Fernando Correia de Oliveira (Lisbon, 1954) is a journalist and researcher on Time, Horology and Mentality Evolution.
PhD Student, Departamento de História, NOVA FCSH - Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas da Universidade NOVA de Lisboa
Master's degree in History and Philosophy of Sciences at Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa.
Law, Lisbon University.
Journalist since 1974.
20 years with the Portuguese News Agency.
First Portuguese correspondent in Beijing (1988-90).
10 years with PÚBLICO, the Portuguese daily reference newspaper (1993-2002).
Specialized in International Politics and Asia (China, Japan, Korea).
Independent journalist and publisher since 2002, with a clear leading position on the Portuguese Watch specialized titles:
* Relógios & Canetas online, monthly, since March 2013 (editor-in-chief)
* Anuário Relógios & Canetas, 28th year, once a year, 15.000 copies. Also available in Angola. (editor-in-chief)
*Turbilhão, since 2012, twice a year, 10.000 copies (contributor)
* Swiss Chamber of Commerce in Portugal Newsletter (contributor)
* Estação Cronográfica, since June 2009 (founder), the most important blog in Portuguese language about Time, Watches and Mentality Evolution: http://estacaochronographica.blogspot.com/.
Member of several international organizations on Time studies, expert on Horology, Time and Time Measurement history for the Portuguese Government.
Founding member of Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève's jury
Founding member of Cartier's Fine Watchmaking Club
Founding member of Montblanc's 4810 Club
Founding member and President - Jury of Grande Prémio de Relojoaria (Portugal)
Contributor to the Arquivo Ephemera, the main private Portuguese archive, in charge of the Horology and Gastronomy chapters
Ephemera Things Exhibition 2019. Viseu, Curator
aC / dC Pandemic Times Ephemera Exhibition 2021. Science Museum, Lisbon. Curator
aC / dC Pandemic Times Ephemera Exhibition 2023. ESTBarreiro - Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal, Barreiro. Curator
"Engrenagens do Tempo - a Arte da Relojoaria Mecânica", Mechanical Clocks and Watches Exhibition 2023. Cidadela, Cascais. Scientific curator, contributor.
Member of the Lisbon Geographic Society
Member of the Friends of Lisbon Group
Published works on History, Time, Mentality, Clock and Watch making:
* Portugal na I Guerra Mundial (1994). A monograph work on Portuguese presence on World War I.
* 500 Anos de Contactos Luso-Chineses (1998). Also translated to mandarin Chinese. An historic and political essay on sino-portuguese 500 years relationship.
* Machado Joalheiro, no Porto desde 1880 (2002). A monographic work about the main watch retailer point in Oporto.
* História do Tempo em Portugal (2003). A 350 pages book about the History of Time and it’s makers; prefaced by the Portuguese President, Jorge Sampaio, considered by the critics has one of the best essay books published in that year.
* Cronologia do Tempo em Portugal (2004). A timeline on the Portuguese Time.
* Manuscrito Anónimo de Relojoaria na Academia das Ciências de Lisboa (2005). A scientific paper presented at the Lisbon Science Academy, about Maritime Chronometers.
* Relógios e Relojoeiros – Quem É Quem no Tempo em Portugal (2006). A Who’s Who of the Portuguese clock and watchmakers, museums, private collections, schools, etc.
* Relógios de Sol em Portugal (2007). About sundials.
* Dicionário de Relojoaria - O Universo do Tempo e dos seus Medidores (2007). A time and watches diccionary. Also translated to Spanish.
* Tempo e Poder em Lisboa - O Relógio do Arco da Rua Augusta (2008). An essay on Time and Power in Lisbon's history.
* Portugal, o Tempo e a Modernidade (2008). An essay on Time and Modernity in Portugal.
* O Relógio da República (2010). An essay on changes on Portuguese time from Monarchy to Republic, in 1910
* Mecânica do Tempo - os Relógios da Colecção Medeiros e Almeida (2019). About the most important clock and watch collection in Portugal.
* Diário dos Dias da Peste - Março 2020 / Março 2021 (2021). Two texts about Ephemera's Archive material, in an anthology produced during the Covid related confinement in Portugal.
*A Introdução do Relógio Mecânico em Portugal (2023). Master's dissertation on the introduction of the mechanical clock in Portugal.
(https://repositorio.ul.pt/handle/10451/57696)
*Portugal e o Tempo (2025). An essay on Portugal's relationship with Time, from prehistoric era to nowadays.
Contacts:
(+351) 968 302 387 – Cell phone
email: allaworldontime@gmail.com
Blog: http://estacaochronographica.blogspot.com/