Baselworld
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Baselworld is a major annual international watch and jewelry trade show held in Basel, Switzerland, that showcases luxury timepieces and related industries.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Baselworld canonical | 4 |
| #Baselworld | 1 |
| Baselworld (historical) | 1 |
| Baselworld (historically) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7238522 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Baselworld Context triple: [Basel metropolitan area, hasEvent, Baselworld]
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A.
Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry FH
The Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry FH is the main professional association representing and promoting the interests, standards, and global reputation of Switzerland’s watchmaking industry.
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B.
International Watchmaking Museum
The International Watchmaking Museum is a renowned institution in Switzerland dedicated to the history, art, and technology of timekeeping and horology.
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C.
Art Basel
Art Basel is a leading international art fair brand that stages major contemporary and modern art shows in cities such as Basel, Miami Beach, and Hong Kong.
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D.
IWC Schaffhausen
IWC Schaffhausen is a Swiss luxury watch manufacturer renowned for its high-end mechanical timepieces that blend precision engineering with classic design.
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E.
Art Basel Hong Kong
Art Basel Hong Kong is a major annual international art fair in Hong Kong that showcases modern and contemporary works from leading galleries across Asia and the world.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Baselworld Target entity description: Baselworld is a major annual international watch and jewelry trade show held in Basel, Switzerland, that showcases luxury timepieces and related industries.
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A.
Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry FH
The Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry FH is the main professional association representing and promoting the interests, standards, and global reputation of Switzerland’s watchmaking industry.
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B.
International Watchmaking Museum
The International Watchmaking Museum is a renowned institution in Switzerland dedicated to the history, art, and technology of timekeeping and horology.
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C.
Art Basel
Art Basel is a leading international art fair brand that stages major contemporary and modern art shows in cities such as Basel, Miami Beach, and Hong Kong.
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D.
IWC Schaffhausen
IWC Schaffhausen is a Swiss luxury watch manufacturer renowned for its high-end mechanical timepieces that blend precision engineering with classic design.
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E.
Art Basel Hong Kong
Art Basel Hong Kong is a major annual international art fair in Hong Kong that showcases modern and contemporary works from leading galleries across Asia and the world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
annual event
ⓘ
trade fair ⓘ watch and jewellery show ⓘ |
| city |
Basel
ⓘ
linked to:
Basel-Stadt
|
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
gemstones
ⓘ
jewellery ⓘ luxury timepieces ⓘ related suppliers ⓘ |
| formerName |
MUBA
ⓘ
Schweizer Mustermesse Basel ⓘ
linked to:
MCH Messe Basel
|
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hashtag |
#Baselworld
ⓘ
linked to:
Baselworld
|
| hasSection |
Hall 1 (watch brands)
ⓘ
Hall 2 (jewellery and gems) ⓘ |
| inception | 1917 ⓘ |
| industry |
jewellery
ⓘ
luxury goods ⓘ watchmaking ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Basel
ⓘ
linked to:
Basel-Stadt
|
| mainVenue | Messe Basel ⓘ |
| majorCompetitor |
SIHH
ⓘ
Watches and Wonders Geneva ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the world’s largest watch and jewellery fairs
ⓘ
major product launches by Swiss watch brands ⓘ |
| notableImpact |
influencing global watch industry trends
ⓘ
platform for new watch model launches ⓘ |
| organizer | MCH Group ⓘ |
| peakExhibitorNumbers | over 1500 exhibitors ⓘ |
| peakVisitorNumbers | over 100000 per edition ⓘ |
| regionServed | international ⓘ |
| renamedAs | Baselworld ⓘ |
| renamingYear | 2003 ⓘ |
| status | suspended ⓘ |
| suspensionReason |
COVID-19 pandemic
ⓘ
exhibitor withdrawals ⓘ |
| typicalExhibitors |
Swiss watch manufacturers
ⓘ
gemstone dealers ⓘ international watch brands ⓘ jewellery brands ⓘ |
| typicalLanguage |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ German ⓘ |
| typicalStartMonth | March ⓘ |
| typicalVisitors |
journalists
ⓘ
retailers ⓘ watch collectors ⓘ wholesalers ⓘ |
| website | https://www.baselworld.com/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Baselworld Description of subject: Baselworld is a major annual international watch and jewelry trade show held in Basel, Switzerland, that showcases luxury timepieces and related industries.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Baselworld
linked to: Baselworld
linked to: Baselworld