Why Longines, Blancpain and other luxury brands recreate vintage watches loved by celebrities

Another watch left behind by a celebrity is a pocket watch made by Standard USA in about 1889.It was once owned by the late American actor James Dean, who appeared in only three films before his death, aged 24, in a car crash in 1955.He bought the watch in 1951, before he found fame, and later gave it to his friend Tillie Starriet, who worked at the film studio, Warner Brothers Elvis Presley's Omega watch, which was given to him by his record company, RCA, to mark 75 million record sales on December 25, 1960 RCA Records presented the watch to Presley in celebration of the date when he reached record sales of 75 million in 1960.

The back of the case is in inscribed with the words: "To Elvis, 75 Million Records, RCA Victor, 12-25-60".The Elvis Presley Museum certified that the watch was presented to Presley in February 1961 in Memphis, Tennessee The keen interest generated by vintage watches with historic value has led to many major brands creating new timepieces with retro designs One of Blancpain's Fifty Fathoms watches, inspired by its watches from the 1950s.

A new Longines Heritage 1945 timepiece, inspired by the brand's watches in the middle of the past century. . Source