AP rapid price hikes. Trouble ahead?

[macrowatch]

Originally Posted by gretch6364

Exactly. If for some reason they have to drop prices on some models, who cares? If AP has to do it, everyone else will as well.

I hope all the people in it for flipping and making profit walk away for a bit. There will be happy people lined up to buy the watches they love. Sure, some models will suffer, but that is more normal then what has happened the last 5 years.

Also...I guarantee the number of people that get tired of the RO because everyone in their circle has one is very very rare.

As long as we agree when I’m in Aspen that you don’t wear yours on Monday Wednesday, Saturday, we can stay friends! Lol.

[gretch6364]

Originally Posted by macrowatch

As long as we agree when I’m in Aspen that you don’t wear yours on Monday Wednesday, Saturday, we can stay friends! Lol.

Haha. I have honestly seen more people walking around town in the last year wearing 5711 then Royal Oaks. Don't think I have even seen a blue dial Jumbo in the wild around town.

[TunaTuna]

Originally Posted by NYG1121

First off, I am a current AP owner/lover and have owned plenty in the past (I once sold a 15400st in 2017 for 16k because it didn’t fit well lol).

My worry is that they raised prices so fast assuming demand for these very high MSRP watches will never be impacted. Right now, I can tell you no one in my circle wants to buy any watch, nevermind one that is 30k +. What will happen once there are no buyers at the AD/boutique? This is exactly what happened to panerai and I hope it doesnt happen to my favorite brand. Sometimes devaluation of a brand is so powerful that they never recover. Is AP facing some serious headwinds?

[NYG1121]

Originally Posted by TunaTuna

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