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Arabian Business
3 days ago
- Business
- Arabian Business
Watch and Jewellery Middle East Show 2025: $1m gold-plated car wows Sharjah crowds
A $1m gold-plated car is among the dazzling exhibits on show at Sharjah's Watch and Jewellery Middle East Show. With more than 500 exhibitors and leading local and international brands, the exhibition provides a premier venue to explore rare gold pieces, luxury watches, and signature diamond collections, and will continue through June 1, 2025. Among the highlights of this edition is a gold-plated car presented by Al Romaizan Gold and Jewellery. Watch and Jewellery Middle East Show in Sharjah Nicknamed 'Gold-Zilla' for its looks and powerful performance, this extraordinarily rare piece is valued at nearly AED3.67m ($1m), offering a unique blend of mechanical power and dynamic artistic innovation. Based on a 2014 Nissan GT-R, the vehicle is fully covered in intricate 24K gold-plated engravings. This one-of-a-kind creation was designed by Japan's Kuhl Racing and Japanese artist Takahiko Izawa, with the entire body hand-engraved before being finished in gold. It took more than 2,000 hours to complete the detailed work. The 55th Watch and Jewellery Middle East Show also features a distinguished presence by the Italian pavilion, with a total footprint of 708sqm across the exhibition. The pavilion hosts nearly 50 exhibitors, including some of Italy's most renowned companies, brands, and designers in the gold and jewellery industry. The exhibition in Sharjah is open to visitors on Friday from 3pm to 10pm, and on Saturday and Sunday from 1pm to 10pm. It features brands and designers representing a diverse range of countries, including: UAE India Italy United Kingdom United States Singapore China Japan Turkey Saudi Arabia Bahrain Lebanon Russia Mexico Tanzania Egypt
Khaleej Times
26-05-2025
- Business
- Khaleej Times
UAE: World's longest diamond necklace set to break record at Sharjah jewellery show
The world's longest diamond necklace is set to glitz at the 55th Watch and Jewellery Middle East Show being held in Sharjah this year. The 108-metre diamond necklace, which delicately holds more than 600 lab-grown diamonds set in 18-karat rose gold, has been designed to enter the Guinness World Records. The show will be held at the Expo Centre Sharjah from May 28 to June 1 where the official Guinness assessment will take place on the first day of the well-known event. The show will take place daily from 1pm to 10pm. In addition to the breathtaking piece, exhibitors will be able to feast their eyes on a curation of luxury gold jewellery, diamond collections and luxury watches. The exhibition, which opens daily from 1pm to 10pm, brings diverse pieces from across the globe to the UAE. The show gives a platform to exhibitors from countries including the UAE, India, Italy, the United Kingdom, the United States, Singapore, China, Japan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Lebanon. This year's edition also marks the debut of several countries, including Russia, Mexico, Tanzania, and Egypt. In an earlier report by Khaleej Times, a top industry expert revealed the UAE plans to double its gold jewellery manufacturing capacity over the next five years, putting the country even higher on the global map in trading and manufacturing of precious metal jewellery.
