RESSENCE TYPE 3 User manual

Owner’s Manual
R E S S E N C E
T Y P E
v 3.1

Dear Owner,
I would like to thank for your support and your trust by becoming the owner
of a RESSENCE TYPE 3.
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. This watch is temperature sensitive.
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 )
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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: Date,Days,Hours,Minutes,Seconds ( 360'' )
ARCHITECTURE: Sandwich construction with titanium membrane between movement and fluid-
filled indication module.
SYSTEM: Information transmitted from movement to indications by micro-magnets .
MODULE: Patented system invented and developed by Ressence.
Independent convex dial (radius: 125mm) comprising 28 gears and 57 jewels.
Made in grade 5 Titanium integrating three eccentric biaxial satellites inclined at
3° and 4,75° with a date ring around the circumference.
The module and indications are completely immersed in fluid.
Indications engraved and filled with Super-LumiNova, glowing in the dark.
DIMENSIONS: 44mm x 15mm.
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 ring-shaped winding rotor.
SETUP: Crownless setup system.
COMPONENTS: + 350 components.
WEIGHT: 75 grams.
This watch is water resistant but not waterproof

The RESSENCE Dial
seconds
minutes
hours
date
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 completely immersed in oil. From the movement is taken the
the minutes information. All the functions including the orbiting movement of the
rings are generated by the module.
Dial

Operating Instructions
The TYPE 3 has a unique set-up mechanism. Unlike traditional watches, TYPE 3 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 3
The TYPE 3 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 later
is enough to restart the watch. The barrel will wind completely by wearing the watch.
As the TYPE 3 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 3 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

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Operating Instructions
Rotating back
attached to the
crystal back
Rotor
Fixed center
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
Direction to turn the
back to set the date
Date sets at 24h

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 date
3. Set the correct time
4. 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. Day can be set backward as well as forward.
A dot represents 00h00
A short line 12h00 am
It is recommended to set the weekday in
counter clockwise direction.
Weekday Setting
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Date Setting
1.
2.
Bring the time setting to 24h00 by turning the back case
clockwise seen from the back
( what is counter-clockwise on the dial ).
This position corresponds to the weekday indicator
indicating a white dot.
Turn back the time and bring the watch at least to 23h45.
then -
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3.
4.
Move the time forward ( over 24h00 ) till at least 00h15.
> the date will jump one position ( one day )
if needed:
Repeat step 2 and 3 until the correct date is set.
Note: It is only possible to add one day, so stop in time.
Set the time
Date Setting
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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. Consider that the date will
jump one day when going over 00h00 in clockwise direction.
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
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Manual Winding
1.
2.
Important Note:
Turning the back case counter clockwise will wind the watch
manually.
A winding sound is perceptible. The rotor will move freely
Turning the back case clockwise will not wind the watch.
While turning the back case ( when manually winding ), the
time setting will change accordingly. To avoid ending far from
the original time, wind by oscilating the back case. ( like a DJ! )
Avoid winding at 00h00.
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1. Turn the back case
counter clockwise
2. Turn the back case
clockwise

Important Notice
The TYPE 3 is Oil filled.
Like all liquids, oil expands when heated and contracts when chilled.
TYPE 3 has been calibrated to function between 10°C ( 50°F ) and 35°C ( 95°F ).
This corresponds to a normal wearing temperature of 20°C ( 68°F ) with skin contact.
Seven gold-plated bellows compensate for normal volume changes due to temperature.
If the watch is exposed to temperatures below 10°C ( 40°F ) this could cause a bubble
of air to appear. It is therefore to protect the watch from the cold.
If the watch is exposed to temperatures above 40°C ( 100°F ) internal pressure
could disconnect the glass from the case resulting in an oil leak. It is
not to expose the watch to high temperatures. For example do not leave the watch on
a dashboard or unventilated under direct sun light. If the watch is black, it is even more
sensitive to heat build-up inside.
RESSENCE bvba declines all responsibility and cannot be liable for any consequence
related to an oil leak whatever the cause. The consequences related to the exposure to
temperatures below and above as indicated on the watch are not considered
manufacturing defects.
The oil used in TYPE 3 is a Petroleum-based lubricant ( highly flammable )
Do not swallow or inhale vapours.
In the event of skin contact, wash the skin with soap and rinse with water.
In the event of eye contact, rinse abundantly with water and consult a
specialist.
VERY IMPORTANT
VERY IMPORTANT
THE WATCH MUST BE PROTECTED FROM SHOCKS

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 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
A bubble of air in the oil-filled dial is not considered as a manufacturing defect.
Also refer to the page „important notice“.

Ressence reserves the right to modify models or technical features at any time and without prior warning. All rights reserved.
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All images are computer generated based on the real 3D model. Colours, finisches and other aspects my differ from reality due to technical interface aspects.