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Swatch

Fail

Buyers convert on only 0.7% of searches, so Swatch is a Fail.

Flapen Score
44
44 / 100
Ranks 1,609 of 2,461 Fashion niches · −4 vs the category median of 48
Market size
£401K/yr1.1M searches / yr
90-day growth
+11.6%search demand this quarter
Competition
55%top-5 click share · 9 brands · 51 sellers

Flapen Score

Swatch against its category

The dotted line is the Fashion average. Past it, Swatch is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

44Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Swatch market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Swatch 1.1M times last year and spent an estimated £401K. The top 5 brands take 91% of clicks. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 44 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

0.7% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 1.1M times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 0.7% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +11.6% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £401K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
1.1M
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+11.6%
Conversion, latest week
0.7%
Market size, estimated
£401Ka year
Peak month
December2.1× the quietest month
Top search term
timex165K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £51.43.

Listings sell for £51.43 on average, from £3.10 to £372.15. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 6K to 8K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £51.43 that is £5K to £13K a year per listing.

Average price
£51.43inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£3.10–£372.15
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
6K–8K
Units per listing a year
100–250
Revenue per listing a year
£5K–£13K
Returns
3.0%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

79% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 89% ship with Prime. On an average day, 13.3% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #1,088 within Watches. It carries 3,934 reviews at 4.31 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
79%
Prime listings
89%
Out of stock, average day
13.3%
Average rank
#1,088in Watches
Average rating
4.31 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
3,934per listing
Listings tracked
28

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 1 launches as successful.

1 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 0 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 51 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
1
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
51 months

Products

Top Swatch products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 55% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£40K£80K£120K£160K1101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

Brands

9 falling

Sellers

51

Top-5 brand share

91%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

55%

Top 20: 89%

Open market

7%

  • Ravel39%
  • Timex23%
  • Fossil19%
  • RADLEY5%
  • Swatch4%
  • Chums3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 7%)

Demand

Swatch search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

35K25KSpike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26MarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.1×

Search terms

Top Swatch search terms shoppers use

The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.

  • timex165K/yr
  • radley watches for women161K/yr
  • swatch mens watch94K/yr
  • swatch73K/yr
  • swatch watch women85K/yr
  • timex expedition69K/yr
  • timex expedition mens watch70K/yr
  • timex watch52K/yr
  • swatch watch43K/yr
  • field watch44K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Swatch

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Strap/String Quality14%−0.06

strap was too short

Shame about the strap

the strap is broken

Durability14%−0.13

broke immediately

Fell apart within minutes of wearing

it fell apart

Battery Life7%−0.07

Terrible battery life

Battery only lasted 7 months

Battery doesn't last

Quality-Overall5%+0.97

Rubbish

Poor quality

Cheap rubbish

Connectivity-Overall5%−0.04

It doesnt stay connected to your phone

Kept disconnecting from my phone

Frequently needs reconnecting

Love

Quality-Overall15%+0.97

Good quality

Good quality watch

Great watch good quality

Value For Money15%+1.51

Good value

Great Value

Great value

Display Size10%+0.64

Nice, clear and easy to read dial

Can read it well

easy to read face

Strap/String Quality8%−0.06

Adjustable strap

Soft enough strap

Strap is leather and attractive colours

Ease Of Use6%+0.50

easy to put on

Easy to wear

Great for everyday use

Return

3.0% Return rate 49% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall20%█▇▆▆▇▆

Not suitable size

too large

Watch strap small

Strap/String Quality13%▇▅▅█▅▇

strap was too short

Shame about the strap

the strap is broken

Wrist Fit13%▄▄█▅▃█

it barely fit my wrist on the loosest fitting

which causes the watch to become lopsided on the wrist

Unsuitable for small wrist

Functionality-Overall9%▁▇▅█▄▅

Dont work

Couldn't get it to work

Defective Material/Parts4%▂▅▁█▆▂

FAQ

Common Swatch questions

Answered from the same tracked data.