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.home-small-img-block, .home-tech-insider-block .td_module_wrap { margin-bottom: 0; } .home-tech-insider-block .td_module_10 { padding-top: 30px; } .home-tech-insider-block .td_module_10 .td-module-thumb { top: 30px; } .home-tech-insider-block .td-module-thumb, .home-trending-big-block .meta-info-container .td-module-thumb, .home-2-column-block .td-module-image { display: table-footer-group; } .home-tech-insider-block .td-module-meta-info, .home-trending-big-block .meta-info-container .td-module-meta-holder, .home-2-column-block .td_module_wrap .entry-title { display: table-header-group; position: relative; } .td_block_18 .td_module_mx8 .entry-title { font-size: 34.5px; line-height: 38px; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 30px; padding-bottom: 10px; } .td_module_mx4 .entry-title { font-weight: bold; font-size: 24.5px; line-height: 1.2em; } .home-tech-insider-block .td-module-meta-info .entry-title a, .home-tech-insider-block .td-module-meta-info .td-post-author-name a, .home-tech-insider-block .td-module-meta-info .td-post-date a { color: #222; } .td_module_mx8 .td-module-thumb a:last-child:after { background: none; } .td_block_18 .td-column-2 .td_module_mx8 { padding-bottom: 60px; } .td_module_mx8 .td-author-date { position: absolute; bottom: -30px; } .home-trending-big-block .td-block-title-wrap { text-align: center; } #trending-home .home-title-underline .td-block-title-wrap { /*text-align: center;*/ border-top: 1px solid #d8d8d8; border-bottom: 1px solid #d8d8d8; margin-bottom: 20px; } .home-title-underline .td-block-title { display: inline-block; color: #185f7d; font-size: 13px; margin-top: 20px !important; margin-bottom: 10px !important; line-height: 1.25em; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 2px; font-weight: bold; } .widget { overflow: visible; } .widget .home-title-underline .wpp-list li p { display: block; } .widget .home-title-underline .wpp-post-title { /*color: #222; font-family: 'fakt-semibold', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; */ font-size: 25px; line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 5px; color: #111516; font-family: LabGrotesque-Black,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; } .widget .home-title-underline .wpp-list li p span { margin-left: 10px; } .widget .home-title-underline .wpp-list li .item-details p { display: none; } .home-trending-grid-block .td_module_mx4 .td-module-image { display: none; } .home-trending-grid-block .td_module_mx4 .entry-title { font-weight: bold; font-size: 24.5px; line-height: 1.2em; } .td_module_mx4 .td-module-thumb, .td_module_mx4 .td-post-category, .home-list-block .td-excerpt { display: none; } .home-trending-big-block .meta-info-container .td-module-thumb img, .home-2-column-block .td-module-thumb img { width: 100%; margin-top: 30px; } .home-trending-grid-block .td-block-row:last-child .td_module_wrap { border: 0; } .home-list-block { margin-bottom: 0; } .home-list-block .entry-title { font-size: 24.5px; } .home-2-column-block .td_module_wrap .entry-title { font-size: 1.6rem; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.25em; } .home-2-column-block .td-module-thumb { margin-top: -20px; min-height: 218px; } .home-2-column-block .td_module_wrap { margin-bottom: 30px; } .home-2-column-block .td-block-span6:nth-child(odd) { border-right: 1px dotted #ddd } .home-2-column-block .td-block-row:last-child .td_module_wrap { border-bottom: 0; } .wpb_text_column li { font-size: 1.25rem; line-height: 1.1875; } /******Home - SIDEBAR*****/ .td_module_6 .entry-title, .widget .wpp-post-title { /*font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;*/ font-family: LabGrotesque-Black,"Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.2rem; color: #111516; } .td_block_padding.td-column-1 .td-block-span12:last-child .td_module_wrap { padding-bottom: 20px; } .sidebar-recommended .td-module-meta-info, .sidebar-featured-articles .td-module-meta-info, .td_block_widget .td_module_6 .td-module-meta-info { display: none; } .widget .wpp-list li { display: inline-block; padding-bottom: 20px; border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; margin-bottom: 20px; width: 100%; } .widget .wpp-thumbnail { margin: 0 15px 0 0; } .widget .wpp-post-title { display: block; } .widget .wpp-list li p { display: none; } /***********Post - CONTENT**********/ .post header .entry-title { margin-bottom: 20px; font-size: 40px; line-height: 1.1em; font-weight: bold; } .post header .td-module-meta-info { display: inline-block; } .td-crumb-container,.single .td-category, .post .td-post-author-name div, .post .td-post-author-name div,.post header .td-icon-views { display:none; } .post .td-post-author-name { display: block; width: 100%; margin-bottom: 10px; } .post header .td-post-views span:before { content: url(/web/20181003152732im_/https://www.businessinsider.my/assets/static/post-viewsicon.png); position: relative; top: 3px; } .post header .td-post-views { float: left; margin-left: 10px; } .post header .td-post-views span { color: #f11e1e; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: middle; } .td-post-title .td-post-date:before { content: ''; margin-right: 0; } .td-post-content { margin-top: 0; } .td-post-content dl{ font-family: LabGrotesque-Regular, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif !important; font-size: 1rem !important; line-height: 1.25 !important; letter-spacing: -.3px !important; color: #848f91 !important; } .td-post-content p { /*font-family: Georgia,Times,sans-serif;*/ font-size: 1.25rem; font-family: TiemposTextWeb-Regular, Georgia, Times, serif; font-weight: 400 !important; color: #111516; line-height: 1.65; margin: 2.15rem 0 !important; } .td-post-content h2 { font-size: 1.6rem !important; line-height: 32px !important; margin: 0 !important; } .td-page-content ul, .td-post-content ul { margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding-left: 25px; } .td-page-content li, .td-post-content li { font-size: 1.25rem; line-height: 1.65; } #the_bi_content ul:first-of-type li { margin: 2.15rem 0; } .td-main-sidebar .td-module-meta-info { display: none; } .td-footer-wrapper .td_block_wrap { display: none; } .td-tags { width: 100%; padding-left: 0 !important; } .td-tags li:first-child { display: block; width: 100%; text-align: left; margin: 2.15rem 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding-bottom: 10px; font-size: 24px; text-transform: capitalize; /*color: #222; font-family: 'fakt-semibold', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;;*/ color: #111516; font-family: LabGrotesque-Black,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; } .td-tags span, .td-tags a { margin-right: 10px; } .td-post-source-tags .td-post-small-box span { background-color: transparent; padding: 10px 0; color: #222; height: auto; } .td-post-source-tags .td-post-small-box a { padding: 5px 8px; height: auto; /*color: #222;*/ border: 1px solid #ddd; border-radius: 4px; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px; /*font-family: 'fakt-normal', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;;*/ font-weight: normal; color: #111516; font-family: LabGrotesque-Regular,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; } .td-post-source-tags .td-post-small-box a:hover { color: #fff; background-color: #185f7c; } .single .td-post-content h1 a { color: #196d8d; } .single .td-post-content blockquote p { /*font-family: Georgia,Times,sans-serif;*/ font-size: 19px; text-transform: none; font-style: normal; text-align: left; /*color: #222;*/ color: #111516; font-family: TiemposText-Regular,Georgia,Times,sans-serif; } /***********AUTHOR PAGE**********/ .author .td-page-title { font-size: 38px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 0; font-weight: bold; } .author .td_module_10 .entry-title { font-size: 24.5px; } .author .td-author-page { display: inline-block; } .td-author-counters, .td-excerpt { display: none; } .author-box-wrap { padding: 20px 20px 35px 20px; margin-bottom: 48px; margin-top: 40px; background: