In the case of certain wristwatches, ‘what makes luxury watches investment worthy’ is literally a million-dollar question. In a world of complex investment products from the financial industry’s brightest, as well as property and fine art, how is it that a wristwatch can be considered an investment? There is no concise answer to the question, which is made even more complex by the recent flurry of articles highlighting a slump in the secondary- market prices of luxury wristwatches.
However, there is a multifaceted set of realities and opinions that cumulatively indicate that the luxury watch market is very viable and worth investing in — and the reasons aren’t all purely financial. According to experts and collectors, the following points demonstrate the value of investing in luxury wristwatches.
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