Esquire: Charlie Dunne Quoted on Watches of Espionage

Andrew Harrison recently wrote about The Mysterious Story Behind 'Watches of Espionage in Esquire. Within the article, Harrison quotes Charlie Dunne on the interest in new voices in the watch media.

“During the pandemic you saw a lot of new voices in watch media emerge online, lots of accounts that had something different to say, and Watches of Espionage was one of the best,” explains Charlie Dunne, senior watch specialist and director of content at Florida-based dealer Wind Vintage, and a Watches of Espionage fan. “The audience was just different — people who maybe don’t care so much about very small differences in dial configuration from this year to that year, but who are interested in broader topics that relate to everyday carry. And that’s really great for watch collectors, because it gets you in the door.

“When we look at vintage watches,” Dunne continues, “there’s a lot of romanticism around the stories that these things may have had. But we don’t always know the actual history, the real provenance.” On Watches of Espionage, on the other hand, the stories are right there in front of you, attested and detailed, even if the faces are cropped out and the names redacted.”

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https://www.esquire.com/uk/watches/a45651365/the-mysterious-story-behind-watches-of-espionage/