Ressence Embraces the Future with the Type 2 e-Crown Concept
One of the most intriguing watches we saw at SIHH last week was the Ressence Type 2 e-Crown Concept. Ressence has never been afraid to push boundaries with its watches, just take a look at the original Zero Series from 2011 that introduced the brand’s novel way of telling time to watch enthusiasts everywhere. What’s new with the e-Crown Concept, however, makes the time-telling discs from the Zero Series look like a Sega Dreamcast compared to an Xbox.
The e-Crown Concept introduces a new electronic system that enables the watch to automatically self-adjust to new time zones, the ability to set the watch from a smartphone, or, if not being worn and the power reserve gets low, the watch will go into “sleep mode” only to be reset as soon as it’s put back on the wrist. Bear in mind that this is still a mechanical watch so you can shut off the e-Crown whenever you would like. The technology here requires you to set the watch the first time you use it through the case back lever and then, as long as the e-Crown is active, you won’t have to adjust the watch again. The e-Crown is activated and controlled through the watch’s crystal. Yes, similar to how you poke at your iPhone all day, the Ressence e-Crown is activated and reset through a tapping on the protective crystal. Overall, though, the watch uses kinetic energy ? like a traditional mechanical watch ? and, if necessary, photovoltaic energy to run. When required, triple-junction photov...
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