Ressence ZeroSeries

Established in 2009 and conceived by Belgian industrial designer Benoît Mintiens, Ressence lives by the credo “less is more”, and the brand’s name is a contraction of “Renaissance of the Essentials”. Its unique time display might be described as circles turning within circles. Use the video link inside, because words and still images alone cannot convey the eyecatching functionality. Find prices inside as well. Unlike many brands that add depth and layers to their dials, Ressence displays time on a flush-mounted revolving dial that places all graphical elements in one plane. The mechanical display system features a revolving module driven by a Swiss automatic caliber ETA 2824-A2. The ETA movement is used because it can generate the force needed to move the multiple disks, which weigh considerably more than standard hands. (Ulysse Nardin similarly selected ETA movements to power their famous Trilogy of Time pieces, the Astrolabium, Tellurium and Planetarium, as they were the only ones sufficiently powerful to drive the multiple complications). The patented Ressence system features a large revolving dial disk on which the largest “hand” or indicator is painted, pointing to the outer 60 minute track. The entire dial on this watch revolves. Inside the main minutes disk, three smaller disks each revolve independently, indicating the hours, seconds, and a.m./p.m. Looking at the image below, the dial on the left indicates that it is 10:10 a.m. The dial in the center displays 1:50:40 a.m. Note that the positions of the three subdials has changed, as the main dial rotated from the 10 minute to the 50 minute position. The dial on the right shows 11:45:25 p.m., and again the positions of the three subdials has changed. As the “minute hand” makes one complete revolution per hour, the entire display is always in motion. see more montres homme luxe and Bvlgari Montres