url('/web/20181003152732im_/https://www.businessinsider.my/assets/static/back_pattern_diagonal.jpg'); } .author-box-wrap .desc { position: absolute; margin-left: 0; top: 35px; font-size: 15px; left: 25px; } /*.author-box-wrap .td-author-social { position: absolute; top: 112px; left: -142px; }*/ .td-icon-mail-1:before { content: '\e820'; font-size: x-large; } .author-box-wrap .td-social-icon-wrap .td-icon-font { color: #00709a; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: top; margin-right: 5px; } .author-box-wrap .td-social-icon-wrap .td-icon-mail-1 { font-size: 18px; } .author .td_module_16 .td-module-thumb { top: auto; } .author .td-ss-main-content .td_module_10 .td-module-thumb { position: relative; float: left; } .single .td-post-content div h3 { margin-top: 50px; font-size: 25px; line-height: 32px; /*font-family: 'fakt-sm-semibold', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;;*/ font-family: 'LabGrotesque-Black', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; } .post footer { text-align: center; } .single .td-post-content .vapp_wrapper { text-align: right; } .single .td-post-content .vapp_wrapper a, .td-post-content div{ /*font-family: helvetica,sans-serif;*/ font-size: 16px; font-family: TiemposTextWeb-Bold, Georgia, Times, serif; } .page-nav a { background-color: #f5f5f5; border-radius: 4px; border: 1px solid #ccc; color: #333; text-shadow: 0 1px 1px rgba(255,255,255,0.75); } .page-nav a:last-child { margin-right: 0; } .page-nav a:hover { background-color: #e6e6e6; border: 1px solid #ccc; color: #333; text-decoration: none; } .page-nav:first-child > div, .page-nav .current { background-color: #00709a; border-radius: 4px; border: 1px solid #14516a; } .page-nav i { font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; color: #00709a; vertical-align: middle; } /***************************TRENDING PAGE***************/ .wpp-list { margin-top: 0; } .trending-content-block li { padding-bottom: 20px; border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; margin: 0 0 20px 0; display: inline-block; width: 100%; } .trending-content-block li > p, .page-template-default .wpb_text_column p:last-child { margin: 5px 0 0 0; display: block; } .trending-content-block li p, .trending-content-block li p a { font-size: 15px; color: #111516; font-weight: normal; font-family: LabGrotesque-Black,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; } .trending-content-block li p, .trending-content-block li p span { font-size: 15px; color: #848f91; font-weight: normal; font-family: LabGrotesque-Regular,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; } .trending-content-block li p span { margin-left: 10px; display: inline-block; } .trending-content-block li p span:before { content: url(/web/20181003152732im_/https://www.businessinsider.my/assets/static/post-date-icon.png); position: relative; top: 3px; margin-right: 5px; } .trending-content-block .wpp-post-title { /*color: #222; font-family: 'fakt-semibold', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;*/ font-size: 25px; line-height: 30px; display: block; color: #111516; font-family: LabGrotesque-Black,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; } .trending-content-block .wpp-list li > a:first-child { height: 150px; overflow: hidden; width: 218px; float: left; margin-right: 23px; } /*.trending-new .trending-content-block .wpp-thumbnail { margin: 0 45px 0 0; width: auto; margin: 0; height: 120%; max-width: none; }*/ .wpp-author, .wpp-author a { font-size: 15px; color: #111516; font-weight: normal; font-family: LabGrotesque-Black,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; } .wpp-date { font-size: 15px; color: #848f91; font-weight: normal; font-family: LabGrotesque-Regular,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; } .wpp-date:before { content: url(/web/20181003152732im_/https://www.businessinsider.my/assets/static/post-date-icon.png); position: relative; top: 3px; margin-right: 5px; } /*********VIDEO PAGE*******/ .video-list .td-module-thumb:before { background: