Ressence - Type 11
At Watches and Wonders 2026, Ressence dropped something that shouldn't work—but absolutely does.
The Type 11 is a watch that tells time without hands, winds without a crown, and tracks its own energy levels using tiny ceramic balls that float like bubbles in a level. It's the kind of object that makes you forget everything you thought you knew about watches.
The Movement That Finally Caught Up
For fifteen years, Ressence has been building orbital time displays that were essentially smarter than the engines powering them. Founder Benoît Mintiens—an industrial designer who stumbled into watchmaking—spent years retrofitting third-party movements to drive his patented ROCS (Ressence Orbital Convex System). It worked. But it was compromise.
The Type 11 changes the equation entirely.
Meet the RW-01: the first movement Ressence designed from scratch, built specifically to be one with the display. Its triangular architecture—two barrels flanking a central balance wheel—echoes the circular geometry above it. For the first time, movement and display share components. They're not married; they're fused.
Mintiens puts it bluntly: "Finally, the movement and the ROCS are blended to be one."
The Ceramic Ball Power Gauge
Here's where it gets weird—in the best way.
The Type 11 runs for 60 hours on a full wind. But instead of a needle or digital readout, it shows you power through ceramic micro-balls trapped in a curved channel. Two tones. As you wind—either automatically through wrist motion or manually via the caseback—the lighter balls emerge while darker ones retreat. When power drains, they reverse. It's immediate, intuitive, and hypnotic.
No numbers. No scale. Just gravity and movement doing the talking.
Three Moods, Four Wrists
Pine is forest and shadow. Sky is atmosphere and clarity. Latte is warmth and understatement. Each colorway pairs its ceramic power balls and seconds marker to its personality.
Then there's the bracelet menu: leather for tradition, rubber for sport, a leather-rubber hybrid for the undecided, and a titanium Milanese mesh that's rarely seen in watchmaking—light, tough, and breathable enough to forget you're wearing it.
Movement
System: Patented ROCS 11.1 — Ressence Orbital Convex System, driven by the in-house Ressence Werk RW-01
Winding: Self-winding
Power reserve: 60 hours
Frequency: 28,800 vibrations per hour
Jewels: 40
Gears: 67
Ball-bearings: 18
Dial (ROCS)
Material: Convex Grade 5 titanium (100 mm radius) with 3 eccentric satellites
Frame: 3D architecture Grade 5 titanium
Power reserve indication: Patented, by ceramic micro-balls
Indications: Engraved and filled with Grade A Super-LumiNova®
Case
Material: Polished Grade 5 titanium
Shape: Pebble-shaped
Crystal: Double-domed sapphire with anti-reflective coating inside
Winding and time-setting: Manual, via caseback lever
Caseback: Viewing window for movement
Dimensions: 41 mm diameter × 11 mm thickness, lug-to-lug: 45 mm
Water resistance: 3 ATM
Available in Pine, Sky, and Latte colorways
Functions
Hours
Minutes
Seconds
Power reserve
Buckle & Strap
Buckle: Ardillon
Strap options: Leather / Rubber / Hybrid / Titanium Milanese
Inter-lugs: Straight push-pin
Width: 20–18 mm
Components & Weight
Total components: 439
Weight: 49 g (including strap)
Price: HKD $230,000