Luxury Watch Platform Subdial Raises $20 Million for Its US Push
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Subdial raising $20M to expand its luxury watch marketplace into the US shows niche secondary markets still attract capital where pricing opacity is high. If you operate in other collectible or resale categories, expect more data-driven platforms to enter and compress spreads—own the pricing data or risk being intermediated.
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