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

IN-DEPTH: Gone but not forgotten – the discontinued Rolex Submariner ref. 114060
What is a strap monster, and why do you need one?
Would you pay $50k for this customised Ed Sheeran Tudor Black Bay?
INTRODUCING: The Longines Silver Arrow is the watch that Don Draper would wear to the race track
INTRODUCING: Don’t miss out – the new Kurono Chronograph 2 from the cult Japanese brand will sell out fast
INTRODUCING: The Oris Whale Shark Aquis GMT has a textured dial with a bubbly personality
Taste the rainbow: this is how Hublot completed the spectrum with their bold range of colours
HANDS-ON: The Rolex GMT Master II Rootbeer is proof that two-tone can be a winning investment
INTRODUCING: The Grand Seiko SLGH005 brings the 9SA5 to standard production in steel
Predictions: Will we see new Rolex Explorer watches in 2021?
VIDEO: The Grand Seiko SBGW264 reinforces the brand’s bid to become the king of dials
Predictions: How feasible is the supposed Patek Philippe 6711 Nautilus “leak”
Bridgerton’s Regé-Jean Page exudes Big Duke Energy with a Cartier Santos Dumont on The Graham Norton Show
INTRODUCING: The new Patek Philippe Twenty-4 ladies collection will create serious watch envy in men
HANDS-ON: Is the Tudor Pelagos the overlooked dive watch heavyweight?
Was Conor McGregor’s latest ‘retro’ Rolex Day-Date purchase inspired by Tupac?
Light years ahead: The CODE41 NB24 Chronograph delivers futuristic looks with a featherlight build
VIDEO: This Zenith Chronomaster Revival A385 “Cappuccino” is that rarest of things – a true one-off
INTRODUCING: The new G-Shock Full Metal Rich Red is a colourful daily wearer for a hard-knock life
INTRODUCING: The Omega Seamaster Diver 300M “Beijing 2022” ushers in the Winter Olympics
INTRODUCING: The Piaget Polo Skeleton watch is now 30% thinner at 6.5mm thick
Now you can play watch designer with the Hublot Strap Customiser Tool
INTRODUCING: Enjoy a vicarious travel experience through the IWC Pilot’s Watch Timezoner Edition “Le Petit Prince”
NFL quarterback Deshaun Watson gifts 15 of his teammates $13.6K Hublot Big Bang watches
INTRODUCING:  Seiko get their 140th birthday party started with the Seiko SSH083 & SPB205
INTRODUCING: Bulgari slithers into 2021 with a trio of Serpenti Spiga watches
RECOMMENDED READING: Patek Philippe Nautilus 5711 discontinued, market price climbs 50% within a week!
Hose before bros: William Wood make a customised watch for the Melbourne Metropolitan Fire Brigade!
HANDS-ON: The Grand Seiko SBGW264 has one of the best green dials in the industry
INTRODUCING: The Bulgari Octo Finissimo Chronograph GMT Titanium Black Dial bounces into town on a rubber strap
INTRODUCING: The Bulgari Octo Finissimo S Silvered Dial is the Silver Surfer we never knew we wanted…
INTRODUCING: The Bulgari Octo Finissimo S Chronograph GMT is sportier and tougher with a panda dial
Competition is tough in this battle to pick the top five TAG Heuer watches of 2020
Blindsided by brilliance: three Grand Seiko watches from 2020 that we never saw coming
Watches By Material: Four super-tough watches that use DLC coatings
INTRODUCING: Yes, it’s yet another bronze watch. But here’s why the Oris Carl Brashear Cal. 401 Limited Edition matters…