Ressence Type 5

Type 5 is an oil-filled revolving dial dive watch from Belgian watchmaker Ressence introduced in 2016.

Overview

Founded by Belgian industrial designer Benoît Mintiens, Ressence released their first watch in 2010. The limited-production Zero Series was equipped with a completely new dial, which, including subdials, moves in a circular motion that is said to be analogous to the motion of time. The Ressence Zero Series was limited-production proof-of-concept model and was replaced by the full-production Type 1 in 2014. The next major advance was the 2013 Type 3 with an oil-filled crystal.

In 2016, the "Type 5" dive watch was introduced. It is very similar to the Type 3 but includes a rotating outer bezel as well as a special waterproofing system on the caseback controls. The Type 5 lacks the date and day of week indications of the Type 3, however, and the oil temperature gauge has been enlarged.

As on the Type 3, the time is displayed as in a regulator, with separate hands for hour and minute. Hours are shown on a large subdial with the Ressence "hand" logo at 12 and Arabic numerals at 3, 6, and 9. The minutes display is the entire rotating dial, with a large hand pointing to the customary dial positions. Running seconds are shown on a tiny subdial on a scale of 90 (1.5 minutes) between hours and the oil temperature gauge. The oil temperature gauge is similar to a common temperature gauge, with a "blue" and "red" zone for cold and warm but with other marks added since the Type 3: "10" and "40" indicate temperature (in C) and three bands are added between, light green, green, and yellow.

Models

• Ressence Type 5 - 46 mm x 15.5 mm, ROCS 5 movement (ETA 2824/2 base)
  • Ressence Type 5B "Black" - Black dial and black barenia leather strap, titanium case
  • Ressence Type 5BB "Black Black" - Black dial and black barenia leather strap, black DLC coated titanium case
  • Ressence Type 5G "Grey" - Grey dial and brown cordovan leather strap, titanium case