Oracle Time Magazine

OT Magazine caters to watch enthusiasts and luxury fans around the globe. With a primary emphasis on timepieces, it allows readers to explore the latest in the watchmaking industry and uncover lesser-known, independent brands that other magazines may overlook. The publication showcases luxury watches and stylish accessories with a sleek, contemporary design, ensuring a visually appealing experience for its audience.

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Movement Finishing Techniques to Admire Through Exhibition Casebacks

1 week ago | oracleoftime.com | Thor Svaboe

We recently looked at the amazing artisanal finishing techniques. But what if you were to flip over a watch and look through the exhibition caseback? What are some of the most common and important types of finishing found on the beating heart of a watch? Between striping, perlage and brushing, these are some of the quintessential movement finishing techniques every collector should be able to identify.
Patek Philippe Calatrava Ref. 6196P-001 Platinum Watch Review

1 week ago | oracleoftime.com | Michael Sonsino

Patek Philippe’s Calatrava is one of the quintessential dress watches of history. Admittedly it occasionally moonlights as a pilot’s watch or grand complication, but the classic expression of it is as a purebred dress watch. That’s what we have here with the new Patek Philippe Calatrava Ref. 6196P-001 Platinum, which we had the fortune of getting hands-on with at Watches & Wonders 2025. The first thing that stands out is the full platinum case.
Biver Automatique Yellow Gold and Atelier Series Carbon Edition Juxtaposes Modern and Classic Styles

1 week ago | oracleoftime.com | Michael Sonsino

The Biver Automatique is one of the darlings of the watch industry from the past year or so. A modern take on traditional three-hand dress watches with elements of sector style design. Compared to the maximalist Carillon it’s positively minimalist. Now, two new editions are joining the available range. The Biver Automatique Yellow Gold and Atelier Series Carbon Edition. First, the Yellow Gold version is pretty self-explanatory.
Vacheron Constantin Traditionnelle Perpetual Calendar Retrograde Date Openface Watch Review

1 week ago | oracleoftime.com | Michael Sonsino

It’s an anniversary year for Vacheron Constantin. Well technically so is every year, but 2025 is specifically a big one. It’s 270 years since Vacheron Constantin was founded, showing the extreme longevity of the brand that is today regarded as one of the ‘big three’ along with Patek Philippe and Audemars Piguet. To celebrate this landmark milestone they’ve released a Traditionnelle collection dedicated to some of the major innovations and complications that VC has become renowned for.
Orient Bambino 75th Anniversary Limited Edition Watch Review (Giveaway)

1 week ago | oracleoftime.com | Michael Sonsino

It’s time for the next edition of the Oracle Time Members Club giveaway! The watch that’s being given away this spring is the Orient Bambino 75th Anniversary Limited Edition. A fun, accessible dress watch that punches well above its weight in terms of style and build quality. It’s a little beauty. Find out how you can take part in this giveaway at the bottom of the article.
Breitling Launch Top Time B01 Fausto Coppi and Gino Bartali Limited Editions

1 week ago | oracleoftime.com | Michael Sonsino

One of the surprise hits amid the craziness of Watches & Wonders has been Breitling’s Top Time dashboard collection (watch this space for a hands-on review of that collection). And only a couple of weeks later, the Top Time is back in the spotlight yet again with the launch of the Breitling Top Time B01 Fausto Coppi and Gino Bartali Limited Editions.
Patek Philippe’s Refreshed Calatrava Pilot Travel Time Watch Review

1 week ago | oracleoftime.com | Sam Kessler

Big, chunky and designed for the cockpit… probably isn’t what you expect from Patek Philippe’s dressy Calatrava collection. But while ostensibly part of that usually formal collection, the Calatrava Pilot Travel Time has been an idiosyncratic anomaly since 2015 and, for 2025 is undergoing an update in the form of the Ref. 5224G-010.
Grand Seiko Sakura-Kakushi 18K Rose Gold 62GS James Porter & Son Exclusive Watch Review

2 weeks ago | oracleoftime.com | Michael Sonsino

Back in February Grand Seiko launched the latest edition of their Sakura-Kakushi styled watches, based on early spring cherry blossoms. It’s a beautiful watch that’s available in the UK exclusively through James Porter & Son, one that I haven’t been able to stop thinking about. Fortunately, while we were digging into Grand Seiko’s new releases in Geneva, they also had the Sakura-Kakushi 18K Rose Gold 62GS to hand. In the metal it’s even more impressive than I initially thought.
Hublot Big Bang Unico Water Blue Sapphire Watch Review

2 weeks ago | oracleoftime.com | Michael Sonsino

Is the narrative about Hublot being a footballer’s watch getting old yet? It’s definitely still relevant but I think it does a disservice to some of Hublot’s more interesting horological creations. For example, they are a leading name when it comes to the creation of coloured sapphire cases, such as the new Big Bang Unico Water Blue Sapphire that we saw in Geneva. Sapphire is an incredibly difficult material to work with because the only material that’s harder than it is diamond.
James Porter & Son, Glasgow’s Independent Watch Specialists

2 weeks ago | oracleoftime.com | Sam Kessler

There are a lot of watch shops around. I mean, just stroll down Bond Street, Regent Street, or any high street in the UK and you’ll find at least one place selling a solid array of classic Swiss brands. That’s no bad thing but it is a bit… uninspiring. One chain store selling your Omegas, Rolexes, and other mainstream Swiss brands is generally the carbon copy of another. They might vary in size, but that’s about it.