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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

May the fourth be with you: Two Star Wars watches at opposite ends of the pricing spectrum
INTRODUCING: The Seiko 5 Sports AUTO MOAI Limited Editions
Candy comparison: How do the Oris Cotton Candy and Rolex OP dials compare?
HANDS-ON: The Seiko Prospex SPB213J1 is a modern diver offering versatility and value
PSA: Russell Crowe confirms purported ‘Cinderella Man Rolex Submariner’ up for sale is not his watch
VIDEO: The Seiko Prospex SPB213J1 140th Anniversary is a super-crisp modern diver
And the award for the wildest watch combo of the Oscars goes to…
Tasting Notes: Going hands-on with the 2021 Audemars Piguet collection
INTRODUCING: The Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Hybris Mechanica Calibre 185 (Quadriptyque)
The Buyers Checklist: 5 questions to ask yourself before buying a watch
Usher flexes his spectacular Purnell watches worth more than $450k
INTRODUCING: The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore 43 Flyback Chronograph & Offshore 43 Flying Tourbillon Flyback Chronograph
The small change that makes a BIG difference to the new Rolex Explorer II 226570
Why I bought the Kurono Chronograph 2 – an owner’s review
This Rolex scene with Ari from Entourage shows how much the watch world has changed
Now for something completely different: Ulysse Nardin at Watches & Wonders 2021
ANALYSIS: How is the $5.2m Audemars Piguet Black Panther different to the $160k version?
Five sleeper hits you may have missed during Watches & Wonders
Top collectors react to the leftfield Tudor Black Bay 58 in 18K gold. Would they buy it?
Zach’s top 5 Watches & Wonders novelties with an unlimited budget
INTRODUCING: The Hublot Big Bang Integral Tourbillon Full Sapphire
Hey, wait, so this Tudor Black Bay 58 is silver not steel? What differences are there, then?
INTRODUCING: the Vacheron Constantin Traditionnelle Split-Second Chronograph Ultra-Thin Platine
HANDS-ON: The IWC Pilot’s Watch Chronograph 41 is the sweet upgrade of a winning formula
INTRODUCING: The Vacheron Constantin Métiers d’Art Collection pays tribute to legendary explorers
ANALYSIS: Gold Tudors are now selling but who exactly will be buying?
The sleeper Rolex story is that the Batman and Pepsi are back on Oyster and Sky-Dweller is available on Jubilee
The 2021 Rolex Collection ranked from least to most surprising
VIDEO: How does the new IWC Big Pilot 43 differ from the original Big Pilot 46?
INTRODUCING: The 2021 Vacheron Constantin Overseas Collection
The Breitling we have all been waiting for – the Premier B25 Datora 42 Copper
INTRODUCING: A trio of new Seiko 5 Sports X Evisen Skateboards watches
This is how Hamilton became Hollywood’s go-to watch brand
INTRODUCING: Modernising two-tone with the 2021 Audemars Piguet Code 11:59 Collection
DOXA expands their US retail presence in partnership with Watches of Switzerland
Apple set to release a more rugged Apple Watch Explorer Edition to compete with G-Shock