Bitcoin drops 25% but fails to boost luxury watches—The correlation between crypto assets and physical asset value is collapsing

NonFungibleDegen · 2026-01-21T07:00:10+00:00

Bitcoin has fallen about 25% in the past six months, while luxury watches have increased by 4%, reflecting a calm market mindset. The main reasons are watchmakers clearing inventory and raising prices, with top brands like Rolex leading the rise, while other brands are still declining. Investors are gradually distinguishing the risks between digital assets and physical assets, indicating signs of market maturity.

NonFungibleDegen

2026-01-21 07:00:10

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【Crypto World】In the past six months, Bitcoin has fallen about 25%, but did you know? Luxury watches have actually increased by 4%. This actually reflects the market’s calm reflection. It’s not a new wave of prosperity; mainly watchmakers are clearing inventory and adjusting prices. However, this upward movement is quite concentrated—top brands like Rolex are leading the charge, while prices of other brands are actually still declining.

This phenomenon is quite interesting. In the past, cryptocurrency and physical asset prices followed each other, but now investors are increasingly doing the math. On one side are highly volatile digital assets, and on the other are precious metals and top-tier consumer goods with real physical attributes. The correlation between the two is breaking down, and investors are starting to carefully distinguish risk levels. This differentiation indicates that the market is maturing.

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MeltdownSurvivalist

· 6h ago

Bitcoin drops, so what? I've already gone all-in on Rolex anyway. Truly satisfying.

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fork_in_the_road

· 6h ago

Selling coins to buy watches haha, a new way out for veteran crypto enthusiasts

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BasementAlchemist

· 6h ago

A year in the crypto world is just a day offline. This is really getting interesting. Bitcoin is dropping rapidly while watches are actually rising. It seems that the big players have all learned to be smart.

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GasFeeWhisperer

· 6h ago

Isn't this just the market finally waking up... The crypto newbies are starting to move their money to buy Rolexes, huh

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PumpBeforeRug

· 6h ago

Rolex price hikes are not a good thing; it's just another way to harvest the little guys.

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