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 April 2024

A slew of compelling pieces came out following Watches & Wonders

Exploring TAG Heuer’s Latest Watch Releases

The Swiss chronograph specialist recently debuted a smattering of new watches — including an outrageously cool version of the Monaco

Rolex and Tudor Just Released a Crop of Awesome New Watches

New GMT models, platinum dress watches, cool divers…it’s all here!

The Best New Patek Philippe Watches From Watches & Wonders 2024

Including highly complicated perpetual calendars, ultra-slim dress watches, and more.

The Best New Watches of Watches & Wonders 2024

The year’s biggest horological event is kicking off this very week in Geneva.

The Best Watches of the Past Month

With Watches & Wonders just around the corner, brands large and small are tiding us over with compelling new GMTs, gold dress watches and more

The Three-Watch Collection

In which we build three three-watch collections, each costing less than $5,000.

The Best White-Dial Watches Work All Year Round

No longer just for summertime fun, these pieces beg to be worn — well — whenever!

Hamilton Designed a Special Prop Watch for “Dune: Part Two” 

While you can’t buy the prop, you can buy two cool limited-edition watches inspired by it

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