The Watch and Dry Goods Co.

  Our second look at the vintage watch market and I really want to do something different. I want to stay close to home (the UK) and look at the small independent dealers. In these times if I can help in my tiny way to spread the word on these dealers I will. All of them have wonderfully curated pieces, they have a theme to their stock. They say 'Buy the Seller' and I could not agree more with this and these dealers are worth buying.  First up something from a great brand, Zenith (I'm wearing my vintage Zenith Defy as I write this) A MK1 Zenith S.58. Zenith's late 50s tool watch. In some ways this is Zenith's answer to the Rolex Submariner and the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms. But I feel it's closer to the Explorer or even the Enicar Seapearl 600 both being bezel-less adventure tool watches. This is a something that Zenith carried through into the later Defy.  My Zenith Defy. This model is sold through Vintage Watch Specialist and i...

  Two Enicar watches from Greg's collection Meet the collector.  In this regular feature I speak with some of most exciting people in the collecting community. I go deep into what drives their passion , be it for watches, cars or even photography. They all share that hunger for the hunt, to feel a hole, a need.  My choice is someone who has a unique collection. Someone that holds character above value, that’s passion for watches and what they represent, the stories they tell will make think about why we collect.  The featured collector is Greg Selch. Greg’s collection doesn’t follow the fads of the must haves, this is not someone collecting to impress, Selch is collecting to learn, to become a scholar.  So sit back with a coffee or something a little stronger and hear from of the communities most interesting collectors.  Aquastar Benthos Where is home?  I live in NYC, where I was born in 1966. I have a house that I built with friends in M...

  The Baltic Aquascaphe : Dive Time The Baltic Aquascaphe : Photo Baltic What is in a name? There are some names that conjure up an image that typifies the object in question. The Ford Mustang, The Supermarine Spitfire and The Baltic Aquascaphe. It brings to mind an early diver in the deep dark waters of  a dangerous sea, a tool in the hands of a diver with years of experience, a diver that is fearless. A name can fabricate a history, it can make an object in some way iconic. But then a name can be elevated by what is represents. John Lennon without John Lennon would just be a man from Liverpool.  Baltic is a French microbrand that has become a darling of the watch collecting world. An appreciation that is not undeserved. Since their kickstarter launch in 2017 they have produced some beautiful and price conscious watches. The microbrand landscape is a crowed space. The growth of social media in the watch wor...