Cartier Watch Prices Gain as Rolex, Patek Fall: Subdial Index

  • Prices for Cartier watches beat Rolex and Patek over 12 months
  • Bloomberg Subdial Watch Index skids to fresh three-year low
A Cartier Tank Francaise wristwatch.Photographer: Jeanne Frank/Bloomberg

Cartier luxury watches were the only major brand to gain in value over the past year on the secondary market as slimmer dress models became more popular with collectors, based on the Bloomberg Subdial Watch Index.

Prices of Cartier watch models rose 2.4% in 12 months on the secondary market, the data compiled by Subdial, a UK-based luxury watch trading platform, and Bloomberg shows.