Oren Hartov

Oren Hartov covers the watch industry for InsideHook, Gear Patrol, Robb Report, Worn & Wound, Analog/Shift, HODINKEE, MONOCLE and more, and has also written extensively about military subjects for Special Operations Report and others. A songwriter, guitarist, and graduate of the Berklee College of Music, he served in the IDF's Paratrooper Brigade and is currently a reservist. He owns a few watches, a couple of guitars, and not enough pairs of socks.

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5 Awesome Chinese-Made Watches

Long stigmatized, the Chinese watchmaking industry is delivering impressive products across a wide price spectrum

Here’s Your Chance to Get Your Dream Watch Produced

Dubai Watch Week and Grail Watch are holding a competition to find the next great designer

The Best Stone-Dial Watches

Widespread in the 1960s and ‘70s, these incredible pieces are finally making a comeback

The 10 Best Watches of the Past Month

Microbrands and major manufacturers alike came through big time in October

Is This the Coolest Chronograph of 2024?

A late entry from Massena LAB and H. Moser & Cie, with its vintage details and modern expertise, might take the cake this year

How to Buy a Cartier Tank

A guide to the current catalog, from the classic Louis Cartier to the outré Cintrée

Vacheron Constantin’s Newest Watch Is One of My 2024 Favorites

The fresh entry in the Patrimony line is a collaboration with French designer Ora Ïto

Why You Should Engrave Your Watches

Personalizing your watch transforms it from a mere composite of gears and springs and steel into something much more meaningful

The 11 Best Watches of the Past Month

Everything from sub-$1K microbrand divers to complicated, high-end masterpieces

Grand Seiko’s New Releases Are Some of My Fall Favorites

The watches include two new takes on the 45GS, plus entries in the Evolution 9 and Heritage collections

Hamilton Is Offering New Versions of One of Its Best Watches

The New Khaki Field Quartz offers a battery-powered alternative to the awesome Khaki Field Mechanical — and it comes in two sizes

The World’s Best Perpetual Calendar Watches

The pinnacle of mechanical sophistication, these 11 miniature wrist computers barely need manual adjustment

The 14 Best Watches of the Past Month

Geneva Watch Days gave a much-needed boost to the otherwise quiet summer months

If You Love Cigars and Watches, Then You Have to Check Out This Lighter

S.T. Dupont teamed up with Franck Muller on an insane lighter with a built-in clock

The Best Watches Under $500

Not only is it possible to find a reliable timepiece in this price range, but you’re actually spoiled for choice

The First Dive Watch Certified to 1,000 Meters Is Back

Produced by Ollech & Wajs, the new C-1000A celebrates 60 years of pushing the envelope.