Her estate, he admits, has a responsibility to the reputation of the book. Two well-received incidental novels have been authorised Susan Hills Mrs de Winter and Sally Beaumans Rebeccas Tale. And one of Brownings three sons, Ned, has designed a collection of Swiss-made du Maurier watches the Maxim for men, the Rebecca for ladies following the lead of his dapper great-grandfather, the thespian Gerald du Maurier, who launched a brand of du Maurier cork-tipped cigarettes.