The official role of Heritage Director seems to be growing in prominence across watch brands. It makes sense – a reverence for history has always been at the heart of the art of watchmaking. With that in mind, it is likely there have long been resident historians at established maisons or...
Most watches have a story to tell, but some carry several narratives woven together. The Leica ZM 1 and ZM 2 (previously named L1 and L2), taken out of context, are fine and interesting creations; add the story, and their appeal multiplies. Their allure goes beyond design or mechanics, drawing...
Certain watch niches are riskier than others; for instance, seemingly every brand has tried a dive watch or chronograph because they are guaranteed crowd pleasers with straightforward functionality, whereas a world timer or moonphase complication is a little trickier to market to a general...
A lot has changed in Formula 1 (F1) ahead of the 2026 season. There are new teams, updated regulations, and, most relevant to us at Oracle Time, new watch partnerships. With the first Grand Prix weekend set to begin on 6 March 2026 in Australia, the hype is starting to build, and storylines are...
1737 was an eventful year: The Louvre opened its doors for the first public admission to the Salon de Paris; John Harrison successfully trialed his longitude clock; and Abraham Favre set up shop as an independent watchmaker in Le Locle, Switzerland. Now, 289 years since its founding, Favre Leuba...
Earned timepieces, secondary markets, and the collector’s dilemma, where modern military watches start to feel complicated. Over the past several years, there has been a marked increase in unit watches produced for military, law enforcement, and intelligence agencies around the world. As issued...
The one handed watch is a curious thing. On the face of it, it seems illogical. On a mechanical watch, stripping away a more precise minute hand in favor of a single hour hand negates one of the things enthusiasts covet most: precision. Or, at least, the relative precision. Things like COSC...
Founded by Andreas Felsl and Tzuyu Huang in 2007, Horage approached watchmaking from an unconventional angle: rather than starting with design and sourcing movements, the company began by developing in-house calibres. Now Horage has a portfolio built around modular movement families, the...
There are few wristwatch design concepts older or more ubiquitous than the rectangular dress watch. With roots dating back over a century and several iterations ranging among the world’s most beloved timepieces, it’s difficult to imagine treading new ground in this space, but every so often, a...
Louis Moinet’s universe is populated with exuberant timepieces that often merge steampunk aesthetics with elaborate mechanical movements and exotic materials. As the brand whose founding father invented one of the very first chronographs in 1815 – the Compteur de Tierces – a fact that the brand...
