Europa Star: Eric Wind On His Golden Age of Watchmaking
Stephen Foskett, contributing writer for Europa Star and founder of Grail Watch, recently profiled various collectors in the article ‘What is Your Horological Golden Age?’ for Europa Star. Within the article Foskett asked Eric Wind about his favorite era in which he cited the development of chronograph wristwatches during the 1940s:
“I love the chronographs from the 1940s,” says Wind, “particularly those early chronographs with pump pushers instead of rectangular/square/olive pushers. The thick cases with beautiful lines, intricate dials, and handmade feel to these watches makes them my favourite pieces as a category. I have a Gallet Clamshell and Heuer reference 407 that I particularly love from the early 1940s. A grail for me would be a Patek Philippe reference 1463 Tasti Tondi chronograph in steel with Breguet numerals in original condition from the 1940s.”
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