Oren Hartov

Oren Hartov covers the watch industry for InsideHook, Analog:Shift, GQ, Esquire, Robb Report, HODINKEE and more, and his work has been featured in Gear Patrol, Worn & Wound, Watches International, MONOCLE and other publications. Born in New York City, raised in New Jersey and based in Los Angeles, he can frequently be found in far-flung locales searching out compelling horological stories. A gigging musician, SCUBA diver and military veteran, he has a particular affinity for purpose-built timepieces such as the Rolex Submariner or Omega Speedmaster — but feels just at home writing about an elegant Patek Philippe Calatrava. 

In addition to his regular coverage for InsideHook — where he frequently authors buying guides and covers new releases — Hartov also penned a series of articles for Worn & Wound detailing the military watch history of numerous countries. Additionally, he writes the weekly Watches of the Week column for GQ; writes and edits the Transmissions blog for Analog:Shift, the pre-owned and vintage arm of Watches of Switzerland; and contributes numerous buying guides and other coverage for Esquire and Robb Report. 

All Articles From Oren Hartov
Rose gold Rolex Cellini Moonphase watch with a white dial, brown leather strap, and a moon phase indicator.

Rolex Just Released a New Annual Calendar

The Perpetual Padellone is a rare complicated offering named after a favorite vintage watch

Wrist wearing a Gallet 1826 Multichron Sport watch with a black face, white subdials, and a brown leather strap.

A Historic Swiss Watchmaker Is Getting a Relaunch

Owned by Breitling, Gallet is priced more affordably than its parent brand and offers revivals of classic tool watches

Close-up of a person's wrist wearing a silver watch with a white face, blue hands, and blue numbers.

The Best Watches of August 2026

A surprisingly strong month closes out the summer

A person's arm wearing a silver Girard-Perregaux Laureato watch with a blue dial and visible tourbillon.

The Best Watches of Geneva Watch Days

From a fresh Zenith tool watch to a stunning Octo Finissimo, and much, much more

A man's wrist wearing an Omega Speedmaster Professional watch with a black dial and steel bracelet.

A Guide to the Best Chronograph Watches at Every Budget

Perhaps the most famous watch complication can be had from well under $1,000 — or for well over $1 million

Two side-by-side images of a Doxa watch.

Doxa Revived a Classic Dive Chronograph. How Does It Hold Up?

I spent a week with the Sub 200 T.Graph II, which thankfully keeps the idiosyncrasies of the original 1969 model

Platinum Watches

The Best Platinum Watches (Because It Never Hurts to Look)

Or: how to stop worrying and wear an entire 401K on your wrist

a silver watch with a black and red strap on a table

Sailing, Sharks and Stephen Hawking: The Best Watches of the Month

Limited-edition curiosities made a splash in July, balanced out by an elegant new edition of a clever Longines

A chronograph watch. with a salmon-colored dial and a brown leather strap on top of an illustration of a watch movement

How Salmon Dials Conquered the World of Watch Collecting

“Salmon” is contemporary nomenclature, but the aesthetic goes back to the 19th century

A stainless steel watch with two hands and a silver dial that fades from dark to light on a black and blue background

In the Hunt for a Timeless Timepiece, Consider the Maverick

Moser's Streamliner Two Hands is an eccentric take on the integrated-bracelet sports watch, and one of my favorite watches ever

a close up of two Seiko x Rowing Blazers watches with blue and green dials on steel bracelets

These Sub-$500 Seikos Should Be Your New Summer Watches

Rowing Blazers teamed up with vintage watch expert Eric Wind to craft two killer divers

a model wearing a blue face J.N. Shapiro watch

The Best Watches of June

From divers to dress watches, June delivered a potent mix of compelling timepieces

a man wearing a Baltic dress watch

The Best Dress Watches, From Affordable to Untouchable

Ditch the Apple Watch, please. And the fancy dive watch, too.

The front and back sides of a chronograph

A History of the Chronometer, the Gold Standard of Watchmaking

How a highly misunderstood term has influenced watchmaking for centuries

A Unimatic watch on a black background

The Best Dive Watches Under $1,000

Whether you’re shopping for your first big boy watch or simply want an affordable option, these high-performance timepieces look great and won't break the bank

a model wearing the new Girard-Perregaux Laureato Fifty

Girard-Perregaux Just Debuted their Best Sports Watch Yet

An enamel-dial version in 39mm and a new 36mm model are poised to capture watch-nerd mindshare