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Type 8
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2022
A radical experiment adding an e-crown and digital module to the orbital display, blending mechanical and electronic timekeeping.
- Category
- Mechanical smartwatch hybrid
- Designers
- Benoît Mintiens
- Case materials
- Titanium grade 5
- Sizes
- 49.5mm
- Dial
- Orbital satellite dial with digital e-crown module
- Crystal
- Domed sapphire
- Strap / bracelet
- Rubber
- Movements
- ROCS 8 module with proprietary e-crown electronics
- Movement type
- Automatic with electronic module
- Power reserve
- 42 hours (mechanical); rechargeable electronic module
- Water resistance
- 30m
- Complications
- Orbital hours/minutes display · Digital data via e-crown
- Key references
- Type 8
- Price band
- $40,000+
The house
Ressence
Industrial designer Benoît Mintiens reinvented time display with rotating satellite discs, replacing hands with a fluid, mechanical dashboard-like interface.
- Founded
- 2010
- Founder
- Benoît Mintiens
- Headquarters
- Antwerp, Belgium
- Signature materials
- Titanium grade 5, sapphire crystal domes, oil-filled ROCS displays
- Signature movements
- ROCS (Ressence Orbital Convex System) modules built on ETA/Swiss base calibres
- Notable designers
- Benoît Mintiens