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The economics of independent watchmaking: scarcity, craft and the secondary market
How small ateliers turned limited capacity into pricing power.
Hodinkee (sample) · Long-form journalism · 11 Oct · 16 min full read
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Independent watchmakers producing fewer than 500 pieces a year have seen secondary-market premiums widen sharply. The piece examines how waitlists, direct relationships with collectors and refusal to scale have become a deliberate strategy — and the fragility that comes with it.
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A personal interest — and an elegant case study in scarcity-based strategy.
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Your assumptions
ExtendsExtends your reading on scarcity-based strategy through a craft lens.
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Key findings
- 01Sub-500-piece makers command the highest secondary premiums.
- 02Direct collector relationships replace retail.
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