Can you feel it in the air" It?s unmistakable: new watches are coming at a faster and faster clip, as release season swings into full gear ahead of Watches & Wonders next week. If you follow the site closely, you?ve no doubt noticed an uptick in release activity, and it?s only going to get crazier from here. It?s an exciting time for a watch lover because even when you sift through press releases all day as part of your job, you?re inevitably surprised and delighted to hear from a brand that you maybe weren?t expecting a new announcement from, or had just fallen off your radar for one reason or another. All the better if the new release is genuinely exciting, and surprisingly accessible. That was the case for me this week with the new watch from Ressence, the all new Type 8C.
The Type 8 is an entirely new family of watches under the Ressence umbrella, and as can be seen plainly in this first watch in the new line, it was designed to be stripped down and simple with the same sleek ergonomics that have come to define the brand (alongside their unique time-telling format – more on that below). The Type 8C has a titanium case measuring 42.9mm, but as you can see from the photos supplied by Ressence, without lugs it?s likely to wear considerably smaller than the diameter would indicate. Ressence tells us that with the strap, the watch weighs a total of 42 grams, which is quite light indeed, and should make this one easily wearable for many who normally w...