GQ: Watch Collectors Are Paying Big Bucks for Rare Straps and Bracelets

GQ recently wrote ‘Watch Collectors Are Paying Big Bucks for Rare Straps and Bracelets’. Within the article, Wind Vintage is highlighted for their vintage bracelet offerings.

“Vintage metal bracelets are equally hot on the secondary market. Makers like J.B. Champion, which made the bracelets astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong wore on the moon, and Jean-Pierre Ecoffey will be familiar to the most studied watch nerds. But the most revered name in vintage bracelets is Gay Frères, says Eric Wind, the owner of watch shop Wind Vintage. Gay Frères is responsible for the most recognizable bracelets in the watch world: The company’s work can be seen on nearly all of Rolex’s sport models, Audemars Piguet’s Royal Oak, and Patek Philippe’s Nautilus. The true sign of its expertise: Rolex acquired it in 1998. Now, Wind sells vintage Gay Frères bracelets for as much as $12,000.”

https://www.gq.com/story/watch-collectors-are-paying-big-bucks-for-rare-straps-and-bracelets