iW Magazine Spring 2019 | Page 18

Dialed In HOROLOGICAL NEWS HORLOGICON WATCH SHOW SET FOR SEPTEMBER OROLOGICON, A NEW WATCH SHOW, touted as “The Consumer Festival of Watches & Horology,” is slated for September 6 to 8, 2019, at the River Pavilion at the Javits Center in New York City. This multi-layered event will offer watch and accessory brands, vintage dealers, horological connoisseurs and the general consumers a variety of experiences intended to “fan a collective passion.” Led by events guru and avid watch enthusiast Dan Read, alongside Clarion UX, the three-day event will not only cater to the current watch community, but will “inclusively engage a vastly large, new audience who don’t yet know the way in,” according to organizers. The show’s early supporters include Grand Seiko, Oris, Frederique Constant, Alpina, Farer Universal, Fiona Krüger Timepieces and Watches of Switzer- land. The RedBar Group of watch collectors will serve as Community Engagement partner for the event. Attendees will have the opportunity to view, learn and interface with key players in the watch industry. Through specially devised content tracks, collector presentations and networking events, HorologiCon 2019 will allow attendees to “build their own adventure.” Furthermore, watch enthusi- asts will be able to acquire watches– providing participating small and large brands with a totally new market opportunity. For details, see www.horologicon.com. H Fiona Krüger, who will exhibit at the new watch show, made this Entropy I Cobalt Crash Chaos. Oris will exhibit at HorologiCon in September. This is the new Oris Dive Control Limited Edition Alpina will exhibit at the upcoming HorologiCon. This is the Alpina Startimer Pilot Heritage, offered in four colors. 18 | INTERNATIONAL WATCH | SPRING 2019