China's participation in Basel Watch Fair is starting from what year?

Chinese watch brand from 1996 onwards, under the leadership of the China Watch Association for the first time to form a "Chinese Pavilion" went to Basel, Switzerland exhibitors, this is the first step toward domestic-made table into the world. Before and after the process has many stories, but also more difficult. However, there are two talents. In 1996, it became the starting point for the Chinese watch to bloom in Switzerland. The Chinese pavilion was not able to participate in the exhibition because of the "SARS" epidemic in 2003 and was collectively repatriated by the competent Swiss authorities. I myself participated in the Basel watch exhibition since 2006, only absent from the 2007 session. Witnessed the Chinese brand in Basel, Switzerland, the growth process. 2006 Beijing watch factory by the domestic watch masters Zhang Youxu, Xu Yaonan, Liu Dong and other joint research and development produced orphan platinum miniature tourbillon watch "Dragon show Phoenix" blooming Basel watch exhibition, the table after the show price of 1.08 million yuan Sold, become a legend of domestic watches and clocks. At the same time, Tianjin Seagull was also launching a homemade two-question chronograph watch at Basel Watch Fair. In 2008, Tianjin Seagull Watch Factory held "Rhine Night" gala dinner in front of Basel Exhibition Hall 1, and the same year the Shanghai Gull also won the first intellectual property lawsuit of China watch enterprise in Switzerland. After 2008, the work of setting up a Chinese exhibitor delegation to Switzerland for exhibitions was changed from the China Watch Association to the Shenzhen Watch Association (because most Chinese watch companies are in Shenzhen, it is convenient to call them). In 2011, FIYTA became the pride of domestic clocks and watches, and the first one to enter the main exhibition hall of Basel Watch Fair No. 1, competing with Patek Philippe , Rolex , Omega and other brands. Since then, each of FIYTA exhibition hall in Hall 1.