This statistic illustrates the results of a survey about high-end watch consumers in China in May 2019. During the survey period, around 37.4 percent of Chinese respondents who owned a premium watch were people from first tier cities.
City tier distribution of high-end watch buyers in China as of May 2019
*Commonly, Chinese cities referred to as "new tier-1" or "emerging first tier" are those that cannot match tier-1 cities but surpass tier-2 cities in terms of GDP, population etc. New tier-1 city examples: Chengdu, Hangzhou, Wuhan, Xi'an, Suzhou, etc.
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iResearch. (May 28, 2019). City tier distribution of high-end watch buyers in China as of May 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 15, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1011959/china-premium-watch-buyer-city-tier-distribution/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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