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I agree, but how many different watches command over msrp ? Specific brands and specific models ? These particular brands and models seem to have appeal beyond just the watch. The Daytona is a nice chrono, but there are a lot of nice chronos from other brands. The Submariner. What is it about the watch that makes it command above msrp ? I can get a Seamaster or Planet Ocean just walking into the store.
If people are willing to defy logic and pay substantially above msrp just because they want a specific watch from a specific brand and cannot wait, well, that might bring along someone who sees a $ making opportunity.
you can't do this with every commodity. not just any sweatshirt or sports watch. there has to be a corner of value.
so you find a corner. paragon steel sports watch. paragon skate brand. paragon whatever. southern stoneware is interesting! dave drake. paragon. *value*.
and it gets cornered. by *enthusiasts*. *collectors*, *hobbyists*, *middlemen*. *speculators*. *hypebeasts*. and finally, *suckers*.
the wheel will stop. value will out.