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The recent swoon in cryptocurrency valuations "has directly impacted pricing of luxury watches from brands like Rolex and Patek Philippe," said the company, which is based in Karlsruhe, Germany, and has more than half a million watches listed for sale on its website...
At the same time, Stracke said trading volumes on the platform, which links dealers or private sellers with buyers, have jumped more than 50% in the first half of the year.
The price of a Patek Philippe Nautilus 5711A, which sells for about $35,000 at retail, surged to $240,000 in the first quarter, according to Chrono24. Now the blue-dialed steel sports watch is fetching about $190,000 [...]
But why the soaring demand in the first place? In addition to crypto and stock-market gains, stimulus cash bolstered the secondhand-timepiece market, one segment of the larger luxury-goods market, which includes handbags, designer sneakers and fine jewelry, among other high-cost items. Rampant inflation and the war in Ukraine contributed to their appeal, as buyers sought tangible stores of value.
(Score: 3, Informative) by janrinok on Friday August 05 2022, @10:42AM (1 child)
I can display the time, but I prefer to have my display set to show me the current fuel consumption and how far I can go before expecting to refuel. That way I can make sensible decisions regarding where to stop to refuel. Fuel being sold in the middle of nowhere is far more expensive than that being sold in a town supermarket - but knowing whether I have the option to wait until the next supermarket is a valuable piece of information.
Unfortunately, the clock is only 1 of 6 possible display modes, and changing them is just as distracting as using a cell phone. My watch is on my wrist and usually positioned on the steering wheel where I can easily see it.
(Score: 2) by stretch611 on Friday August 05 2022, @05:17PM
fair point.
My radio/audio/media center in my car always displays the clock when it is on. Constantly in the bottom corner (Except in dvd playback mode which can not operate if the car is not in park.) Now, if the radio/media center is off, I do have an option for the clock to remain on in the center of the display which is the default.
My prior cars all had the clock in the middle of the dash so it was not optional at all.
Now with 5 covid vaccine shots/boosters altering my DNA :P