The second edition of the Singapore Jewellery & Gem Fair, held from 23 October to 26 October 2014, attracted 9,615 visitors and 161 acclaimed exhibitors from 21 countries across 10,000 square metres of ex.hibition space at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre, a note released by fair organisers UBM Media (Singapore) Pte Ltd. This number of visitors at this event were 10% higher than at the inaugural show held last year.

Held over for days, the fair had  pavilions from Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, Thailand and the United States of America, as well as independent exhibitors from other countries such as Austria, Belgium, Germany, Israel, Italy, and Switzerland.

Also at the show was the Exquisite Pavilion and an exclusive Designer Atelier, each housing a number of local and overseas suppliers with a spectacular collection of fine jewellery and gems for professional trade buyers, private collectors and general public.

The fair is positioned as a professional trading platform for international jewellers to build their brand recognition and introduce their products in the Southeast Asia region.

"The fair is an ideal platform for jewellery companies in the Southeast Asia region like us to expand our sourcing network. Apart from business deals, we managed to acquire more information about the market across the region as well", said GianAdhitya, Junior Manager of DEPEARL, Indonesia.

"The fair is compact which enables us to focus and find suitable jewellery suppliers we want easily", said WeerawatWoramakakun, business owner of PRAKAIPETCH, Thailand.

The Singapore Jewellery Design Award was presented to five young jewellery designers at the opening ceremony on 23 October, 2014 “to recognise their talent and creativity”. These winning  designs  were displayed at the booth of Singapore Jewellers Association.

Students from Jewellery Design and Management International School, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, and Raffles Design Institute displayed their creations in a booth spread over 72 square metres.

The Singapore Jewellery & Gem Fair 2015 will be held from 22 to 25 October 2015 at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre.