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

Is the new Panerai Luminor Marina PAM01678 the most handsome ‘Bronzo’ yet?
Laurent Ferrier celebrates 15 years with a beige twist on its founding model
Chopard’s new L.U.C Grand Strike is the most complex horological creation the Maison has ever made
The Keris MECA01 and Winding PUSH allow watch lovers to immerse themselves in horological mechanisms
Dubai Watch Week 2025 is on a whole other level
Omega debuts its 4th generation of slimmer and sharper Seamaster Planet Ocean
Hamilton’s Call of Duty Special Edition Khaki Field watch is now on sale
The first new Rolex Submariner Date Desk Clock just sold for how much at auction?!
MING debuts its first sports GMT watch with the new 37.11 Odyssey
Jaeger-LeCoultre’s ‘The Adventure Spirit’ Travelling Collection is now in Las Vegas!
The Bovet Récital 30 brings the brand’s groundbreaking worldtimer to a smaller case
Integrity over profit: Studio Underd0g cancels a flipper’s US$16,000 Mim0sa order
Does the Hanhart 415 ES Panda deliver top spec for money?
Omega launches new Speedmaster 38 Milano Cortina 2026 100 days ahead of the Olympic Winter Games
“New York Watch Week” just keeps getting bigger and better
The Tissot Ballade now comes in 39mm with a COSC-certified movement
The new Panerai Luminor GMT Ceramica marks the first 40mm ceramic case for the line
New Rolex patent suggests the Crown may make a modern triple calendar watch
TAG Heuer was wise to axe the 42mm Connected for a new 40mm size
Norqain reveals a new orange colour for its most advanced chronograph
Omega debuts 4 new, slimmer “Side of the Moon” Speedmaster models in black and grey
The Girard-Perregaux Laureato FIFTY celebrates a major milestone with a new size and calibre
The new Cartier Santos de Cartier Titanium resolves a common point of consumer feedback
This new ArtyA Luminity Wavy debuts a new AMR-02 calibre
Which of these Panerai Submersible QuarantaQuattro pieces would you pick?
RollieFest 2025: Zach shares what it’s like to be at the best, most exclusive watch collector meetup in the world
Are these new Seiko Presage Classic Series watches the best dressy daily wearers for US$1,000 or less?
Norqain has a hot new purple limited edition of its Wild One Skeleton 42mm
The Czapek Antarctique Rattrapante R.U.R. brings a playful robot animation to a means-business split-seconds chronograph
ID Genève teams up with the United Nations for a first of its kind SDG Limited Edition
Grand Seiko unveils new SLGB005 ‘Ice Forest – Violet Dawn” U.F.A. limited edition in steel
Vieren enlists 5 artists to reimagine its first watch with their own piece unique
Frederique Constant expands its Classics Moneta Moonphase range with two new models
This Gerald Charles Masterlink Gem Set trio tributes the piece unique that started it all
Trilobe’s Trente-Deux might just be the most interesting integrated bracelet watch of the year
Earthen introduces a trio of ceramic-cased watches that cost just US$899