“The concept behind it is improving on the mechanical watch, not building another Fitbit,” independent watchmaker Ressence’s CEO Benoît Mintiens explains as he taps the domed glass of his most ...

One of the more interesting developments that came to light at this year’s watch shows was a model in the final stages of development from the small design brand Ressence. Their new Type 2 model, ...

These days, there's little middle ground between traditional mechanical watches, and the modern features offered by smartwatches. Sure, there are timepieces from the later category designed to ...

There’s plenty of chaff in the watch-news space (“Brand X Releases Same Old Watch, Now With a Blue Dial!” — sound familiar?) but far less wheat. Truly exciting horological developments, the kind that ...

Why it matters: Ressence is a Belgium-based luxury watchmaker startup founded in 2010 by Benoît Mintiens. His first watch the Type 1 launched in 2011. A couple Type 1 iterations later and the Type 3 ...

It usually takes a pretty smart watch to impress us, but Ressence's Type 1 does it just by mechanical dials alone. Borrowing the zero-profile aesthetic of the Ressence Type 3 launched last year, only ...

Dezeen promotion: watch brand Ressence has launched a new version of its oil-filled mechanical watch, drawing on the design cues of a water-worn pebble and boasting a black rounded case attached to a ...

There’s a common problem with mechanical watches: when the power winds down, they lose the time. When that happens, the time must be set again by hand. For some owners of mechanical watches, that may ...

If you are in the market for a unique styled watch, the new Ressence Type 3 watch might be worth a little more investigation, as its construction is very different. The Ressence Type 3 watch mechanics ...

This story appeared in Esquire's About Time newsletter. Get it free into your inbox every Sunday at 8am. Sign up here Last month we sat down with one of watchmaking’s true design mavericks, Benoît ...