About Watch Report

About Watch Report

Watch Report is dedicated to:

  1. Providing detailed reviews, photographs, and videos of the most interesting watches in the world
  2. Helping people who are shopping for a new watch make decisions that are right for them
  3. Serving as a trusted, unbiased voice in the watch industry

Watch Report does not accept payment in exchange for positive reviews or articles. All of our content is written by Watch Report staff, and we pride ourselves on our objectivity. If you are interested in having your watch reviewed, please contact Andrew Hoefener (@hoefener).

Catalogs, review samples, and other correspondence can be directed to: Watch Report, 167 Lamp & Lantern Village, Suite 193, St. Louis MO 63011, USA

Accolades

Watch Report has been featured or mentioned in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, SmartMoney, Investor’s Business Daily, Business 2.0 magazine, Wired, and more.

Contributing Editors

Andrew Hoefener (@hoefener) is the Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of niche retailer Cat5 Commerce. Cat5 develops and operates boutique stores focusing on a variety of product categories including tactical gear and running shoes. Andrew’s expertise includes many facets of search marketing and internet retail. At Cat5 he applies his technical and retail expertise to help shape the company’s ecommerce platform and business development.

After leaving the University of Missouri, Andrew served as an internet application consultant for KPMG and Information Management Associates. He went on to found and publish VP1, a technical journal covering Oracle enterprise applications. Outside of ecommerce, Andrew is an accomplished professional gamer and recognized MMORPG expert where he’s amassed over $100,000 in career winnings. Andrew resides in Town & Country, Missouri where he can often be found obsessively checking in on FourSquare.

James Stacey (@jamesstacey), Managing Editor of Watch Report, is an avid watch collector and photographer.  A day job as a Technical Support Enthusiast is balanced in running TagAlongPhoto.com and feeding a considerable Google Reader and podcast addiction.

James can generally be found at home in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada glued to his Macbook Pro or working in his home studio.

Paul Hubbard (@watchotaku) is a computer engineer in San Diego, CA, with a background in materials science and experimental physics. He has worked at three of the national labs, industry and academia, and enjoys watches both for their engineering and their art.

Paul is one of the original contributors to Watch Report, and has a wide and deep knowledge of all things horology.

Christian Cantrell (@cantrell) is a Product Manager for Adobe. He loves books, movies, writing fiction, and the occasional video game.