Will the discontinuation of the watch line cause values to increase?

[pjd1234]

I have about 40 Oakley watches, I watch the values very closely and the values have mostly dropped. Even on my diamond red and diamond black minute machines. I think the only one that has kept a significant value is my FMJ. The guys at warranty department at HQ had told me that watch is kind of a piece of crap though as many people had it repaired at warranty. I have yet to use mine.

Sell ur fmj to frank he will pay 27k for it lol

 

[OakleyFrankFMJ]

Sell ur fmj to frank he will pay 27k for it lol

 

[SCOTT T]

I only sell watches when I have doubles. No exceptions. I have some doubles that are on eBay. A judge, a hollow point, and a gearbox

 

[bean323]

40 !?!? nice.. post a pic of them if you have a case and all that.. (or not) lol.. the hollow point reminds so much of the fmj.. its a beautiful watch. i see it more as a art then something to wear... but thats me.

congrats!!

 

[htrap2294]

Just look at watch discussion...it's dead compared to the sunglass discussion. That alone should tell you the watches won't increase in value. I won't even get into what causes a watch to raise in value because in this case, it's not needed.

 

[kronin323]

Right... when I started this thread almost three years ago I predicted it wouldn't and so far the "no"s have it...

 

[htrap2294]

Right... when I started this thread almost three years ago I predicted it wouldn't and so far the "no"s have it...

Agreed, as much as I like the TBII, MM, HP, and FMJ...Oakley watches, to the watch community, are abominations.

 

[Frogskins]

I think the recent Kashton post in the watch section will cause the Oakley watch values to skyrocket ...

 

[Steven Goldberg]

Agreed, as much as I like the TBII, MM, HP, and FMJ...Oakley watches, to the watch community, are abominations.

I think that’s a very harsh word to use bro. With all due respect, Oakley ****ed up on the marketing side. Which is where they were normally pretty good with their products. They also overpriced and over assess their watches. They’re not meant to be high-end watches.Their daily activewear and bombastic appeal to a certain group of customers was the niche. They were obviously not trying to compete with the main competitors in the market, Oakley knows what they’re good at making which is glasses, apparel etc.

 

[htrap2294]

I think that’s a very harsh word to use bro. With all due respect, Oakley ****ed up on the marketing side. Which is where they were normally pretty good with their products. They also overpriced and over assess their watches. They’re not meant to be high-end watches.Their daily activewear and bombastic appeal to a certain group of customers was the niche. They were obviously not trying to compete with the main competitors in the market, Oakley knows what they’re good at making which is glasses, apparel etc.

It's harsh, but the reality. Any watch forums that have had these watches posted...the reaction from the watch community is something along the lines of "What is that hideous thing...?". But again, that is what Oakley was going for. They wanted to be different. They wanted to stand out. People say the same thing about Richard Mille - it is an abomination of a watch. And, even on the high end scale, Richard Mille watches depreciate as well.

Here's my opinion on what makes a watch appreciate:
1. Exclusivity
2. Popularity (how well received it is...a niche watch is not going to appreciate, no matter how exclusive it is)
3. Movement/Materials (this is not the end all, be all, but when combined with factors 1 and 2, it can make a difference)
4. "Pop" - essentially, the watch needs to speak to a wide number of people at once while still being interesting WITHOUT going overboard and alienating the watch community
5. Brand

These factors, stand alone, won't make a watch appreciate but when they are combined...they will.