Watch Movements Are About to Get Even More Expensive… And It’s Not Because Of Tariffs

A global watchmaker shortage is inflating labour costs, with training times and wages pushing up the price of movements.
Rising material and energy costs are making every component more expensive to produce.
The push for in-house calibres is raising R&D costs, ensuring higher retail prices but also advancing technical innovation.It's hard to find a watch article these days that don't make some mention of the looming tariffs imposed on the horological market by the US. It's dominated discussi