Jewellery & Gem WORLD Hong Kong (JGW), the “One Fair, Two Venues” B2B marketplace, is back with over 3,300 exhibitors from more than 40 countries and regions ready to regale professional trade buyers with their latest and finest selections.

The show gathers top-tier names in diamonds, coloured gemstones, pearls, fine jewellery and jewellery-related technologies, equipment and tools, and packaging products and services, among other categories.

JGW 2024’s jewellery materials section opens today at the AsiaWorld-Expo (AWE), while the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) will showcase finished jewellery, packaging and technology solutions from September 18 to 22. Recognised as the “mother of all jewellery fairs,” JGW has more than 40 pavilions, including its signature zones – Fine Design Pavilion, Fine Gem Pavilion, International Premier Pavilion and CORE Pavilion, among others – and its newest section, the Gold Jewellery Pavilion.

Sustainability and pearls are two key themes at this year’s show. Winners and finalists of the Sustainability Awards 2024 by JWA (Jewellery World Awards) will be celebrated at the fair reception on September 18 at HKCEC. Meanwhile, sessions in the Sustainability Heroes Panel Series take place on September 17 at AWE and September 18 at HKCEC.

The immersive exhibit, “Orient Odyssey: From Shell to Market – The Fascinating Life of Pearls” by Informa’s Jewellery & Gem Knowledge Community is at the heart of JGW’s “Year of the Pearl” events. The show floor attraction at Booth 3M260 at HKCEC includes live demonstrations of pearl extractions, sessions on pearl jewellery styling and demonstrations of pearl faceting by renowned gemstone artist Victor Tuzlukov.

Enhancing the Orient Odyssey experience are two panel discussions, one on September 17 at AWE on sustainable initiatives in the pearl sector and the other on September 18 at HKCEC covering innovative strategies that strengthen the universal appeal of pearls.