In fact, in 2014, I marked my top-five aspirational “grail” watches for the near future and the A386 made the cut. I was interested in the Zenith A386 El Primero long before watch collectors embarked on a Dunkirk-like retreat from non-Holy Trinity brands. From a financial perspective, there’s no shame in seeking out assets that are more likely to withstand an uncertain economic and political future, and in fact, some well-studied collectors can even thank this market trend, as it has prevented vintage prices for brands such as Zenith and Movado from following the same trajectory that brands like Universal Geneve and early Longines exhibited in years prior.
Some may decry this as a myopic approach to collecting, but I don’t blame people with six- or seven-figure collections for being cautious. Generally speaking, 2014-2018 had seen an explosion of interest in a wide variety of brands in the $10,000+ price bracket, the past couple of years saw many well heeled collectors fleeing back to the safe shores of stalwarts like Patek Philippe, Audemars Piguet, and (of course) Rolex.
The vintage watch collecting market took an interesting turn in 20.
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