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Dubai Watch Week Reopens at Burj Park With Record Roster and Big-Name Reveals

A high-profile move to Dubai Mall spotlights the Middle East's growing pull in luxury watchmaking.

Overview

  • The biennial fair opened November 19–23 in its new Dubai Mall/Burj Park setting with about 90 exhibitors and notable attendees such as musician John Mayer.
  • Bvlgari unveiled an Octo Finissimo Mattar Bin Lahej edition engraved with a quote by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid across the titanium case and bracelet.
  • Van Cleef & Arpels introduced the Brassée de Lavande table-top automaton with a blooming lavender motif, animated butterfly and musical chime.
  • Audemars Piguet marked its 150th anniversary with a 1,000-square-metre House of Wonders travelling exhibition set in Burj Park.
  • Technical showpieces included Chopard's L.U.C Grand Strike chiming watch with minute repeater and sonnerie functions, alongside Parmigiani Fleurier's Tonda PF Minute Rattrapante Arctic Rose.