The TYPE 3 uses the whole surface of the crystal to display the indications so they can be read from very shallow angles Filling the display with fluid removes the visual reference points that the brain uses to perceive the shape. The brain uses reflection and refraction to understand shape and depth. The Type 3 displays time as if it were projected onto a screen. One of the most striking features of the Type 3 is its surface time display that, while not using traditional hands, uses the concept of hands to display the time. Lines painted on the hours, minutes and seconds discs indicate the time just like traditional hands, but unlike traditional hands, they do not overlap so less space is required between the dial and the crystal. Traditional hands are replaced by convex discs set in a convex dial, providing an abstract representation of pared-down and poetic time. With the Type 3, Benoît Mintiens, the founder of Ressence, concentrates on the user experience rather than on creating a showcase for the workings of a watch. The face of the watch is constantly changing in the same way that a human face is transformed by each passing emotion. The indications discs continually revolve, as does the whole dial itself. Type 3 offers a tangible feeling of being able to touch time itself.ĭiscs displaying hours, minutes, seconds and days revolve under the domed sapphire crystal, while the date is read from the perimeter of the dial at 6 o'clock.
The high-contrast white indicators against the black dial appear to be projected onto the top crystal as if onto a screen. The orbiting indications are bathed in a fluid that refracts light like air does, so the indications appear to be displayed directly onto the sapphire – closer to the eye of the beholder.
The Ressence Type 3 transports time from the dial to the crystal. THE RESSENCE TYPE 3 BRINGS TIME TO THE SURFACE
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