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
UNIMATIC U5S-ML

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

Luminox Automatic Sport Timer Bronze; Grand Seiko SBGW301; Breitling Superocean Heritage ‘57 Highlands

The Best Watches of the Past Month

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

Hamilton Khaki Field Titanium Auto; Tudor Black Bay Ceramic; Panerai Submersible Carbotech

The Best All-Black Watches on the Market

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

Bremont Supermarine S502; Hublot MP-15 Takashi Murakami Tourbillon Sapphire; Oris Divers "Seventy-Five" Calibre 400 C.04 for Collective Horology

The Best Watches of the Past Month

One is in collaboration with a famous rapper

Moser Streamliner Small Seconds; Doxa SUB 300β Seddiqi Edition 2023; De Bethune DBD Evergreen; MB&F HM11 Architect

The Best Watches of Dubai Watch Week 2023

Featuring Chopard, Zenith, Oris and many more

Dan Henry 1964 Gran Turismo Chronograph; Brew Metric - Retro Dial; Autodromo Prototipo

Meca-Quartz Movements, Explained

And 10 great ones to buy

Ulysse Nardin Marine Torpilleur Moonphase Aventurine; Big Bang Tourbillon SR_A by Samuel Ross; Bremont S302 Blue Green

The Best Watches of the Past Month

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

Lange-CEO Wilhelm Schmid, CEO Donald Osborne presenting award for timeless luxury 1933 Duesenberg, The Nethercutt Collection Helen and Jack Nethercutt

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

A gray watch, a green watch and a silver and red watch

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

Silver watch on a cliff in front of water landscape

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

A black watch, a silver watch and a brown watch

The Best Microbrand Watches – A Brief Guide

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

Black watch against a black background

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

Luminor Marina Navy SEALS ref. PAM01412

Panerai’s New Watches Celebrate One of the World’s Most Elite Fighting Forces

For the first time, they’re available outside the U.S.

Silver watch with ocean design on the inside

Swatch’s Sequel to the MoonSwatch Is Here

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

The Metric Chrono Regulator in dark gray, sky blue and magenta

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

Below are the best new watches from August

The 11 Best New Watches of August

From colorful chronographs to dive and tool watches