Jack Forster

WatchBox Global Editorial Director Jack Forster has been fascinated by every aspect of watches, clocks, and watchmaking for his entire life. He began systematically studying and learning about watches over 20 years ago, and during the first explosion of watch enthusiast forums, he became a moderator on thepurists.com. Jack became a full-time watch writer in 2007, when he joined revolution magazine, first as group technical and features editor, and then as editor in chief of Revolution Magazine USA. He joined the enthusiast website HODINKEE in 2015 as managing editor and then as editor-in-chief. in 2022, Jack joined WatchBox as the global editorial director. He is the author of Cartier time art: mechanics of passion, and has written about watches, and other subjects, for many other venues including CNN, American express departures, and Vanity fair.