The 19th International Jewelery, Silver, Watch and Equipments Fair, Istanbul 2004, was held in March with an attendance of 30,358 total trade visitors, buyers from 88 different countries, and exhibitors from 26 different countries. Istanbul 2004, the gate to the international markets for the Turkish jewelry industry, increased the number of exhibition halls from two to four this year and extended to approximately 40,000 square meters in order to meet the needs of 756 exhibitors and various buyers.