German artist Daniel Engelberg's concentric circles now orbit each other on a titanium dial, animated for the first time by Ressence's orbiting display.
Ressence today introduces the TYPE 8 Daniel Engelberg, two art watches limited to 40 pieces: DE1 in pink, DE2 in turquoise.
Built on the pared-back TYPE 8, the 42.9mm titanium dial reads hours and minutes only, through the patented Orbital Convex System (ROCS). Engelberg's symmetrical Inside Out patterns are engraved into the convex titanium dial and filled with Super-LumiNova. The rings orbit one another as small satellites carry the hours and minutes past them.
“It's an almost literal integration of an artwork into a watch dial,” says Benoît Mintiens, Ressence's founder. “For the first time, I have a work of art that is animated,” Engelberg adds. Each watch comes with a rubber strap in its own dial colour, pink or turquoise, plus a shared strap in blue leather for more formal wear.
The Basics
Brand: Ressence
Model: TYPE 8 Daniel Engelberg — DE1 (pink); DE2 (turquoise)
Reference: TYPE 8.1 DE1; TYPE 8.1 DE2
Diameter: 42.9mm
Thickness: 11mm
Case material: Polished Grade 5 titanium; domed sapphire crystal, anti-reflective coating inside
Dial: Convex Grade 5 titanium, 75mm; eccentric satellites on jewel ball bearings inclined at 9.75°; laser-engraved discs filled with blue Super-LumiNova. DE1 pink; DE2 turquoise, from Engelberg's Inside Out series
Water resistance: 1 ATM splash-resistance
Strap: Soft pink rubber (DE1) or blue-green rubber (DE2); complementary blue leather strap included; titanium ardillon buckle
Limited edition: 40 pieces
The Movement
Calibre: Patented ROCS (Ressence Orbital Convex System), a module on a customised automatic base calibre
Functions: Hours, minutes
Winding: Self-winding; manual winding over 12° via the caseback
Power reserve: 36 hours
Frequency: 28,800 vph
Jewels: 31
Images courtesy of Ressence.