I was sent across the Stuttgart at the beginning of the year, initially for work purposes. I work for a well known chain of jewelers in England and was asked by work to go across to Stuttgart. I was told by a few people in the trade that there were some shops in Stuttgart, who were renowned for their high quality jewellery and watches (Uhr Stuttgart).
I decided I would travel across to see just what Stuttgart had to offer. On making my hotel reservations I was advised, that on the dates that I planned to travel there was to be a big conference held in Stuttgart. The conference which was being held was by some of the top jewelers in the world, but the main focus of the conference was to be on watches.
I was delighted to hear this and decided to book in a hotel which was near to the conference, as I did not want to waste time on travel.
When I arrived I found that the people in Stuttgart were most helpful. The hotel accommodation that I had booked was excellent.
I made my way to the conference. I was given a schedule which outlined the ahead, which included speeches about the goods at the conference. Each speech that was made was by an individual who represented a chain of jewelers. After each speech was finished we got chance to see and purchase, if necessary goods from this particular jeweler.
I was very excited about this as most of the jewelers showing their products at these conferences, had goods that were exclusive to their shop and had not been seen in any shop in England before.
On sale were mostly watches but there were some jewelers who were also selling other products such as necklaces, chains, engagement rings and wedding rings.
I noticed that the wedding rings in Stuttgart (Trauringe Stuttgart) were all engraved with Stuttgart and the same with the watches that were on sale.
As I browsed the aisles I spotted that some of the products were the same as could be purchased in England. There were names such as Rolex, seconda and Casio, but there were also some unique watches, which had no markings on them at all. They were of the highest quality; some had diamonds round the edge of the face of the watch. There were elegant ladies watches.
I decided to purchase some to show my firm back in England. I knew that with these unique time pieces which I had picked up our shop would be a cut above the rest, in the competitive market in which we are in. When I went back to work in England, I showed my colleagues some of the watches which I had purchased. It was decided that we would stock these in our shop, within one week all of the time pieces which I had purchased had been sold on for a hefty margin. We contacted the suppliers and purchased more, we have a good business relationship with the jewelers in Stuttgart and I have the watch conference which I attended to thank for that.