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“The idea behind Ressence was based on how we have screens everywhere — screens on your phone, your tablet, your car, and so on. And they’re successful because they’re functional, easy to read, and dynamic,” says Mintiens. “I thought, ‘Well, that’s a good concept. Now let’s make that mechanical.’ So in a Ressence dial, the dynamism doesn’t come from pixels, but from components that rotate around each other. My first watches were flat, but now they look like macarons.”
His latest release, the Type 3 EE, looks especially toothsome with its new “Eucalyptus” green dial — the first time a Type 3 has a face that isn’t black. Even for those who are new to Ressence’s quirky styling, the dial is intuitively easy to understand. The outermost ring of the dial is dedicated to the date and indicated via a yellow pointer at 6 o’clock on the fixed minute ring. The largest white hand points to the minutes, while the remaining counters hold the hours, small seconds, oil temperature, and power reserve. The back crystal bears instructions on how to set and wind the movement.
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