It?s hard for a brand to stand out in the halls of Watches and Wonders. After all, the place is literally filled with some of the newest and finest horological creations. Yet Ressence manages to, even if they maintain a relatively low profile overall. Their booth isn?t elaborate, nor is there loud music or flashy lights to draw you in. Instead, their evenly lit room invites you in with a seat at a bar that doesn?t serve drinks, but rather a unique vision of watchmaking.
And, naturally, it?s the watches themselves that make the booth stand out. While certainly in the realm of the high-end, their watches aren?t ornate or fussy. They aren?t traditional. There are no tourbillons or minute repeaters to ooh and awe at, nor gold or platinum to catch your eye with a glint. Instead, they are a reprieve from such things. Their watches look like precision technology from a future utopian world.
And, well, that?s half true. Meeting with Ressence is a combination of seeing novelties and talking about manufacturing. A color change and how that affects tolerances. Years of R&D to make already incredibly fine gaps between the moving components even finer. The word ?micron? gets used with some frequency. They are a brand about precision technology, cleverly executed for a seemingly effortless result.

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