When I visit those audio shops, I notice that more cassette decks are found coming with two years ago.
More younger Gen Z people like to go for cassette
tape as a hype. This is a cycle for audio, comparing with the watch cycle, what
we can see in coming in three years. This is my prediction.
Dress watch is coming back
More people is fed up with the sport
watches which are unobtainable at SPR at boutique, no matter Rolex Pepsi, AP Royal
Oak, VC Overseas or Patel’s Nautilus. They are free to choose something easier
to get. What is that This is where dress watches enter. Most of the top brands
have dress watches in their collection, but they have not received the same
attention and therefore, are trading below retail price. That does not mean
they have not been engineered as well, have worse movements or even aesthetics.
I believe this will be realized and you will see demand start to pick up.
The second train of thought is with bad economic
times, ‘stealth wealth’ becomes more desirable. What do I mean by this? Showing
your wealth becomes less favourable, whether it be around your colleagues or
friends, but also in public, However, most dress watch is made in precious metal
not steel. The future value is always there. This tends to be a hidden beauty
under the sleeve.
Smaller Watch size
Notably the recent Oscar event, there are
as many as 4 Cartier Tanks and 3 Omega Aqua Tera worn by the movie stars, don’t
mention Michelle Yeoh as she is a diehard fan of Richard Mille. These are trend
setter for smaller watches from size 34-38mm.
Most of the people does not like two-tone
from 2000-2022
However, we can see more younger people especially
lady going to two tone Rolex sport watches.
This tells me that somehow they have been
feeling bored on plain white steel watches.
In fact,I am happy to wear any dress
watches if they are slim, cute and rare of course.
If I could see say some of the good Cartier
Tanks with beautiful colourful dial, Skeleton Patek or Vacheron Constantin
dress watch with size 33-36mm, an AP Tourbillon or a Breguet Repeater in dress watch
format, I think I would like to buy if the price is affordable.
HK Snob
