Mark in Paris[Purist]
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Allocations
Jun 26, 2017,12:57 PM
Whether the watch is in the travel box or sold opened won't change really the allocation process and the client they will sell it to. It just changes the small premium that was added to the price.
If the client buys for investing he will still get it and won't wear it more than before.
By the way, it is quite difficult a subject as big investors are also a part of how brands can thrive better. We can't prefer having a brand selling to a passionate part of the clients only and in the mean time be able to sell so many >100K€ watches, leading to developpment (calibers, innovation etc...), independent stockholder etc....
I don't think that many brands could keep going on with true passionate buyers only (in this case the prices would be even higher).
About your "transaction" hypothesis, do you have any material elements of that? For instance I don't see why a retailer will ask for a commission if they can sell it higher themsleves.
We can imagine a lot of things but getting reliable infos and proves are another matter imho.
Best, Mark