German artist Daniel Engelberg's concentric circles now orbit each other on a titanium dial, animated for the first time by Ressence's orbiting display.
Ressence today introduces the TYPE 8 Daniel Engelberg, two art watches limited to 40 pieces: DE1 in pink, DE2 in turquoise.
Built on the pared-back TYPE 8, the 42.9mm titanium dial reads hours and minutes only, through the patented Orbital Convex System (ROCS). Engelberg's symmetrical Inside Out patterns are engraved into the convex titanium dial and filled with Super-LumiNova. The rings orbit one another as small satellites carry the hours and minutes past them.
“It's an almost literal integration of an artwork into a watch dial,” says Benoît Mintiens, Ressence's founder. “For the first time, I have a work of art that is animated,” Engelberg adds. Each watch comes with a rubber strap in its own dial colour, pink or turquoise, plus a shared strap in blue leather for more formal wear.
The Basics
- Brand Ressence
- Model TYPE 8 Daniel Engelberg — DE1 (pink); DE2 (turquoise)
- Reference TYPE 8.1 DE1; TYPE 8.1 DE2
- Diameter 42.9mm
- Thickness 11mm
- Case material Polished Grade 5 titanium; domed sapphire crystal, anti-reflective coating inside
- Dial Convex Grade 5 titanium, 75mm; eccentric satellites on jewel ball bearings inclined at 9.75°; laser-engraved discs filled with blue Super-LumiNova. DE1 pink; DE2 turquoise, from Engelberg's Inside Out series
- Water resistance 1 ATM splash-resistance
- Strap Soft pink rubber (DE1) or blue-green rubber (DE2); complementary blue leather strap included; titanium ardillon buckle
- Limited edition 40 pieces
The Movement
- Calibre Patented ROCS (Ressence Orbital Convex System), a module on a customised automatic base calibre
- Functions Hours, minutes
- Winding Self-winding; manual winding over 12° via the caseback
- Power reserve 36 hours
- Frequency 28,800 vph
- Jewels 31
Images courtesy of Ressence.
