Jules Wittock, a Brussels artist who has drawn mazes freehand since childhood, has traced one for the dial of the Ressence TYPE 9, with a word hidden inside.
Ressence today introduces the TYPE 9 Jules Wittock, this year’s art watch and the latest in a series of collaborations that has included Shantell Martin and Alain Silberstein. It comes in Emerald Green and Black, 30 pieces each.
Each maze has one entrance, one exit and a path that spells a word. It is milled into the titanium dial and filled by hand with white lacquer and Super-LumiNova. The Emerald Green version turns purple depending on the angle.
Built on the TYPE 9, Ressence’s smallest and lightest watch, the design does away with a conventional dial. Hours and minutes are read from discs that orbit continuously, driven by the brand’s patented ROCS module and a self-winding movement.
“I like hiding things in my paintings,” says Wittock. “There’s always a mystery within the maze.”
What the word says stays between the artist and those who own the piece.
The Basics
Brand: Ressence
Model: TYPE 9 Jules Wittock
Reference: TYPE 9 JWE (Emerald Green); TYPE 9 JWB (Black)
Diameter: 39mm
Thickness: 11mm
Case material: Polished Grade 5 titanium; domed sapphire crystal
Dial: Grade 5 titanium, engraved maze hand-filled with white lacquer and Grade A Super-LumiNova®; Emerald Green ALD coating (JWE) or black PVD coating (JWB)
Water resistance: 1 ATM splash-resistance
Strap: Leather, 20/18mm; titanium ardillon buckle (soft calf on the JWE)
Limited edition: 30 pieces per colourway (60 total)
The Movement
Calibre: Patented ROCS 9 module, driven by a customised automatic base calibre
Functions: Hours, minutes
Winding: Self-winding
Power reserve: 36 hours
Frequency: 28,800 vibrations per hour
Jewels: 31
Images courtesy of Ressence.