Understand the cultural and socioeconomic influences that shape i...
Understand the cultural and socioeconomic influences that shape industry demand throughout Asia-Pacific, with local insight, market statistics and analysis ranging from strategic regional overview to in-depth coverage by country or city.
Basic and mid-range traditional watches saw slower growth in retail volume terms in 2023 after seeing dynamic double-digit growth in 2022. The target audience for these products are generally more price-sensitive and they were impacted significantly…
Increasing unit prices has been a decades-long trend in traditional watches. Especially after the COVID-19 pandemic, unit prices rose by over 10% YoY from 2020 to 2022. The last decade also saw numerous years of volume decline. A main reason behind…
Traditional and connected watches registered relatively modest growth in constant value terms in 2023, when compared to the previous year. This was due to the declining fortunes of quartz analogue watches, which represented the largest category in…
In 2023, following the post-COVID-19 reopening, traditional and connected watches in China began to gradually recover, particularly after travel and health restrictions were lifted. After seeing a strong decline in 2022, the category is set to see…
Sales of personal accessories are expected to show continued signs of recovery in the market in 2023, despite factors hindering growth, such as local political uncertainty, higher household debt, high rates of inflation, and higher consumer…