The Pulse Index eased −0.4% to 97.14 over the six days, but the shape of the week mattered more than the net change. It opened at its weekly high of 97.82 on Monday, slid to a weekly low of 96.74 on Friday (Oct 9), just 0.3 points above the lowest reading since the index began, then recovered 0.4% on Saturday. The average watch told the same story, down −0.4% to 98.87, while the typical sale price held steady at $14,861. Breadth was mildly positive, 8 gainers against 6 decliners, led by the high-volume Datejust 41 Fluted and the Submariner No-Date. The gap between the best and worst performer was 31.4 points, though two of the extremes rest on thin samples; setting them aside, it is closer to 18 points.
| Watch | Week | Read |
|---|---|---|
| GMT Batman, previous generation (116710BLNR) | +14.6% | Best performer on paper, but the whole gain came on Saturday from just 4 sales; the five days before it sat near $15.5k, so treat this move with real caution |
| Submariner No-Date (124060) | +10.0% | A solid gain on about 57 sales across the week, firming through Thursday, dipping Friday and ending at the week's high |
| Datejust 41 Fluted (126334) | +8.6% | The most-traded reference in the basket, with about 200 sales this week, so this is the most reliable read of the three |
| Submariner Hulk (116610LV) | −5.2% | The discontinued green icon eased on a mid-sized sample of about 46 sales |
| Explorer 36 (124270) | −7.7% | The cheapest reference in the basket slipped on a thin sample of about 20 sales, with two days too quiet to register a reading |
| Explorer II (226570) | −16.8% | Weakest on paper, but Sunday's starting point was an unusually high thin-sample print; most days this week sat between $11.4k and $12.2k, so the real slide is far smaller |
Confirmed sales averaged 173/day across the six days, below the 185 baseline but well above the quiet Sunday pace that came just before it. Friday (Oct 9) was the busiest session with 242 confirmed sales and $4.0M in dollar flow, and Monday (Oct 5) the quietest at 109 sales. Dollar flow averaged roughly $2.9M/day for a total of about $17.5M over the period. Spreads between Bob's Watches buy prices and Chrono24 asking prices ranged from 26% to 36%, inside the usual band, with no bracket violations on any tracked reference on any day. The widest reading came on Saturday and reflects a few thinly traded references rather than a broad shift.