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High-End Watch Complications: a Complete Guide

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High-End Watch Complications: a Complete Guide

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In the world of luxury watches, eyebrows might often be raised when looking at a timepiece with a commanding purchase price. Can it really be worth that much? Notwithstanding pieces made from precious metals being an obvious factor, one other common – yet not always as obvious – factor is the inclusion of specific high-end complications within the calibre.

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What is the Markup on a Rolex Watch? Rolex Profit Margins

Rolex Markup

What is the markup on a Rolex watch?

What is the markup of a Rolex watch?

As all retail products, Rolex watches are sold with profit margins. Different watch brands have different profit margins, both operating margins, and sales profit margins. In the end, the profit margin depends on how you calculate it. Rolex has official retailers to which they sell their watches, and in turn, the official retailers have a markup on the watch when they sell it to an end customer.

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Hublot Warranty: Complete Guide

Hublot warranty

Hublot Warranty: a Complete Guide

Having a manufacturer’s warranty is a comforting idea when buying a luxury watch.

Luxury watches are expensive items, often consisting of hundreds of parts, and manufacturing one is a delicate process that, in many cases, requires many hours of work by hand by a skilled watchmaker.

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