Ressence
A combination of the words renaissance and essentiel, Ressence is a young, independent brand with a unique approach to contemporary watchmaking. Their motto “Built on the expertise of yesterday, crafted with today’s technology, our watches are designed for tomorrow” - very much speaks to this, innovative identity. Founded by the Belgian industrial designer, M. Benoît Mintiens in 2010, all of the brand’s watches carry ever-changing regulator dials, in which the sub-dials and main-disc continually orbit one another.
Ressence
A combination of the words renaissance and essentiel, Ressence is a young, independent brand with a unique approach to contemporary watchmaking. Their motto “Built on the expertise of yesterday, crafted with today’s technology, our watches are designed for tomorrow” - very much speaks to this, innovative identity. Founded by the Belgian industrial designer, M. Benoît Mintiens in 2010, all of the brand’s watches carry ever-changing regulator dials, in which the sub-dials and main-disc continually orbit one another.
Roger W. Smith Series 1 Unique Piece
Commissioned almost five years ago, this Series 1, represents a chapter in a special relationship between A Collected Man and Britain's pre-eminent watchmaker, Roger W. Smith.
How Five Collectors Under-30 Approach Watches
Pretty far removed from the stereotype of impulsive and conspicuous consumers, we spoke with the younger generation about their collecting habits, philosophies and desires to see how they're evolving the hobby on their journey to becoming pillars in the online watch community.
Some were pragmatic in their values whereas others endorsed a more cerebral approach; one or two even held charmingly old-fashioned notions about the romance of mechanical watchmaking.