Ressence
Type 1° Round Black
$21,344
Ressence Type 3 BB2
- Case Size:
- 44mm
- Case Material:
- Black DLC, Titanium
- Movement:
- Automatic Winding
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4 Options Available
$44,923
- Date Added:
- August 29, 2024
- Case Material:
- Black DLC, Titanium
- Case Size:
- 44mm
- Case Back:
- Closed
- Dial Color:
- Black
- Luminescence:
- Yes
- Strap Material:
- Textile
- Strap Color:
- Black
- Buckle Type:
- Pin
- Movement:
- Automatic
- Caliber:
- ROCS 3.5 - Ressence Orbital Convex System
- Power Reserve:
- 36 hours
- Water Resistance:
- 1 ATM / 10 meters
- Functions:
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- Hours
- Minutes
- Date
- Day of the Week Indicator
- Oil Temperature
- Runner 180 Seconds
Extra Features:
Setting and winding via caseback.
Oil-filled dial.
Meet the TYPE 3 BB2, honored with the ‘Best of the Best’ distinction at the 2024 Red Dot Design Award, often considered the Oscars of product design. This edition enhances the hyper-minimal design of the TYPE 3 with a striking black finish, where the dark hue and oil-filled chamber render the space between the discs nearly invisible, creating a mesmerizing effect when the dial moves.
Benoît Mintiens, Founder of Ressence, describes the nearly pitch-black TYPE 3 BB2 as showcasing the magic of flush rotating discs, which act like a mechanical screen, tricking the viewer’s senses. The watch features an edge-to-edge sapphire crystal, resembling a sleek dark pebble, and a matt black DLC-coated titanium case that contrasts subtly with the glossy sapphire.
Building on the limited 2022 TYPE 3 BBB’s reduced color palette, the TYPE 3 BB2 primarily uses white and light grey inscriptions with touches of primary colors on weekends and oil temperature indicators. Originally launched in 2013 as the first oil-filled mechanical watch, the TYPE 3 offers exceptional readability from any angle by eliminating light refraction. It also remains easily readable in low light, thanks to Grade A Super-LumiNova®.
To maintain performance despite temperature fluctuations, Ressence developed the Bellows System, a self-regulating pressure-balance mechanism graphically represented by a temperature gauge on the dial. The TYPE 3 BB2 joins the TYPE 3 Black, White, and Eucalyptus Green in Ressence’s innovative lineup.