url(/web/20181003152732im_/https://www.businessinsider.my/assets/static/video_icon.png) no-repeat; display: inline-block; content: ""; height: 50px; width: 50px; position: absolute; z-index: 1; left: 8px; top: 8px; } /*************ADVERTISE PAGE******************/ #advertise-list li { list-style: none; } #advertise-list li img { width: 16px; vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 8px; } /********RESPONSIVE CSS FOR CONTENT************/ /********MOBILE*************/ @media (max-width: 767px){ html, body { font-size: 14px; } #td-outer-wrap { overflow-x: hidden; } .td-main-page-wrap { padding: 20px 0; } .page .td-scroll-up { background-color: rgba(24, 95, 125, 0.6); /* make the button background transparent in mobile*/ } .td_block_template_12 .td-block-title, .page-title { font-size: 21px; padding-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 30px; } .td_module_17 .entry-title { font-size: 1.6rem; line-height: 1.14; } .meta-info-container .td-module-meta-holder { padding: 10px 0; height: auto; } .td_module_17 .td-left-meta .td-post-author-name a, .td_module_17 .td-module-meta-holder, .td-module-meta-info, .td-module-meta-info .td-post-author-name, .post header .td-post-author-name a, .post header .td-post-views span, .widget .home-title-underline .wpp-list li p { font-size: 13px; } .td_module_wrap, .td-pb-span8 .td_module_10, .td_block_22 .td_module_wrap:last-child, .td_block_11 .td-block-span12:last-child .td_module_wrap, .td_block_padding .td-block-row:last-child > div:last-child .td_module_wrap, .widget .wpp-list li, #trending-home .wpp-list li .td_module_10 { padding-bottom: 10px; margin-bottom: 15px; } .td_module_17 .td-module-image { margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0; } .td_module_10 .td-module-thumb, .sidebar-recommended .td-module-thumb, .td_module_6 .td-module-thumb, .widget .wpp-thumbnail, #trending-home .wpp-thumbnail { width: 120px; } .td_module_10 .item-details, .sidebar-recommended .item-details, .td_module_6 .item-details { margin-left: 130px; min-height: 50px; } .home-small-img-block .td_module_10 .entry-title, .home-2-column-block .td_module_wrap .entry-title, .home-list-block .entry-title, .widget .home-title-underline .wpp-post-title, #trending-home .wpp-post-title, .td_module_10 .entry-title { font-size: 1.25rem; line-height: 1.1875; } .home-2-column-block { border-bottom: 0; } .home-2-column-block .td-module-thumb { margin-top: 10px; } .home-2-column-block .td-module-thumb img { margin-top: 0; } .home-2-column-block .td_module_wrap { margin-bottom: 15px; } .home-2-column-block .td-block-span6:nth-child(odd) { border-right: 0; } .sidebar-recommended .entry-title, .td_module_6 .entry-title, .widget .wpp-post-title { font-size: 1.25rem; line-height: 1.1875; } .sidebar-recommended .td-block-span12:last-child .td_module_wrap, .home-2-column-block .td-block-row:last-child .td_module_wrap { margin-bottom: 15px; border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; } .td_block_padding.td-column-1 .td-block-span12:last-child .td_module_wrap { padding-bottom: 10px; } .widget .home-title-underline .wpp-list li p span { margin-left: 0; display: block; } .td-header-wrap .td-header-menu-wrap { background-color: transparent !important; } /****POST PAGE***/ .td-main-page-wrap, .td-main-content-wrap { padding: 20px 0; } .td-post-template-default .td-post-header header .entry-title { font-size: 1.67rem; line-height: 1.22; } .post header .entry-title { margin-bottom: 0; } .post .td-post-date { top: 0; } .post .td-post-author-name { display: inline-block; width: auto; margin: 3px 5px 0 0; } .single .td-post-content div h3 { margin-top: 20px; } /*****AUTHOR PAGE*****/ .author .td-main-content-wrap .td-container { padding-top: 0; } .author .td-page-title { font-size: 22px; line-height: 40px; } .author-box-wrap .desc { left: 0; top: 25px; } .td-social-icon-wrap { margin: 0; } /******TRENDING PAGE*********/ .wpp-list { margin: 0; } .trending-content-block li { display: table; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-bottom: 15px; } .trending-content-block .wpp-post-title { display: table-header-group; font-size: 18px; line-height: 23px; } .trending-new .trending-content-block .wpp-thumbnail { width: 100%; height: auto; } .trending-content-block .wpp-list li > a:first-child { display: table-footer-group; height: auto; width: 100%; margin: 15px 0 0 0; } .wpp-author, .wpp-author a, .wpp-date { font-size: 13px; } /*********VIDEO PAGE*******/ .video-list .td-module-thumb:before { left: 2px; top: 2px; background-size: 30%; } /*****SIDEBAR******/ .widget .wpp-thumbnail { margin: 0 10px 0 0; } } /********TABLET*************/ @media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1018px) { .ubermenu .ubermenu-item-level-1 .ubermenu-image { min-height: 200px !important; max-width: 120% !important; } .ubermenu .ubermenu-item-level-1 .ubermenu-target { height: 260px !important; } .td-pb-span8 { width: 60.66666667%; } .td-pb-span4 { width: 39.33333333%; } .td-main-page-wrap { padding: 20px 0; } .td_module_wrap, .td_block_padding.td-column-1 .td-block-span12:last-child .td_module_wrap { padding-bottom: 10px; margin-bottom: 15px; } .td_block_wrap { margin-bottom: 10px; } .td-pb-span8 .td_module_10 .td-post-author-name { display: block; } .meta-info-container .td-module-meta-holder { padding-top: 10px; height: 35px; font-size: 13px; } .td_block_22 .td_module_wrap:last-child { padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 10px; } .td_module_17 .entry-title { font-size: 30px; line-height: 34px; } .td-pb-span8 .td_module_10 .entry-title, .widget .home-title-underline .wpp-post-title, #trending-home .wpp-post-title { font-size: 21px; line-height: 25px; } .home-small-img-block .td_module_wrap, .td_block_11 .td-block-span12:last-child .td_module_wrap, #trending-home .wpp-list li .td_module_10 { padding-bottom: 20px; margin-bottom: 15px; } .home-2-column-block .td-module-thumb { margin-top: -20px; min-height: 148px; } .sidebar-recommended .td_module_6 .entry-title, .td_module_6 .entry-title, .widget .wpp-post-title { font-size: 14px; } .sidebar-recommended .td-block-span12:last-child .td_module_wrap, .sidebar-featured-articles .td_module_wrap { padding-bottom: 10px; border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; } .widget .wpp-thumbnail, #trending-home .wpp-thumbnail { max-width: 190px; } .td-post-date { margin-left: 0; } /*****POST PAGE****/ .single .td-post-content div h3 { margin-top: 30px; } .td-ss-main-content > div:nth-child(4) { margin-top: 50px; } /*****TRENDING PAGE******/ .trending-content-block .wpp-post-title { font-size: 21px; line-height: 25px; } 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class="td-post-author-name"><div class="td-author-by">By</div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20181003152732/https://www.businessinsider.my/author/rchia/">Rachel Genevieve Chia</a><div class="td-author-line"> - </div> </div> <span class="td-post-date"><time class="entry-date updated td-module-date" datetime="2018-10-03T15:39:02+00:00">October 3, 2018</time></span> </div> </header> </div> <div class="td-post-content">  <div class="addthis_inline_share_toolbox" data-url="https://web.archive.org/web/20181003152732oe_/https://www.businessinsider.my/millennials-have-changed-their-minds-and-now-want-luxury-watches-heres-why/"></div><p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1308575" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20181003152732im_/https://static.businessinsider.sg/2018/10/waiting-410328_960_720.jpg" alt="" width="960" height="640" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20181003152732im_/https://static.businessinsider.my/sites/3/2018/10/waiting-410328_960_720.jpg 960w, //web.archive.org/web/20181003152732im_/https://static.businessinsider.my/sites/3/2018/10/waiting-410328_960_720-768x512.jpg 768w, //web.archive.org/web/20181003152732im_/https://static.businessinsider.my/sites/3/2018/10/waiting-410328_960_720-696x464.jpg 696w, //web.archive.org/web/20181003152732im_/https://static.businessinsider.my/sites/3/2018/10/waiting-410328_960_720-630x420.jpg 630w" sizes="(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px"/></p> <dl> <dd class="image-caption-value">Millennials’ interest in the luxury watch market is staring to warm up, despite fears several years ago that the industry would suffer because young people weren’t buying watches.