Watchcurated — no branding on the item

Automatic Watch

38 mm, sapphire crystalThe highest-ticket item in the whole catalogue. One SKU, two dials, and the box does all the brand work.

Curated

Stocked as made. Nothing is printed on the piece itself.

How to build a brand on this

Cannot be branded on the dial below 500 units. Presentation box and papers are yours.

The edit you control

Which colourways and sizes you carry is the whole decision here. Each one is stocked independently.

Metalcarry any of 3
Brushed steelGold PVD+$22.00Black PVD+$14.00
Shades carriedcarry any of 4
Cream dialBlack dialNavy dialSalmon dial

Where your name goes instead

On a curated line the packaging carries the whole brand. Chosen once, for every product in the line.

Recycled poly mailer $0.34Corrugated mailer box $1.28Rigid gift box, magnetic $3.85Printed tissue paper $0.19Die-cut seal sticker $0.08Insert card $0.22Hangtag, strung $0.31Care & sizing card $0.18Cotton dust bag $1.15Velvet jewellery pouch $0.78Printed packing tape $0.11Sample sachet $0.41

Specification

38 mm case, Miyota automatic movement, sapphire crystal, 50 m. Two-year warranty handled by the vendor.

What it would earn

Jewellery — curated costs · move anything below

One month, top to bottom

400 orders · $331,360 net
Gross sales$343,734
Refunds3.6% in jewellery — curated−$12,374
Net revenue$331,360
Product cost−$113,088
Fulfilment & shipping10.8%−$35,787
Payment processing2.9% + 30¢−$10,272
Contribution margin52.0% of net$172,213
Advertising19.8% — the line nobody budgets for−$65,609
Operating costssamples, photography, care−$5,426
Net profit$101,177
MakeItFamous20% of net profit−$20,235
Creator pool$80,942

Who gets what

64% you · 6 × 6%
You, as founder$51,803
Each partner6 of them$4,857
All partners together$29,139
Per partner, per year$58,278

Unfilled spots revert to the founder, so opening more than you can fill costs you nothing.

Twelve months

at 12% monthly growth
Net revenue
$7,996,755
Net profit
$2,459,320
30.8% margin
Creator pool
$1,967,456
after the 20% fee
A partner's year
$118,047
at 6% a spot
$0$202,660$405,321Sep — $101,177SepOct — $113,493OctNov — $127,286NovDec — $142,734DecJan — $160,036JanFeb — $179,414FebMar — $201,118MarApr — $225,426AprMay — $252,652MayJun — $283,144JunJul — $317,295JulAug — $355,544Aug

What has to be true

Break-even volumeorders a month to cover fixed costs and ads20 orders
Cash needed up frontmade per order$0
Lead time9 days
Category return ratemodelled into every figure above3.6%
Repeat rate at 90 daysthe category benchmark26%

These are category benchmarks, not a forecast for your line. The advertising figure is the one most worth arguing with — a launch carried by a group's own posting spends far less than this in month one, and far more by month six.

One thing to plan for

Jewellery — curated returns at 3.6% — the figures above already account for it. A care and sizing card in the box is the cheapest way to move that number, and it costs less than a quarter per order.