Since founding his company Wind Vintage, the collector-dealer has become one of the world's most respected voices on hard-to-find timepieces. His unstuffy lectures draw record crowds online, and he's the go-to guy for celebrities and sportspeople alike when it comes to sourcing grail watches.
“And this,” said Eric Wind, “belonged to Spencer Tracy.”Wind reached for a ziplock bag and pulled out the watch — a Rolex Explorer, reference 6350, from 1955 or 56, that was once owned by the Hollywood star: a perfect example of its type.The Explorer is a classic Rolex sports watch, and was favoured by mountaineers at a time when mountaineering was very much in the news, following Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay’s conquest of Everest in 1953.
One of the paradoxes of collecting is that the worse the watch was taken care of, if you will, the fewer number of times it went in for service, the more valuable it is, because you want it as original as possible.”Of course, there are exceptions: acceptable modifications or replacements, not least of the watch crystal. “They wear out or they get scratched or get crazing that could affect the integrity of the watch. It’s like replacing the tyres on your vintage car.
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