Wall Street Journal: Eric Wind On His Involvement In Watches For Television & Film

Jacob Gallagher wrote for The Wall Street Journal about ‘The Surprising Story Behind The Watches You See on TV and in Movies’. Within the article Gallagher quotes Eric Wind about his involvement in providing timepieces for television and film, as opposed to the more common replica watches. In the recent ABC reboot of “The Wonder Years”, Wind facilitated his friend and client, Fred Savage, in sourcing a number of timepieces for the director’s show. Among those include a vintage Jaeger-LeCoultre Memovox, and a Cartier Tank Cornice with Bec D’Aigle (“Beak of the Eagle”) lugs.

Gallagher goes on to highlight Wind’s involvement in sourcing the Rolex “Paul Newman” Daytona for Kevin Kwan’s film adaptation of “Crazy Rich Asians”, as well as Daniel Dae Kim’s character wearing a Patek Philippe reference 3940P on “The Premise”:

“More recently, the actor Daniel Dae Kim, who appears in the FX anthology show “The Premise” (and is another client) asked Mr. Wind to provide a few watches to be worn in the series. (Mr. Kim had the blessing of the production to reach out.)  At his own expense, Mr. Wind flew to New Orleans, where the show was shooting, to deliver the loaners. Mr. Wind’s side gig is far from lucrative: He is not paid for the time he invests in arranging watch loans. He even sometimes loses money facilitating them and at times has to assume the liability for the watches himself. But, as Mr. Wind sees it, getting accurate watches into movies “helps promote watches and watch culture.” It is also good for networking and his professional profile. In the course of coordinating loans for “The Premise,” he got to meet the showrunner BJ Novak.”

Read the full article below:

https://www.wsj.com/articles/surprising-story-behind-watches-tv-movies-11641830501