The watch scene has felt somewhat uneventful since Rolex announced their CPO program, probably due to the holidays, and probably because I wasn’t paying attention to anything that did happen! It’s quite difficult to come up with topics to write about, so I’d welcome any ideas if you have them. That said, here’s the first post of 2023! — This post is about perceived value from the perspective of watch buyers as well as watch makers. Of course, the term ‘maker’ becomes quite loose when you move away from independent watchmakers, since the product development strategy and technical innovation in a large entity such as Rolex is vastly different…