{"id":60038,"date":"2019-08-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-08-27T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diving-info.com\/?p=60038"},"modified":"2023-05-03T14:05:55","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T14:05:55","slug":"ressence-watch-review-a-detailed-look","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diving-info.com\/ressence-watch-review-a-detailed-look\/","title":{"rendered":"Ressence Watch Review: A Detailed Look"},"content":{"rendered":"

Anyone who has ever been mesmerized by a mechanical model of the solar system will understand the intrigue of a Ressence watch<\/a>. Its smaller faces perform a similar mechanical rotation around each other. The effect is engineering and gears and part dance. Those seeing it for the first time remark first that that each dial stays upright the entire time. Such is the design illusion achieved via a little material wizardry. <\/p>\n

About the Ressence Watch<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Belgian industrial designer Beno\u00eet Mintiens launched Ressence as a luxury watch manufacturer in 2010.  Mintiens presented three prototypes of his Ressence watch concept at the 2010 Baselworld international watch and jewelry trade show held in Basel, Switzerland. This annual convention attracts some 2,000 exhibitors and more than 90,000 visitors from around the world.<\/p>\n

Ressence Watch Arms Orbit Rather than Sweep<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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We will try and fail to describe the movement of a Ressence watch face. Every review of this watch suggests seeing it for yourself. <\/p>\n

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The first initial impression is that the Ressence watch face glides across the surface of the sapphire crystal. So much so that it seems you could touch the dials. This is due to a unique mineral oil construction that places the face directly against the sapphire’s underside, without the discernable gap traditionally left in watches to allow arms to sweep around the face.<\/p>\n

The second impression is that the Ressence watch arms orbit each other rather than sweep. The whole face circle rotates, with an etched minute hand pointing to the numbers emblazoned on the watch’s exterior. Embedded in this face are three separate, smaller faces, indicating seconds, hours, and day. As the minute face turns, each of these smaller faces glide with it as they each turn independently, giving the same impression as a mechanical solar system.<\/p>\n

Produced In Extremely Limited Editions<\/strong><\/h2>\n

In 2016, the Fondation de la Haute <\/em>Horlogerie<\/em> recognized Ressence watches for their technical and excellence standards in raising watchmaking to the level of applied art. The Fondation<\/em> was founded by an international consortium of fine watchmakers to further the historical heritage of the skill and craft of making luxury timepieces.<\/p>\n

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Every minute detail of a Ressence watch is hand-attended, from the mechanical interior to the finishes of every surface, inside and out. The watches are 100% mechanical with the entire back sapphire serving as a winding mechanism and a means of setting the watch. Each Ressence watch is produced in extremely limited editions; usually fewer than 20.<\/p>\n

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Product Specs<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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The Ressence Watch Type 1 (part number T1PW) is a 42 millimeter case diameter men’s analog watch with automatic self-wind. The innovative orbiting face dials display seconds, minutes, hours, and day of the week. The unique animated movement floats in mineral oil, giving all visible indicators  a gliding-like motion. Each face dial remains upright as they all rotate around the face. The watchmaker’s impressive engineering accomplishes this with only 208 individual parts. It has a milled titanium case and sapphire crystals front and back.<\/p>\n

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Pricing  <\/h3>\n

The Ressence Watch Type 1 we reviewed here can be found on Amazon (when it can be found at all) for around $20,000.00.<\/p>\n

How It Compares<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Ressence watch is so exclusive that it was a challenge to find comparable watches from other makers. Do you consider uniqueness? Functionality? Ruggedness? Beauty? To put our comparisons on even ground, we started with a price range. Since the Ressence Watch Type 1 is currently available an Amazon for approximately $20,000.00, we started by looking at similarly-priced models by other watchmakers respected in Haute <\/em>Horlogerie<\/em> circles. We then narrowed our selection by only considering watches with comparable levels of engineering, functionality, and finish.<\/p>\n