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 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

Hamilton’s Sequel to the Beloved Khaki Field Mechanical Is Finally Here

The automatic Khaki Field Expedition provides a compass bezel for navigation in the wilderness

The Best Microbrand Watches – A Brief Guide

These small companies — sometimes the brainchild of just a single person — make affordable timepieces for the masses

A. Lange & Söhne’s Newest Watch Has One of the Best Dials of the Year

The New Lange 1 Perpetual Calendar in Platinum is a beautiful interpretation of a classic complication

Swatch’s Sequel to the MoonSwatch Is Here

The Bioceramic Scuba Fifty Fathoms pairs an automatic Sistem 51 movement with a bioceramic case

A Stellar New Watch From a Microbrand You Should Know

The Metric Chrono Regulator pairs an exciting new layout to a Meca-Quartz movement for under $600

The 11 Best New Watches of August

From colorful chronographs to dive and tool watches