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

The Best Watches of February 2024

Who says you can't find a compelling watch release until spring?

10 Excellent Titanium Watches

Lightweight and high-tech, you’ll barely feel one of these on your wrist.

Tornek-Rayville Is Reviving an Obscure, Sub-$1K Military Watch

The Type 7B "Blakjak" picks up where the MIL-W-46374F Type 6 SANDY 660 left off

The Best New Releases From LVMH Watch Week 2024

TAG Heuer, Bulgari, Zenith and Hublot showed off their new wares in Miami

The Best Watch Collaborations

From Swatch X Omega to Timex x Todd Snyder these are our favorite team-ups in recent horological history

Back From the Dead: Revived Watch Brands

Dealt the death blow by the Quartz Crisis, these reconstituted marques are once again plying their wares

This Is the New Watch for the Design Set

Unimatic teamed up with Massensa Lab on a 36mm field watch based on classic, midcentury design codes

The Best Watches of the Past Month

Including a classic from the hand-wound chronograph movements and a dive watch design from 1970

The Best All-Black Watches on the Market

Call them “tactical,” or “fashionable” — or both — “blacked out” watches have come a long way

The Best Watches of the Past Month

One is in collaboration with a famous rapper

The Best Watches of Dubai Watch Week 2023

Featuring Chopard, Zenith, Oris and many more

The Best Watches of the Past Month

From Chopard's and Jaeger-LeCoultre's luxury sports watches to an affordable GMT

In Conversation With Wilhelm Schmid, CEO of A. Lange & Söhne

The Saxon brand’s chief executive discusses the car-watch correlation among collectors, Lange’s partnership with Audrain and more

The 14 Best New Watches of Fall 2023

September is always a busy season in watches, but this particular September felt like a positive whirlwind