RESSENCE TYPE 1 User manual

Owner’s Manual
R E S S E N C E
T Y P E
v 1.2

Dear Owner,
I would like to thank for your support and your trust by becoming the owner
of a RESSENCE TYPE 1.
You are wearing a totally unconventional watch created from the mindset of
an industrial designer. The originality lies in the point of view. A RESSENCE
watch has its roots in your brain. The concept is based on a holistic approach
in which the user experience plays a central role.
This watch is truly different from any other watch. I would like to invite you
to read the owner’s manual for a good understanding of how to set, maintain
and service it.
Your feedback is extremely valuable. I therefore invite you to share your
individual experience by emailing to:
I hope that every time you wear your watch, you will enjoy a sensory blend of
pleasure and harmony.
Please handle your watch with the care it merits.
Again, thank you for your confidence.
Benoît Mintiens
( founder & creator )
[e-mail]

Functional Parameters
Please keep the ticket(s) at all times and send
them together with the watch for servicing.
The watch is monitored at 0h and after 24h of running in a fixed position. The watch
is placed in a robotised monitoring device that „listens“ to the watch pulsing in 6
different positions, namely dial up,dial down,„crown“ up,„crown“ down,dial front-
facing, dial back-facing. This process measures the amplitude of the movement in
degrees. The internal friction of the movement components varies according to
their orientation relative to the direction of gravity. The smaller and more
homogeneous the variation between the 6 positions, the more accurate the time
keeping.

Technical parameters
FUNCTIONS: Days,Hours,Minutes,Seconds
MODULE: Patented system invented and developed by Ressence.
Independent convex dial (radius: 125mm) comprising 18 gears and 22 jewels.
Made in maillechort integrating three eccentric biaxial satellites inclined at
3° and 4,75°.
Indications engraved and filled with Super-LumiNova, glowing in the dark*.
CASE: Sapphire crystal and Grade 5 titanium
Case and lugs machined from one titanium block
DIMENSIONS: 42 mm diameter x 12.8 mm at highest point in the centre.
CRYSTALS: Domed sapphire crystals top and bottom with anti-reflective coating.
MOVEMENT: Automatic winding movement,25 jewels.
Power reserve 36 hours,
Balance frequency 28.800A/h.
Visible winding rotor.
SETUP: Crownless setup system.
COMPONENTS: + 200 components.
WEIGHT: 70 grams.
This watch is water resistant but not waterproof
*:not applicable for some models

The RESSENCE Dial
seconds
minutes
hours
day
week day
weekend day
The watch you now own has a unique time display mechanism. Unlike traditional
watches, the time representation is generated by a set of disks and rings. The so-called
time module (or module) is an independent mechanical unit that generates all the
functions independently. From the movement is taken the minutes and seconds
information. All the functions including the orbiting movement of the rings are
generated by the module.
Dial

Operating Instructions
The TYPE 1 has a unique set-up mechanism. Unlike traditional watches, the TYPE 1 has no
crown for winding or setting the watch. Instead the back case takes over the crown
functions. The different actions normally carried out with a crown are replaced by turning
the back case of the watch.
Set-up RESSENCE TYPE 1
The TYPE 1 is an automatically winding watch. It will wind while you wear it and keep the
barrel armed. The watch has a power reserve of 36 hours what is plenty enough to be
taken off at night and put back on the next morning without the need to wind it manually.
Important Notice
In the situation the watch has stopped because it has not been wearn for a longer period,
you will need to reset the time. While setting the time in a clockwise direction ( looking
at the dial ) your action will also wind the watch. Setting the time one hour forward is
enough to restart the watch. The barrel will wind by wearing the watch.
As the TYPE 1 is automatically winding by wearing it, you only need to set the time when the
watch stopped working*; what is the concequence of not wearing the watch for a longer
period. The logics of an automatic watch imply that setting and winding are actions that always
occure together. When you need to set the time you also need to wind and vice versa.
On the TYPE 1 both actions are combined in one. When you set, you wind, when you wind,
you set. *: exceptions are setting the watch when traveling through different time zones or
when moving from winter to summer time for example.
Principle

Operating Instructions
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Rotating back
attached to the
crystal back
Rotor
Direction to turn
the back for
setting the time
Direction to
turn the back
for winding
Direction to
turn the back
to set the day
Serial number

Operating Instructions
Setting a watch that is
Follow the steps in priority order:
1. Set the correct weekday and bring time
to 00h30
2. Set the correct time
3. Manual winding if still needed.
completely out of time.

Follow instruction for Time Setting
The day indicator is directly connected to the minutes hand.
This means you will need to turn the minutes hand 24x to
add one day. Days can be set backward as well as forward.
It is recommended to set the weekday in
counter clockwise direction.
Weekday Setting
1.
3
5
6
7
8
9

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Turn the back case while looking at the dial. The dial ( minutes )
will follow the movement you do with the back.
Both directions are possible but it is preferable to set counter
clockwise if the time span is important.
When time is set, just wear the watch. Gaskets have been
developed to lock the back case when wearing.
Always do this close to a soft surface in case the watch would fall.
Time Setting

Manual Winding
1.
2.
Important Note:
Turning the back case counter clockwise will wind the watch
manually over a short section. The winding section is recognisable
because it is harder. A winding sound is perceptible over this section.
The rotor will move freely. A “click” sound will be generated when
leaving the winding section.
Turning the back case clockwise will not wind the watch.
While turning the back case ( when manually winding ), the
time setting will change accordingly. Wind by oscillating the back
case over the winding section like a DJ!
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1. Turn the back case
counter clockwise
2. Turn the back case
clockwise

Maintenance & Service
This page is reserved for servicing information.
Please keep the log book of your watch up-to-dated.
RESSENCE advises you to have your watch checked every year by an appointed
after sales agent to guarantee its keeping perfect time. During this annual routine
check the movement needs to be demagnetised.
Servicing

Your RESSENCE watch comes with a „bubble certificate“. The bubble code found
on the guarantee card is based on natural chaos and is unreproducible. To check the
authenticity of your watch, you need to connect to the internet.
Your RESSENCE watch is insured under a limited guarantee against manufacturing
defects for two years from the date of purchase indicated on page 2 of this Owner’s
Manual. Only your retailer and the official distributer for your country are authorised
to accept your watch for service. Please consult the list of authorised aftersales
support. Your watch has been sealed. If at the time of servicing the seals are found to
be broken, the guarantee is automatically void. For further information, please contact
RESSENCE bvba by email.
www.prooftag.com
Key in J10N....... followed by the registration number printed on your guarantee card. Click
on „Search“ A page containing authenticity information will appear together with the
scanned bubble code. You now need to compare the bubble code on your card with the
scanned image on the screen to authentify your watch.
[e-mail]
Certificate of Guarantee
This Owner’s Manual comprises 24 pages including the title page

Ressence reserves the right to modify models or technical features at any time and without prior warning. All rights reserved.
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