Basilia Jewellery & Watch Fair: Dates Confirmed for First Edition in Basel
Olivia Feldheim
MCH Group and Informa Markets have announced the dates for the first edition of Basilia Jewellery & Watch Fair. The new international B2B platform for the jewellery, gemstone and watch industry will open from 8 to 11 April 2027 in Hall 2 of Messe Basel.
The first edition of Basilia Jewellery & Watch Fair will take place from 8 to 11 April 2027 in Hall 2 of Messe Basel. For MCH Group, the confirmation of dates marks a significant milestone in the development of one of its most ambitious new ventures – a clear signal that Basilia is on track to open its doors in just under a year.
Basel's role as a central hub for the watch and jewellery industry in spring is well established. Basilia addresses a genuine gap in the European trade fair calendar: a dedicated B2B platform that brings together the full commercial ecosystem of the global jewellery, watch and gemstone industry – manufacturers, suppliers, independent brands, retailers and buyers – in one place.
The fair is a joint venture between MCH Group and Informa Markets, the world's leading B2B network in the jewellery sector and organiser of Jewellery & Gem WORLD Hong Kong. The partnership brings together MCH Group's decades of expertise in building and operating world-class trade fair platforms in Basel with Informa Markets' unrivalled global reach across the jewellery and watch industry.
"Basel will become the centre of the international jewellery and watch world in April 2027," says Roman Imgrüth, CEO Exhibitions & Events of MCH Group. "Basilia complements the existing ecosystem and creates a marketplace open to the entire industry."
The first edition brings together more than 400 exhibitors under the theme City Under Construction, structured around distinct neighbourhoods and districts – jewellery quarters, gemstone districts, watch valleys, a Swiss district and a tech hub – alongside areas drawing on the industry's key global centres, from Hong Kong and Bangkok to Jaipur, Istanbul, Antwerp, Paris and Milan.
"We are curating the full spectrum," says Celine Lau, Director of Jewellery Fairs at Informa Markets. "Aspirational luxury meets high jewellery, boutique brands stand alongside independent watchmakers, and premier suppliers of diamonds, coloured gemstones and pearls exhibit together with providers of innovative jewellery technology — a deliberate mix that serves independent retailers, buyers from Europe and beyond, and decision-makers who seek quality, diversity and choice."
