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

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”
VIDEO: The TAG Heuer Three Hands Collection refines its offering by going back to basics.
Ryan Gosling announced as TAG Heuer’s new brand ambassador
INTRODUCING: The new Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Concept Flying Tourbillons – in 38.5mm!
What are the most popular watch brands by region? WatchBox tells all…
HANDS-ON: The Seiko Prospex Black Series is a hard-hitting stealth trio – all under $650 USD
DON’T FEED THE HYPE: 3 alternatives to the Patek Philippe Aquanaut
FRIDAY WIND DOWN: This is how to handle the scarcity of in-demand watches
VIDEO: Why is the Grand Seiko SLGH005 White Birch causing waiting lists?
INTRODUCING: The Seiko Speedtimer Mechanical and Solar Prospex Chronographs
EDITOR’S PICK: Why I didn’t trade my collection for a Patek Philippe 5066 Aquanaut
INTRODUCING: The Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tribute Minute Repeater Limited Edition
You Can’t Ask That: The crazy (new) demand for complicated AP watches