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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

Audemars Piguet, FPJ, H. Moser & Cie, and Zenith achieve record breaking results at Only Watch 2021
The Delft Watch Works Oostpoort delivers casual dress vibes at a compelling price
Don’t Feed the Hype: Three alternatives to the F.P. Journe Chronométre Bleu
FRIDAY WIND DOWN: Andrew hits New York to meet the team, and be tortured by Quentin Tarantino’s watch (what is it!)
Loupe This to present rare Grand Seiko VFA 6186-8000-G for auction
Don’t Miss This: Our team debates the best watches from $7K-$10K USD
Is the Nomos Glashütte Club Sport Neomatik 42 the new value rival of the Rolex Datejust?
Rollie Moly! Cousin Greg falls foul of a dodgy Rolex in Succession’s latest episode…
VIDEO: The Vacheron Constantin Historiques American 1921 collection
FRIDAY WIND DOWN: What the Beckham Tudor Pelagos hopefully implies…
Don’t Miss This: Our team debates the best watches from $5K-$7K USD
INTRODUCING: The ice-inspired Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra Beijing 2022
Did David Beckham accidentally just leak a new dateless Tudor Pelagos?
VIDEO: IWC introduces two new stealth Top Gun Ceratanium Pilot’s watches
VIDEO: Relive the 80s with the Swatch BIOCERAMIC 1984 Reloaded Collection
What the Patek Phillipe 5095/1A potentially suggests about the future of the brand in steel
DON’T FEED THE HYPE: 3 alternatives to the Rolex Explorer II ref. 226570
FRIDAY WIND DOWN: Every Watch Tells a Story – want to tell yours?
INTRODUCING: The Old School by Massena LAB x Luca Soprana
Don’t Miss This: Our team debates the best watches from $3K-5K USD
Megan Thee Stallion cools off from Hot Girl Summer with her iced-out Rolex Sky-Dweller
INTRODUCING: The IWC x Hot Wheels Racing Works Pilot’s Watch Chronograph Edition
The Pink Dial Project auction lot overview: The indies, micros, and sleeper hits
Let your watch turn to the dark side with the Kross Studio x Star Wars TIE Advanced x1 Watch Winder
Jennifer Aniston wears a Chopard Alpine Eagle in the latest season of The Morning Show
The Pink Dial Project Auction Lot Overview: The big box brands
FRIDAY WIND DOWN: Zach gets het up about watch clasps…
Don’t Miss This: Our team debates the best watches from $1K-3K USD
HANDS-ON: The TAG Heuer Carrera Twin-Time 41 is a clean, robust and sporty-elegant GMT
HANDS-ON: The Zenith Defy Classic Skeleton “Night Surfer” Time+Tide Edition marks five firsts for the collection
Oris introduce their first ever Big Crown ProPilot Big Date in bronze
VIDEO: The TAG Heuer Carrera Twin-Time 41 is a clean and versatile traveller’s GMT
Don’t Miss This: Our team debates the best watches under $1,000 USD
HANDS-ON: The TAG Heuer Carrera Three Hands Collection delivers accessible style in a range of sizes
FRIDAY WIND DOWN: Andrew’s Escape To LA and the launch of the Pink Dial Project
INTRODUCING: The Collective Horology x IWC Pilot’s Watch Chronograph Edition “C.03”