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

Crushed by Antiques Roadshow – this Cartier pocket watch was not worth what she thought it was…
Recovered, recast, reinvented: The Zero West H1 Hurricane encapsulates another moment in British aviation history
FRIDAY WIND DOWN: Wiz Khalifa vs Mia Khalifa, Seiko Spring Drive, and the launch of the first Tudor Boutique in Australia
Alec Baldwin just posted the best new watch alert of the year for his Kurono Toki
7 Seiko Spring Drive watches you should know about from past and present
First Tudor boutique in Australia opens with launch of the Tudor Black Bay Fifty-Eight Bronze
One (very satisfied) owner’s review of the Kurono Grand Akane
If you could only bring one: The 6 best watches to take on holiday for every budget
Richard Mille launches preowned retail partnerships to help people buy with greater confidence
Adrien Brody proves sporty and elegant are not mutually exclusive with an IWC Portugieser
US golfer Nelly Korda rises to world #1 while wearing her Richard Mille RM 007
INTRODUCING: The Fratello × Czapek Antarctique Passage de Drake Viridian Green Limited Edition
A Chrome Hearts Rolex? What the hell did Drake just gift Lil Baby?
The Hamilton Khaki Field Mechanical Bronze is the best value bronze watch around
The new Zenith Chronomaster Original tastefully brings the beloved A386 up to speed
Once you notice how celebrities wear their watches you can’t unsee it….
The Grand Seiko SBGZ007 is a masterpiece that evokes the starry skies of Japan
INTRODUCING: The Rake & Revolution x Bamford London Snoopy GMT “Joe Cool”
INTRODUCING: The Habring² x Monochrome Montre de Souscription 1
Why the DOXA SUB 300 was the perfect one watch for me to take on vacation
Wrestling legend Ric Flair reflects on all the times he lost his Rolex watches (including in a bowl of spaghetti)
These are the watches the real Wolf of Wall Street, Jordan Belfort, actually wears
INTRODUCING: The Oris Aquis Date Calibre 400 41.5mm
Fancy a vintage Daytona or Calatrava? This watchmaker is selling his magnificent collection…
HANDS-ON: The Grand Seiko SBGY007 may just be the pared back snowflake you’ve been waiting for
EVENT: Rado hosts the first brand sponsored meetup in NYC since COVID
Remembering that time The Rock punched his stuntman in the face, and gave him a Rolex to remember it by…
Grand Seiko opens new boutique in SoHo, NYC in partnership with Watches of Switzerland
Highlights of the HSNY x Phillips 2021 Charity Auction include a co-branded Rolex and a watch with a NY state of mind
The Baume & Mercier Riviera joins the green party
Rapper Travis Scott’s watch collection is a masterclass in how to spend it when you got it
LVMH founder Bernard Arnault declared world’s richest man (but what watch does he wear?)
The People’s Choice Award for the most innovative watch of Watches & Wonders goes to…
Watches & Wonders: People’s Choice Awards – The Most Batsh*t Crazy Watch
The G-Shock you need to be of drinking age to buy…
Watches & Wonders: People’s Choice Awards – The Darkest Horse