Business Insider: Eric Wind Quoted on Servicing Vintage Rolex Watches
Kelsey Vlamis recently wrote for Business Insider “Rolex wouldn't service the vintage watch my mom inherited. Watchmakers say it happens all the time.”. Within the article, Vlamis quotes Eric Wind..
“Eric Wind, a leading expert on vintage watches and the owner of Wind Vintage, told me that it's well known in the watch world that over the past decade or so, Rolex has phased out servicing many of its watches from the 1970s and earlier. Wind, who previously was a vice president and senior specialist of watches for the auction house Christie's, noted that it's important to consider what matters to you when getting your watch repaired and to communicate that clearly to the watchmaker. Wind said he's seen a watch that could have been worth $1 million, but that after servicing it was worth less than $30,000, which is what the owner paid to get it fixed.’
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