Atlas Obscura: Aly and AJ Michalka Discuss Their Watches From Wind Vintage

Sarah Durn recently profiled Aly and AJ Michalka on Atlas Obscura on their passion for vintage watches. Within the article, Aly and AJ highlight their timepieces from Wind Vintage.

“Aly: It started with my husband, who bought his first vintage watch from Eric Wind. It’s this beautiful Universal Genève from 1945. It suits him so well. I was like, “Wow, this watch was made for you!” This was around the time when AJ and I were having discussions about heirlooms.

So I think after he bought that watch, AJ soon bought her AP. And then I was third in line.

I had seen this watch at a pop-up shop for [watch site] Hodinkee. I was actually making fun of my husband for being there. I was like, “Why are you at this watch pop-up?” And then I saw this watch on display and I was like, “Okay, wait, maybe I’m into watches.”

AJ: I have a 1934 Patek that I purchased in 2020 from Eric Wind of Wind Vintage. French pilot Henri-Laurent Dalliere was awarded this watch from Patek after he completed a record seaplane flight from Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, France, to Ziguinchor, Senegal.

I love that a watch can come from the 1930s and tell a story back then, and then be on a stage playing a rock show with me in the 2000s and tell a new story.

I wear this watch a lot on stage or at events, like a red carpet. It’s usually my work watch. It’s not something I just wear every day.”

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https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/aly-and-aj-vintage-watch-collecting-hobby