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This week, Hong Kong plays host to Swiss Replica Watches and Wonders, an exhibition organized by the Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie.Described by the event organizer and FHH Managing Director Fabienne Lupo as "a total immersion experience," the exhibition is less a trade fair and more a platform for education and culture.Held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center, the third annual Watches and Wonders features 12 fine watch maisons, 10 of which are owned by Swiss luxury group, Richemont.Last year, the event recorded 16,000 invite-only guests over four days, despite pro-democracy Umbrella Movement protests deterring mainland Chinese tourists from visiting Hong Kong and disrupting traffic.Without concerns of replica watches uk this year, Lupo expects more will visit, though the watch industry now faces new challenges -- staying financially sound amid China's slowing economy, anti-corruption legislation in China, and increasing interest in smartwatches. The Asia market remains an important one for luxury watch makers, with many having long hedged their bets on the Chinese consumer.A polar opposite to the Gotham-esque Roger Dubuis, is German watch manufacturer A. Lange & Sohne -- which has chosen to present a more subdued set-up."We didn't want to overshadow the watch," explains Katharina Mack, Head of Marketing at A. Lange & Sohne. "It's about substance. It's not the staging that is emotional, it's the watch that is emotional."For romance, there is of course, Van Cleef and Arpels, the French maker of all longines replica watches delicate and very, very pretty. Its watches are marketed as "poetic complications."At Watches and Wonders, the French jewelry, watch and perfume company is debuting its Extraordinary Dials collection, three limited editions of 22 timepieces.A partnership with a feather artist has produced the exquisite watch faces of a cardinal, hummingbird, and kingfisher.
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