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Ressence Watch Hands-On
Last year at Baselworld I learned about this new brand called Ressence. It sort of slipped through the cracks of coverage, but then I was able to speak directly with the brand’s friendly Belgian founder Benoit Mintiens. In addition to explaining to me how Belgium is known for more than just waffles and how their chocolate is better than that of the Swiss, he walked me through his timepiece. To be clear, I am not sure the exact name of the watch. Sometimes it is referred to as the “Platform watch,” and on the Ressence site, the watches are differentiated only by color being called Type 1001, Type 1002, etc… For now I will just call it the Ressence watch… the one and only.The concept is fluid and unique – and there is nothing else quite like it. The watch case is 42mm wide in either steel or titanium. Both the top and bottom of the case are cover in highly curved pieces of sapphire crystal that look like caps. The lugs stick out and have nice looking s
Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde Ceramic Clous De Paris Watches
The Grande Seconde is to Jaquet Droz what the Lange One is to A. Lange & Sohne as the brand’s flagship collection and signature look. The name and company Jaquet Droz were acquired by the Swatch Group at the turn of the millennium, and two years later, it launched the Grande Seconde, which was inspired by an old Jaquet Droz pocket watch from the 18th century. It is a simple but pleasing design, consisting of a subdial that tells the main hour at 12 o'clock and a larger overlapping subdial at 6 o'clock that shows the running seconds – hence the name Grande Seconde. Now, Jaquet Droz has added three new models to its Grande Seconde lineup, all of which have ceramic cases and clous de Paris dials with the new Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde Ceramic Clous de Paris watches.The new Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde Ceramic comes in three variants. There are two that come in a black ceramic case and one that comes in a white ceramic case. Let's talk about the lone white ceramic model first