RESSENCE TYPE3 User manual

Owner’s Manual
R E S S E N C E
T Y P E
v 3.0

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 )
[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: 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 with gravity clutch in rose gold.
COMPONENTS: + 400 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 are taken the
date and the minutes. The other functions as well as 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 of the watch.
Set-up RESSENCE TYPE 3
Manual Winding
Date Setting
Time Setting
Day Setting

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Operating Instructions
Rotating back
attached to the
crystal back
Rotor
Fixed center
Reference cursor
Normal Running position
R
Winding direction
W
Time setting direction
T
Date setting
D
Fixed cursor
Running position
Direction to turn the
back for setting the
time
Direction to turn
the back for winding
Direction to turn the
back to set the date
Action path 270°
Activate date setting

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Operating Instructions
action path/zone
setup path/zone
cursor
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Normal
running position
Turn the back
counter clockwise
Turn the back
clockwise

Manual Winding
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Turn the back case clockwise and bring the cursor
into the blue area.
then
SLOWLY rotate the cursor back and forth within the blue area.
Do this 3 times to activate the watch.
The automatic winding will take over from here.
then
Turn the back case CCW* to the normal running position.
( Two orange cursors face each other )
* counter clockwise
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Date Setting
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Turn the back clockwise over 270° to the green dotted line.
The back will block at this point. Date setting is now activated.
then
Turn CCW* until about 9h ( West ).
then -
* counter clockwise
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