of new launches by the exhibitors from across the globe./p pandnbsp;/p
pWe could go on and on about the economic scenario and the challenges it continues to throw up, but much has already been said on this subject. Instead, we choose to focus on the show and what it offers: a comprehensive look at the world of watches and jewellery. Itandrsquo;s just as Shinji Hattori, President and CEO of Seiko, shares, andldquo;It seems that the number of visitors to the fair was down by three per cent, but this is a very small change. I felt that Baselworld was as impactful as ever.andrdquo; He goes on to cite the Seiko conference as an example, which is attended by press from all over the world, adding, andldquo;We welcomed more customers and ...