Zach Blass

Zach Blass

US Editor

“Hi I’m Zach, and my in-house movement has a beat rate of 3,600 bph” (resting heart rate of 60 bpm = 3,600 bph) 😂

Zach has been an avid watch enthusiast for over half a decade, but his roots with timepieces date back to being a young boy enamored with his grandfather’s Rolex Datejust. Even then, Zach could tell it was something special and the cyclops magnification over the date window immediately caught his eye. Zach’s first connection with Time+Tide was as an avid reader, taking in all of the content in his Watchville feed. He would later submit a story to Andrew about acquiring a rare Seiko grail, the SBWA001, and, at the time, he never would have imagined it would have led to him becoming a full-time contributor for one of his favorite watch publishers – and eventually their first US Editor. From reading Watchville, to leading Watchville – it still blows his mind to this day.

My first watch: Longines Mainliner from 1942 – “The sweeping second hand and patinated dial signaled I had my first “big boy” watch.”

Favourite watch: A. Lange & Söhne 1815 Up/Down 221.021 – “Whenever putting it on or taking it off, I always take a minute to admire the hand-finished movement.”

Finale watch: Dufour Simplicity 34mm – “I set the bar extremely high because the truth is I never want the hunts to end.”

Articles by Zach Blass

First 2023 Rolex novelties hit the secondary market – where does the new GMT Master II sit?
Zach’s visit to the IWC manufacture in Schaffhausen reveals the importance of ‘IWC-manufactured’
FRIDAY WIND DOWN: New Massena HOUSE, Father’s Day watchmaking coming to UK and Ferragamo watches
Swatch wraps up their 2023 Art Journey with new Jean-Michel Basquiat triptych
HANDS-ON: The Speake-Marin Ripples Blue Jeans & Ripples Date bring new colour and complication
WHAT IF… Grand Seiko finally made a smaller dive watch
KISS, MARRY, KILL: The Time+Tide team reveal their picks from Watches & Wonders
The Frederique Constant Classic Tourbillon Manufacture Steel takes the value proposition a step further
New Indiana Jones trailer shows Harrison Ford wearing a Hamilton for the saga-ending film
FRIDAY WIND DOWN: James Harden gifts NBA MVP Joel Embiid engraved Rolex Day-Date
Ressence give their entry-level Type 8 a distinct sage-green treatment with new Type 8S
Piaget finds themselves in the limelight with new Polo Perpetual Calendar Ultra-Thin
Norqain unveil 5 new Independence watches in honour of 5 years of independence
Our favourite IWC releases from Watches & Wonders 2023
FRIDAY WIND DOWN: Phillips to auction Roger Smith’s handmade pocket watch, Hublot drops two new special editions
Carl Suchy & Söhne waltzes into the sports segment with new Belvedere collection
Zach & Kylie react to the Cartier 2023 Watches & Wonders novelties
The new Norqain Wild One Zürich Marathon Limited Edition celebrates the 20th anniversary of the race
Andy Richter shares the painful story of how his Rolex, gifted to him by Conan O’Brien, was stolen
With the new Tudor Black Bay 41 and Black Bay 54, is the BB58 in danger of becoming obsolete?
Thierry Stern has no plans to sell Patek Philippe and is set to introduce the first new collection since 1999
Zach’s top five watches from Watches & Wonders 2023 (Live Pics)
10-year-old treasure hunter at a Sydney beach reunites lost 1975 Cartier Santos with its owner
FRIDAY WIND DOWN: The Watches & Wonders 2023 Edition
Understanding Grand Seiko design at a deeper level with GS designer Akira Yoshida
Your votes are in for the new YG Rolex GMT Master II nickname – here are your answers
Norqain presents a Steel & Gold take on their Adventure Sport Chrono Day/Date 41mm
The Grand Seiko Tentagraph SLGC001 – the first fully mechanical chronograph movement from GS
The new Odysseus Chronograph is the first-ever automatic chronograph from A. Lange & Söhne
The IWC Ingenieur gets a modern makeover that better honors its past with new Automatic 40
Cartier’s new Privé Tank Normale collection honours the OG
The new Cartier Santos Dumont Skeleton watches are the ultimate technical and aesthetic tribute to their namesake
The new Grand Seiko SBGZ009 is a handsomely hand-engraved holy grail
The new Cartier Tank Louis Cartier collection is all about mosaics, lacquer, and gold
The Grand Seiko SBGD213 roars with hand-set diamonds and blue sapphires
Looking back at the watches of Carpool Karaoke – from Paul McCartney to Bruno Mars