We spoke to five used watch dealers to get their tariffs.

In mid-April, Steven Rostovsky, a guard dealer who specialized in rare new and used timepieces, from his house in Los Angeles to Miami-Weder for shops, flew. “The reason why I am here Robb report. “I only needed a change of backdrop.”

Rostovsky is not alone. On April 2, President Trump announced his tariffs for the “Liberation Day”, who beats in the middle of watches and miracles and immediately sent the trade to a tailpin. The speech of the fair changed from Rolex's new country residents as the watchmakers and their American importers with a 31% tariff for most Swiss goods. While this number was adapted to a delivery of 10% after the Trump government announced a 90-day break for mutual tariffs on April 9, all bets for what comes next are eliminated.

In a white paper about how tariffs would affect the watch market, Tim Stracke, the founder and chairman of Chrono24, argued that the used market enjoys a temporary advantage and then twice.

Giovanni Prigigallo, co -founder and head of business development and content at Everywatch, analyzed the data on secondary market sales of 683 dealers around the world, has summarized the numbers to provide his analysis. In short: “Everything indicates a shopping frenzy before the break came into force and a complete slowdown after that.”

In the meantime, Paul Altieri, founder and CEO of Bobs watches met a sanguine grade. “Uncertainty always makes people pause, but watches – especially Rolex – are still seen as a stable, material assets,” he says Robb report. “We have had more discussions with customers who asked clever questions about timing and long -term value.”

We asked five used dealers, including Rostovsky and Prigigallo to comment on what this means for the watch market. You will find your comments below.

Tim Stracke, founder and chairman of the CEO of Chrono24
“First, the used inventory based in the USA will enjoy a price advantage. However, if earlier disorders are an indicator of the Swiss franc, which will be created in 2015 from the euro, the increase in the primary market in the early market often also leads to higher prices.

“In the immediate term of termination, I expect a purchases to plunge at current prices because undecided buyers will be effective before the increase. A cooling period is then likely.

“An increase in 10% can slow down the decisions, but it will not deter the obligations. This applies in particular to high-end watches such as a Vacheron Constantine who tends to be irrelastic, while entry-level watches are generally more difficult and have higher elasticity.”

Paul Altieri, founder and CEO of Bobs watches
“There seems to be more urgency of buyers. Some customers accelerate purchases to achieve the potential price increases, especially for gold or high-portraying models. It is not panic, but people pay attention to. Our sales have been robust in the past few weeks.

“Users' ownership is already a strong channel and I think [authorized dealers]is certainly influenced. In uncertain times, intelligent money does not withdraw – it accelerates. And nothing reduces a used Rolex. Not even something Swiss, shiny and new. “

Linden Lazarus, founder of Oliver & Clarke and co -founder of Watchcheck
“The real answer is that nobody has an idea. But whether people buy more watches or less watches, just as people rate the management of the market, nobody will stop. People will somehow get their solution. If brands increase the prices considerably, stop shipping so much volume, then people buy watches elsewhere.

“However, I think that people will buy more watches from the USA than they will buy them from Europe if the tariffs exist as they were interpreted in the rose garden (it seems as if they are not in this way, but it is very difficult to say.

Steven Rostovsky, founder of Rostovsky watches
“I think the secondary market prices will increase – my gut feeling is that they will rise by 5%, but it will take six months for playing on the secondary market. But the business will change. And remember that the tariffs apply to everything. We have been a 10% tariff on a tariff from Greubel that has returned from the repair.

“I have to do one of two things [when I’m buying pre-owned watches]: Either I can calculate 10% more and I will buy what I would have bought, or I will pay the customer less for his watch and you can sell to another dealer. Now you know why I was on vacation. ”

Giovanni Prigigallo, co -founder and head of business development and content from Everywatch
“We viewed the data on the worldwide announcements of the liberation day on April 2 and then after April 9, the date of the entry into force that became the break worldwide.

“Let's start with the watches in the 200,000 Swiss franc+ brackets. After the break, the average price dropped by 12% and the sales volume by 9%. Before the break, prices decreased by 4%, but we have dropped an increase in sales lists by 21%. Carefully at a time of uncertainty.

“It is worse for the midrange or watching the prices between 50,000 Swiss francs and 200,000 Swiss francs. We saw a very low price fluctuation before the break, but a large volume. After the break, we recorded a very low drop in price, but an enormous decline in volume, minus between 27% and 34%.

“The 20,000-50,000 Swiss franc holder is very similar. What varies on the clocks below 20,000 Swiss francs is that they had an increase in value of 8% (price) and an increase in volume by 34% before the break. After the break, they have a break by 8% and a volume 51%. Basically, the market took 8%.

“That tells me that the market – sales – have a frenzy before the tariffs came into force and that it slowed down in the later time when people try to find out how this new 10% tariff works.

“When we dismantle the data by regions, Europe dropped with a turnover of 59% after the break. Switzerland fell by 63% and the prices by 13%. But in Hong Kong and the VAE the prices were quite stable. Basically, they were on the way to the tariff game with high ticket objects on which the tariff tariff game was easier.