Report: Rolex, Patek Philippe Costs To Preserve Falling Amid Excessive Inventories

Costs for beforehand owned Rolex, Patek Philippe and Audemars Piguet watches will hold falling as provide stays excessive, in response to analysts at Morgan Stanley and market analysis platform WatchCharts.

Complete provide on the secondhand market is beginning to decline however general stock ranges stay elevated, the report from Morgan Stanley analysts led by Edouard Aubin and WatchCharts stated.

After a surge in 2021, costs for probably the most in-demand timepieces have fallen sharply on the secondary market amid financial worries and the crash in cryptocurrencies. The WatchCharts Total Market Index, which tracks the 60 most traded watches by worth from the highest 10 manufacturers, fell about 5 % within the first half of 2023.

Many watches by top-end manufacturers proceed buying and selling effectively above their retail costs as a result of shops resort to ready lists as demand outstrips provide. Nevertheless, the variety of watches that commerce at or beneath retail costs is growing as in-store costs rise and secondary market costs fall.

Rolex has 89 watches, representing 72 % of its secondhand watch fashions tracked by WatchCharts, buying and selling above retail. There are 43 fashions of Patek Philippe watches, or about 48 % of that model’s whole, that command a premium to retail in addition to 34 fashions from Audemars Piguet or about 71 % of its watches. Vacheron Constantin has 8 fashions, about 19 % of its watches, that proceed to command premium over their retail costs, the report exhibits.

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