Sam Kessler

1 week ago | oracleoftime.com | Sam Kessler

How do you redefine a classic? I don’t mean reinventing the icons of the watch world, riffing on the Fifty Fathoms, Speedmaster, any number of Genta’s 1970s designs, but to rethink something as basic as a tool watch archetype. With so much noise around various references and the legacies of certain watchmakers, how do you rethink something as fundamental, as archetypal as a dive watch? According to Serica, by starting from the drawing board.

2 weeks ago | finance.yahoo.com | Sam Kessler

A financial deal was supposed to help launch the MOVE crypto token. Instead, it led to a token-dumping scandal, a Binance ban, and behind-the-scenes infighting. Contracts obtained by CoinDesk help explain where it all went wrong. Movement, the blockchain project behind the MOVE cryptocurrency, is investigating whether it was deceived into signing a financial agreement that granted a single entity outsized control over the market for its token, according to internal documents reviewed by CoinDesk.

2 weeks ago | oracleoftime.com | Sam Kessler

There are plenty of different certifications in the watch world, from the country a timepiece is made to the hallmarking of its precious metals. In an industry where provenance is a big deal, knowing where something is from is non-negotiable (even if it can be a little tenuous at times). So too is performance, with movements going through their own set of qualifications, with organisations like COSC and METAS testing very specific, measurable aspects of chronometric rigour.

2 weeks ago | oracleoftime.com | Sam Kessler

Strange as it seems now that they’ve been shuttered by Rolex, one of my favourite watches last year was the Carl F. Bucherer Heritage WorldTimer, a watch with plenty of low-key glamour and jet-setting chic. Well, it turns out I’m a sucker for clean, elegant world timers as the Carl F. Bucherer might just have been displaced by none other than Rado. Sure, I was expecting more Captain Cooks this year.

3 weeks ago | oracleoftime.com | Sam Kessler

The latest drop from Studio Underd0g is here and, rather than their high-end experiment in floral guilloché they’re back where they belong: quirky colour and a cheek full of tongue. This time however, the one thing they can’t be accused of is originality. Say hello to the best homage pieces on the planet, the Studio Underdog Av0cado and Guacam0le. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery and it turns out that Studio Underd0g have cause to be very, very flattered.