This revolutionary solution is just one of many Ressence's brilliant innovations
Ressence Type 3 won the Horological Revelation prize at GPHG 2013, and we certainly could get behind this pick. One of its unique features is a dial filled with 3.75ml of oil, a decision that helps to eliminate light refraction thus vastly improving legibility. It provides a crystal clear display regardless of the angle and light conditions.
Additionally, instead of traditional hands, time is displayed by revolving co-planar convex discs operated by an in-house module called Ressence Orbital Convex System or ROCS. The convex discs give the watch a nice pebble-like shape.
According to Benoit Mintiens, founder and CEO of Ressence, the whole idea began with the dial “because that is where all the information is. At the same time, we also want it to be mechanical because we have more empathy for mechanical things.”
The Type 3 has no crown. Instead, “the crown takes up the whole caseback, making it easier to wind,” notes Mintiens.