The New York Times: Eric Wind Quoted On How To Sell A Watch

Writer and Editor Victoria Gomelsky recently wrote for The New York Times ‘Selling a Watch Isn’t Easy’. Gomelsky spoke with Eric Wind about the process of selling timepieces.

“There’s an almost endless amount of ways a person could sell a watch…The more original and more ‘minty,’ as we say in the business, the better. The ‘new old’ stock, never-worn watch with the original box and papers — that’s the holy grail.”

Wind said any service that altered a watch’s original state, from applying new luminescent material to the dial to polishing the case, potentially decreased its value. That has been a particularly thorny issue with vintage Rolexes, especially those sent into the company for regular servicing. “You can send in an old watch and they give you a brand-new dial but that can mean the watch is worth as little as 1/100th of what it was worth previously,” Mr. Wind said, adding that many people who inherit their father’s or grandfather’s watch don’t realize this when they seek servicing.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/25/fashion/watches-how-to-sell-them.html