LIFESTYLE | WATCHES
Rolex watches , like the GMT Master II , are always in high demand and a strong investment choice
– a second-hand watch seller with a strong online presence . Audemars Piguet has launched a pre-owned watch business , and Rolex finally embraced the reseller market in 2022 .
With the secondhand market continuing to grow , appetite in Asia soaring , and investors diversifying their portfolios , not to mention the personal pleasure a watch can bring , it looks like this is time for preloved watches to shine .
ASIA SETTING LUXURY WATCH WORLD RECORDS
Watches hit best-ever first half results in 2023 , with the most valuable timepiece ever sold online at auction globally . This was the Patek Philippe ‘ Sky Moon Tourbillon ’, which set a world record at US $ 5,815,300 ,” according to Alexandre Bigler , Head of Watches at Christie ’ s Asia Pacific . That sale was at Christie ’ s Hong Kong , which set 11 auction records and total sales of US $ 56,925,684 in H1 2023 .