While we have a slight fascination with designer watches, we’d never willingly pay the eye-watering prices for them.
Ressence is a Belgium-based watchmaker that admittedly have some very cleverly designed timepieces, and some of the latest even mimic the bright, graphical screens on modern smartwatches.
Their Type-3 series of watches are a fascinating piece of craftsmanship to behold. Using precise mechanical movements and an oil-filled casing, the watches show a range of graphical complications that look like they could be from the latest Apple or Google Pixel watch.
The difference? Everything is physical, and mechanical. Oh, and they cost $40,000 apiece.
It’s a unique paradigm, using traditional and novel watchmaking skills to mimic the highly graphical, modern aesthetic of a digital watch using mechanical movements. The oil-filled chambers even act as a miniature bellows-system for the mechanical pieces.
The watch faces have a unique curved face and bright surfaces to provide dials and numbers that seem to pop off of the wearer’s wrist.
See more on Ressence’s website.
