![Narrowing cross-border price differentials and increasing efforts by brands to engage watch aficionados are boosting China's demand for luxury timepieces to new highs. Image credit: Jaeger-LeCoultre](https://cache.luxurydaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/jing-daily-050123.jpeg)
Borders reopen, but will China’s luxury watch buyers return to old habits?
Posted By Mickey Alam Khan On In Featured,Industry sectors,Jewelry | No Comments![Narrowing cross-border price differentials and increasing efforts by brands to engage watch aficionados are boosting China's demand for luxury timepieces to new highs. Image credit: Jaeger-LeCoultre](https://cache.luxurydaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/jing-daily-050123.jpeg)
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