1st "Schweizer Mustermesse Basel" (MUBA) with a special section for watches and jewellery.

1st "Schweizer Uhrenmesse-Swiss Watch Show" in its own pavilion at the MUBA.

1st "Europäische Uhren- und Schmuckmesse" (EUSM) (European Watch and Jewellery Show).

Exhibitors from outside Europe are admitted for the first time.

Official opening of the new watch hall (Hall 1), which accommodates three-storey stands. The show is clearly structured according to the different sectors.

A new brand and a new official name: BASELWORLD, The Watch and Jewellery Show. This underlines the show's position as the leading event globally for the luxury goods industry.

A new hall complex is converted into the "Hall of Universe" (Hall 6) in record time to house the national pavilions. BASELWORLD assumes new dimensions with an exhibition surface of 160,000 m2

More than 100,000 visitors are welcomed to Basel for the very first time. With a record number of 101,700 visitors from 100 countries, outstanding sales on the part of the exhibitors, and an enormous media interest, BASELWORLD goes down in history as a truly spectacular event.