</dd> <dd id="" class="image-source-value"><a href="#">Pixabay</a></dd> </dl> <p>There was a time when it seemed millennials might <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20181003152732/https://www.afr.com/brand/luxury/watchmakers-ask-why-millenials-wont-wear-watches-20170331-gvardu">abandon </a>luxury watches entirely.</p> <p>But according to two experts, interest in luxury watches has rebounded, with more young people warming to the idea of an investment timepiece.</p> <p>Business Insider spoke to <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20181003152732/https://www.businessinsider.sg/5-mistakes-people-make-when-buying-their-first-branded-watch-according-to-singapore-watch-clubs-chairman/">Tom Chng, millennial founder of the Singapore Watch Club,</a> and Ng Leok Cheng, CEO of luxury watch pawnbroker Maxi-Cash, to find out why.</p><div class="code-block code-block-1" style="margin: 8px 0; clear: both;"> <div align="center" class="iframeholder">  <div id="dfp-ad-imu1"> <script type="text/javascript"> googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('dfp-ad-imu1'); }); </script> </div> </div></div> <h3><strong>1. Because</strong> <strong>they don’t need a watch to tell the time.</strong></h3> <p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1308574" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20181003152732im_/https://static.businessinsider.sg/2018/10/wristwatch-1149669_960_720.jpg" alt="" width="960" height="425" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20181003152732im_/https://static.businessinsider.my/sites/3/2018/10/wristwatch-1149669_960_720.jpg 960w, //web.archive.org/web/20181003152732im_/https://static.businessinsider.my/sites/3/2018/10/wristwatch-1149669_960_720-768x340.jpg 768w, //web.archive.org/web/20181003152732im_/https://static.businessinsider.my/sites/3/2018/10/wristwatch-1149669_960_720-696x308.jpg 696w, //web.archive.org/web/20181003152732im_/https://static.businessinsider.my/sites/3/2018/10/wristwatch-1149669_960_720-949x420.jpg 949w" sizes="(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px"/></p> <dl> <dd class="image-caption-value">Watches are now fashion statements, worn to tell others about the owner’s personality and taste.</dd> <dd id="" class="image-source-value">Pixabay</dd> </dl> <div class="code-block code-block-2" style="margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; clear: both;"> <div align="center" class="iframeholder">  <div id="innity-in-post"></div> <div id="dfp-ad-midarticlespecial"> <script type="text/javascript"> googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('dfp-ad-midarticlespecial'); }); </script> </div> </div></div> <p>According to Chng, “handphones killed the watch mass market”, because people no longer needed a watch to tell the time. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20181003152732/https://www.businessinsider.com/wrist-watches-wont-go-out-of-style-2014-9/?IR=T&r=SG">Oddly enough, however, this has made luxury watches more desirable.</a></p> <p>“There’s no practical reason why anyone needs to wear a watch anymore when handphones and even microwaves can tell the time,” he said. “But in fact, this creates a more compelling case for wearing one. You don’t need one; you want one. It’s a statement.”</p> <p>Both experts said watches are seen as fashion statements, and they’re seeing trends like more <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20181003152732/https://www.businessinsider.sg/best-selling-mens-watches-jomashop/">women buying and wearing men’s watches.</a></p> <h3><strong>2. Because watches turn out to be decent investments.