Why does Panerai has terrible resale value VS Omega/IWC?

[rmwill]

My 111 has held value extremely well. ETA movement.

Originally Posted by 2000-NJDEVILS

To the OP -
For seriously competitive watch collectors, Panarai is not even a consideration for many reasons. I will give you five of them:
A - Lack of pedigree
B - Lack of an In-House movement
C - Blatant Use of lower echelon, cheap, non- Chronometer grade ebauche’s
D - No refinement on the design of the dial ( not exactly an AP dial)
E - Stallone himself (He who single-handedly made Panarai into a very big brand) no longer is seen wearing any Panarai
Therefore no demand on the secondary market for a $300 watch that MSRPed for $8500 (and is now languishing in EBAY stores) other than younger, uninformed buyers….
Good Luck!

[Gerry62]

Originally Posted by Cru Jones

If you like the watch what does it matter?

Other than Rolex and Patek, watch brands (like cars) lose value (definitely including IWC and Omega ). Each brand will have its exceptions….

In the end, buy what you love. It’s pretty simple.

A Luminor Bettarini case ref 000 / 005 / 111 / 112 /176 / 177 are my recommendation

5218/201 the first Panerai of the 90s for the civilian market and no longer just the military one

[rolexjackson]

I personally love the brand, I too have noticed that their pricing at retail is too much and the way to buy them is on the secondary market. I waited several years to purchase my carbotech sub, I had to wait for the one I wanted to come up used. Of course at the right price.


Life is short, buy the watch.

[Tzachi]

Originally Posted by Joearch

Simple, buy classic Panerai preowned from a trusted seller. Values for the classics have remained stable or above what they were 10 years ago.
233, 111, 000, 005, 372, 183, 210, 305, 112, 127 and many others.

The newer models are way too inflated in MSRP and has poor VFM and that is before considering the poor secondary market value .