Market Watch Archives - The Truth About Watches https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/category/market-watch/ Fully Independent Watch Website Tue, 22 Aug 2023 15:09:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 https://i0.wp.com/thetruthaboutwatches.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/cropped-TTAW-logo-4-e1602814010673.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Market Watch Archives - The Truth About Watches https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/category/market-watch/ 32 32 17944636 Swiss Watch Biz: Sales Flat, Profits Up https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/08/swiss-watch-biz-sales-down-profits-up/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=swiss-watch-biz-sales-down-profits-up https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/08/swiss-watch-biz-sales-down-profits-up/#respond Mon, 21 Aug 2023 17:42:05 +0000 https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/?p=20545 “Swiss watch exports showed no sign of weakness in June – quite the opposite,” the Federation of Swiss Watch Industry reports on the Swiss Watch biz. So flat-lining is a sign of strength. Got it. Surprisingly, Rob Corder of WatchPro.com calls them out. “Excellent Result” is the headline that the Federation of the Swiss Watch […]

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]]> https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/08/swiss-watch-biz-sales-down-profits-up/feed/ 0 20545 Are We Headed For Another Luxury Watch Shortage? https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2022/11/are-we-headed-for-another-luxury-watch-shortage/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=are-we-headed-for-another-luxury-watch-shortage https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2022/11/are-we-headed-for-another-luxury-watch-shortage/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2022 13:41:48 +0000 https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/?p=19384 You can now buy a pre-owned Rolex Milgauss for nine grand – less than the price of a new one. Why you’d buy a watch named for 1000 gauss magnetic resistance that’s 15X less resistant than an OMEGA is between you and your Rolex addiction counselor. Although I do love the Rollie’s Reddy Kilowatt seconds […]

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]]> https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2022/11/are-we-headed-for-another-luxury-watch-shortage/feed/ 4 19384 Morgan Stanley: Don’t Invest in Luxury Watches! https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2022/11/morgan-stanley-dont-invest-in-luxury-watches/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=morgan-stanley-dont-invest-in-luxury-watches https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2022/11/morgan-stanley-dont-invest-in-luxury-watches/#respond Sat, 19 Nov 2022 16:26:12 +0000 https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/?p=18797 TTAW recently reported on the nose-diving prices of pre-loved luxury watches. We gave advice to buyers, sellers and traders. Financial services giant Morgan Stanley has joined the prognostication party. They’ve issued a stark warning: don’t invest in luxury watches . . . Given the current watch inventory for sale and the worsening macro backdrop, we […]

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]]> https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2022/11/morgan-stanley-dont-invest-in-luxury-watches/feed/ 0 18797 Pre-Owned Luxury Watch Market Crashes! Except for . . . https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2022/11/pre-owned-luxury-watch-market-crashes-except-for/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pre-owned-luxury-watch-market-crashes-except-for https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2022/11/pre-owned-luxury-watch-market-crashes-except-for/#respond Sat, 12 Nov 2022 17:34:34 +0000 https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/?p=18569 Prices in the second hand luxury watch market are crashing so fast you can hear them whistling like World War II bombs falling from the sky. It’s bad. Or is that good? If you’re a buyer, the bombs bursting in air are a welcome opportunity to add armament to your wrist real estate. Let’s go […]

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]]> https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2022/11/pre-owned-luxury-watch-market-crashes-except-for/feed/ 0 18569 Luxury Watch Market: Watch Prices Continue to Soften https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2020/05/luxury-watch-market-watch-prices-continue-to-soften/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=luxury-watch-market-watch-prices-continue-to-soften https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2020/05/luxury-watch-market-watch-prices-continue-to-soften/#comments Mon, 25 May 2020 17:00:05 +0000 https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/?p=5137 When we last rapped at ya, Jomashop was having a sale and Chrono24 pricing was falling. Since then, the S&P is up five percent, those sweet PPP dollars are flowing and everyone – everyone – is telling us that we’re all fine.  So it seems like an opportune time to update our watch prices market […]

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]]> https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2020/05/luxury-watch-market-watch-prices-continue-to-soften/feed/ 2 5137 Luxury Watch Market – Prices Dip! https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2020/04/luxury-watch-4-24-prices-declining/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=luxury-watch-4-24-prices-declining https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2020/04/luxury-watch-4-24-prices-declining/#comments Sun, 26 Apr 2020 17:00:21 +0000 https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/?p=4619 When last we looked at the luxury watch market, prices for pre-owned Rolex were slowly coming down — and not much else. Ten days later there are some new and interesting trends. Let’s start with the 800-pound horological gorilla in the room, Chrono24 . . . As a reminder, we scan the bottom three Verified […]

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]]> https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2020/04/luxury-watch-4-24-prices-declining/feed/ 2 4619 Luxury Watch Market Watch 1: Rolex Down https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2020/04/luxury-watch-market-watch-1-rolex-down/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=luxury-watch-market-watch-1-rolex-down https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2020/04/luxury-watch-market-watch-1-rolex-down/#respond Wed, 15 Apr 2020 18:34:04 +0000 https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/?p=4387 Welcome to the first update for the TTAW Watch Market Index. We will be updating this series of posts every week or so, or sooner if something unexpected happens. The story this week . . . the higher end of the pre-owned watch market continues its slow move downwards. Two of our bellwether Rolex – […]

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