</strong></h3> <p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1308576" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20181003152732im_/https://static.businessinsider.sg/2018/10/rolex-2171960_960_720.jpg" alt="" width="960" height="635" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20181003152732im_/https://static.businessinsider.my/sites/3/2018/10/rolex-2171960_960_720.jpg 960w, //web.archive.org/web/20181003152732im_/https://static.businessinsider.my/sites/3/2018/10/rolex-2171960_960_720-768x508.jpg 768w, //web.archive.org/web/20181003152732im_/https://static.businessinsider.my/sites/3/2018/10/rolex-2171960_960_720-696x460.jpg 696w, //web.archive.org/web/20181003152732im_/https://static.businessinsider.my/sites/3/2018/10/rolex-2171960_960_720-635x420.jpg 635w" sizes="(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px"/></p> <dl> <dd class="image-caption-value">Major luxury watch brands like Rolex command stable resale value and can act as decent investment vehicles.</dd> <dd id="" class="image-source-value"><a href="#">Pixabay</a></dd> </dl> <p>Compared to luxury handbags and jewellery, watches command the highest resale value, and are now popular as investments in an unstable economy. CEO Ng said that the pawnbroking business is also seeing <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20181003152732/https://www.businessinsider.sg/biggest-mistakes-people-make-when-buying-watches-2018-8/">rising numbers of young buyers getting their luxury watches off the secondhand market.</a></p> <p>“Liquidity is very important in this uncertain world, so people like watches because the ability to monetise them is good,” he said. “They hold their value well, and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20181003152732/https://www.businessinsider.sg/how-rolex-became-the-king-of-watches-2016-4/v">demand is always high for models like Rolex.</a>”</p> <p>He added that millennial men in particular are into luxury timepieces, since watches are among the few accessories they may own.</p> <h3><strong>3. Because watches are artistic, and time is a fascinating concept.</strong></h3> <p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1308577" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20181003152732im_/https://static.businessinsider.sg/2018/10/girl-691712_960_720.jpg" alt="" width="960" height="616" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20181003152732im_/https://static.businessinsider.my/sites/3/2018/10/girl-691712_960_720.jpg 960w, //web.archive.org/web/20181003152732im_/https://static.businessinsider.my/sites/3/2018/10/girl-691712_960_720-768x493.jpg 768w, //web.archive.org/web/20181003152732im_/https://static.businessinsider.my/sites/3/2018/10/girl-691712_960_720-696x447.jpg 696w, //web.archive.org/web/20181003152732im_/https://static.businessinsider.my/sites/3/2018/10/girl-691712_960_720-655x420.jpg 655w" sizes="(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px"/></p> <dl> <dd class="image-caption-value">Millennials are interested in luxury watches because they respect the difficulty of handcrafting a precise instrument to chart time.</dd> <dd id="" class="image-source-value"><a href="#">Pixabay</a></dd> </dl> <p>Millennials growing up in the digital era are “intrigued” by luxury watches because they aren’t electronic, said watch club Chairman Chng.</p> <p>They’re handmade, worn intimately on the skin, and measure how long we live – all concepts dear to this age group, who embrace <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20181003152732/https://www.qualtrics.com/millennials/">living to the fullest</a> and appreciate the craftsmanship that goes into<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20181003152732/https://www.rangeme.com/blog/artisan-sales-soar-as-consumers-invest-in-quality/"> artisanal products</a>.</p> <p>“When you turn a well made timepiece, you realise that this highly accurate machine is tracking time solely running on gears and springs,” Chng added.</p> <p>“A watch is an instrument of measure, not that different from a ruler or a weighing scale. 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