People enjoy wristwatches for multiple reasons. Some people enjoy collecting and wearing wristwatches, some only acquire wristwatches for their future investment potential and others are a combination of both. Thanks to the Internet and social media, values of pre-owned wristwatches can be quickly tracked. This has lead to the birth of “wristwatch investors.” People that purchase wristwatches for the sole purpose of a potential investment opportunity have created problems for wristwatch collectors. The same wristwatch references that many collectors want also tend to be the wristwatch references that “wristwatch investors” purchase. This leads to next to no wristwatches in authorized dealers and grey market prices that are significantly above MSRP. When I started collecting wristwatches, most all wristwatch brands could be purchased from an authorized dealer at a significant discount. The authorized dealers almost always had all wristwatch references in stock too! The wristwatch scene has been forever changed by “wristwatch investors.” I admire people that know how to make money but it’s difficult for wristwatch collectors that simply want to visit their authorized dealer and try to “get lucky” and purchase the timepiece that they want at MSRP. #Watches #TimepiecesForTomorrow #Wristwatches