Robb Report: Eric Wind Quoted on The Watch That Got Away

Eric Wind was recently profiled in Robb Report on the watch that got away.

While Wind was pursuing his Master of Business Administration degree at Oxford University in England in 2012, he purchased a rare Heuer Skipper reference 7754 from the family of the original owner. “Of course, the degree was expensive and I had a collector friend hot on my heels for the watch, so I sold it to him for $9,000,” Wind says. “I thought I could probably hunt and find a better example in the near future.”

Fast forward a couple years, and the watch had earned a nickname, the “Skipperera,” and was valued at over $70,000. “I had major seller’s remorse, but I don’t regret getting my MBA at Oxford!” Wind says. “Life goes on and I am happy my friend got my watch and still has it.”

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