Is the luxury watch market a 'bubble'?

The 2020–2022 secondary-market run was widely described as bubble-like for specific Rolex, Patek, and AP sport references, and prices for those references corrected meaningfully through 2023. Most of the luxury watch market - by volume - never participated in the run-up and is structurally more stable.

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The luxury watch market is not a single market - it's a layered set of brand cycles, regional dynamics, and supply mechanics. These pieces analyse the forces that actually move prices, beyond day-to-day noise.

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