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The Italian Exhibition Group returns to Asia

01 march 2018
The Italian Exhibition Group (IEG) returns to Asia, where it will highlight state of the art technology and innovation in the jewellery and watch industries at this year's 35th edition of the Hong Kong International Jewellery Show, March 1-5, 2018.
Europe's leading jewellery trade show organiser will make it presence felt at the critically important Asian fair through two platforms - T.GOLD INTERNATIONAL + METS, an international exposition of machinery and technology for the gold jewellery, gem-set jewellery and watch sectors, and TRENDVISION JEWELLERY + FORECASTING, the world's preeminent global jewellery, gemstone and watch trend observatory.
This year's T-Gold International + Mets event will feature 55 international and Italian exhibitors in the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre in Wanchai.
A not-to-be-missed event will be TRENDVISION'S "What's HOT in Jewellery" seminar, presented by Paola De Luca. She will present new jewellery trends for 2018-2019, and will also discuss the influence of the latest technologies on jewellery production.

Alex Shishlo, Editor of the Rough&Polished European Bureau in Brussels