Ressence founder Benoît Mintiens wanted to merge his universe with that of industrial designer Marc Newson, and the TYPE 3 MN is the watch they made together.
Ressence today introduces the TYPE 3 MN, limited to 80 pieces. It brings Newson’s design to the oil-filled TYPE 3 and its patented ROCS display.
The elliptical case is a form Newson has refined over decades, and the bold, minimal hands nod to his Ikepod watches of the 1990s. In Grade 5 titanium, it measures 45mm across and 15mm thick, in a palette of celadon green, grey, black and bright yellow.
The upper chamber holds 4.15ml of silicone oil, which cancels light refraction, so the time seems to sit on the glass. Magnetically driven discs show hours, minutes, a 180-second runner, day, date and oil temperature.
“In my eyes, one plus one can become more than the sum of its parts,” says Mintiens.
Two design languages, one dial: the TYPE 3 MN reads less like a crossover than a watch neither of them could have made alone.
The Basics
- Brand Ressence
- Model TYPE 3 MN (Marc Newson)
- Diameter 45mm
- Thickness 15mm
- Case material Grade 5 titanium; two sealed chambers, the upper filled with 4.15ml of oil
- Dial DLC and PVD coated Grade 5 titanium; convex discs with four eccentric satellites; blue and green Grade A Super-LumiNova®
- Water resistance 1 ATM (splash resistance)
- Strap Synthetic rubber, titanium ardillon buckle
- Limited edition 80 pieces
The Movement
- Calibre ROCS 3.6, on a customised automatic base
- Functions Hours, minutes, runner (180 seconds), day, date, oil temperature
- Winding Automatic; caseback winding and setting
- Power reserve 36 hours
- Frequency 28,800 vph
- Jewels 47
Images courtesy of Ressence.
