Selecting Between Brand New and Second Hand Watches

Why would you buy a pre-owned watches ? Initially there is the chance that a watch that you truly like (or always have liked) is out of fabrication and simply not available in Singapore . The only chance to gain such a watch would be in the pre-owned market, except if you are hoping to come across a never-used model at a trader who never sold it. The chances of that happening are pretty slim. Additional reason might be the devaluation on a second hand watch. This devaluation is, for some watch brands and models, a bit more appropriate than for others. The contrast with cars is not the best one, as those depreciate like almost no other ‘durable’ product, but even here, there is a difference in the depreciation of a BMW 328i and an Alfa Romeo, for example. It is the same with watches. The depreciation of a stainless-steel sports Rolex is far less than that on a quartz Chopard ladies’ watch. Almost any watch will acquire some depreciation. It is up to you to decide how much depreci...