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

FRIDAY WIND DOWN: How to stay across all the action at Watches & Wonders with Time+Tide
Did Rolex just leak their own Watches & Wonders 2023 releases?!?
The new MB&F LM Perpetual has a salmon dial in a steel case – super rare for the brand yet not a limited edition!
Previously On: Watches & Wonders Geneva. Everything you need to get up to speed
RECOMMENDED VIEWING: NBC reports on the threat of a watchmaker shortage
FRIDAY WIND DOWN: Moser debuts new size, Czapek goes titanium, VIEREN brings Studio 54 vibes
The new Bamford B80 collection offers colourful value-driven titanium daily wearers
HANDS-ON: The new Girard-Perregaux Laureato Green Ceramic Aston Martin Edition has our hearts racing
In conversation with Ariana DeBose, Oscar winner and Omega ambassador
The new Tissot Chemin des Tourelles collection aims to make classic design contemporary (Live Pics)
Comedian Shane Gillis reveals Kid Rock loves pranking people by giving them fake watches
Your reactions to the Swatch x Omega MoonSwatch Moonshine – the good, the bad, and the indifferent
Get with the times: 11 badass women wearing badass “men’s” watches
Why Andy Warhol’s Patek Philippe ref. 2526 up for sale at Sotheby’s is the one to buy
HANDS-ON: The Code 11.59 by Audemars Piguet in steel is winning over doubters of the collection
Five of the best action-movie watches you can still buy at retail
10 signs you’re becoming a watch snob
BELIEVE: The watches of the Ted Lasso cast
HBO’s Succession to end with upcoming season 4. Here are past horological highlights
FRIDAY WIND DOWN: Sinn debuts Goldbronze, Richard Mille emphasises women, tantalising new Moser
The Ulysse Nardin Blast Tourbillon Blue & Gold offers exemplary in-house machined mastery
Meet the world’s smallest travel watch winder – the WOLF Rocket
Donald Trump shares his thoughts on the Rolex Submariner with us. Well, sort of…
FRIDAY WIND DOWN: Ulysse Nardin Blast, Blancpain, and our NOW Buying Guide
I DO: J.N. Shapiro just created the ultimate rings for watch lovers
INTRODUCING: IWC give their Portugieser Automatic 40 a salmon makeover
FRIDAY WIND DOWN: Piaget goes PC, Norqain goes wild with NHL, and FC is living the highlife
HANDS-ON: The TAG Heuer Solargraph may just be the perfect luxury adventure watch
The other pink watch: why I bought the Grand Seiko SBGA413 instead of waiting for a pink Rolex OP 36
HBO’s The Last of Us illustrates the potent meaning watches can carry (as well as a great gift idea)
VERSUS: The Piaget Altiplano Ultimate 910P & Breguet Tradition Automatique Seconde Rétrograde 7097
VIDEO: The Bulova Sinatra Collection hits a variety of top notes
Clowning around: How Konstantin Chaykin put a smile on the dial to invent the Joker, a truly original watch design
AP Social Club Day 2: 40 functions, 23 complications, ONE WATCH?!
FRIDAY WIND DOWN: First-ever steel Code 11.59s, new Hublot x Murakami, Dubai Watch Week 2023
AP Social Club Day 1: First-ever steel Code 11.59s, new grained dial Royal Oak Jumbo, and more…