Swiss watch expo switches to Shanghai after virtual debut Issued on: 13/04/2021 - 04:22 In previous years the salon has been a fixture of Geneva's international calendar OLIVIER VOGELSANG AFP 4 min Zurich (AFP) Geneva's international expo of fine watches switches to Shanghai on Wednesday for a physical version after staging an online edition to keep the prestigious fair going during the pandemic. The Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie, now restyled as Watches and Wonders, was cancelled last year due to the coronavirus crisis. This year, with Europe battling a third wave of the pandemic, the fair -- one of the major annual gatherings for luxury watchmakers -- opened online on April 7, closing on Tuesday.