The New York Times: Eric Wind Quoted on Rare Watches

Carol Besler recently wrote for The New York Times on ‘5 Types of Watches Define the Market’. Within the article Besler quoted Eric Wind on rare timepieces.

“When a watch is rare, it gives people confidence that it isn’t going to be mass-produced, and that creates an inherent desire to own it,” said Eric Wind, owner of the watch dealership Wind Vintage in Palm Beach, Fla. “It also assures them that secondary values will be higher than an unlimited or unnumbered piece.”

“We’re seeing a lot more one-of-one pieces made by manufacturers for top clients,” Mr. Wind said. “Cartier has been doing unique commissions of Tank Cintrée and Crash models. We’ve even seen Patek Philippe doing a few unique commissions recently. People will pay huge premiums for that. The trouble is, they’re difficult to price on the pre-owned market because there’s only one of them.”

Read the full article below:

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/03/fashion/watches-collection-categories.html