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Zach Blass

Zach Blass

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

Cartier Crash merch is becoming as impossible to snag as the watch
Hubi Hurkacz may have just lost at the French Open, but he won in wrist-wear…
FRIDAY WIND DOWN: A McDreamy / McSteamy trip to Monaco & Hida hotness at The Armoury
Is this the strangest collaboration of 2022 so far? Zenith X Phillips X Kari Voutilainen
Is the new AP Royal Oak Carolina Bucci Limited Edition the best rainbow watch design ever made?
HANDS-ON: The Longines Ultra-Chron revives the first-ever hi-beat diver from 1968
These are Patrick Dempsey’s three favourite TAG Heuer watches
INTRODUCING: The MB&F LM Sequential EVO incorporates two chronographs in one watch
VIDEO: It’s never overcast with the new Hublot Big Bang Integral Sky Blue
Time+Tide Weekend Watch Crossword: #8 “Watch Listing Terms”
HANDS-ON: TAG Heuer pays tribute to the Monaco “Dark Lord” with a new Special Edition
FRIDAY WIND DOWN: What’s not to Louvre with Vacheron Constantin
HANDS-ON: The Tradition Quantième Rétrograde gets a Breguet Blue makeover
INTRODUCING: Louis Erard x Massena LAB team up to debut two frosty Le Régulateur limited editions
My 5 favourite lots from the Ineichen Royal 50 auction on May 28 – with no buyer’s premium!
Ten things I learned from super-collector Patrick Getreide – the man behind the OAK Collection
VIDEO: Drawing up the Bulgari Octo Finissimo 10th Anniversary Limited Editions
FRIDAY WIND DOWN: A one of a kind visit to London and a pit-stop at The Wing with Bremont
Mark Ronson told me the story behind his go-to Royal Oak before christening AP House with new single “Too Much”
FRIDAY WIND DOWN: Watch community unites for Ukraine, Lewis Hamilton’s triple wristing, separation anxiety…
Are you kidding me? Two stock-standard Rolex OP watches each sell for over CHF 50K at Christie’s
The OAK Collection travelling exhibition reveals one of the wildest private hauls on the planet
A unique set of a Porsche 911, Chaykin Joker and NFT sold for a bargain 300K at Ineichen Auction
FRIDAY WIND DOWN: Down under with Blancpain, Grand Seiko debuts new “Oruri” at GS9 event in NYC
HANDS-ON: The new IWC Pilot’s Watch Chronograph 41 Edition “Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula OneTM Team”
Three wrist-game winners and losers of the Met Gala
VIDEO: Hands-on with the Grand Seiko SBGW283, SBGW285 and SBGE277
“About 80% of human experience is filtered through our eyes.” IWC proves the power of Pantone®
MEET THE TEAM: Zach (and Andrew) share their top 5 picks from Watches & Wonders
FRIDAY WIND DOWN: Complecto – a watch community with diversity at the forefront
Cartier fanatics rejoice! Loupe This is auctioning a treasure trove of vintage rarities this week
Ineichen to auction unique Konstantin Chaykin Joker, Porsche 911 and NFT set on April 30
INTRODUCING: Hublot debuts the first-ever 100% ceramic-cased minute repeater
Long-awaited film “Keeper of Time” premieres worldwide this week
The Royal Oak pricing strategy in 1972 was absolutely wild
VIDEO: Hands-on with all 11 missions of the Swatch x Omega MoonSwatch