TYPE 1²X

Limited Edition / 40

CHF 21.500 ex-vat

Ressence collection X.

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The Type 1 Squared X is the fourth and last piece of the collection X. Collection X marks the first 10 years of the brand. Visually we have created a dedicated symbol for the collection that is the fusion of an X, or ten in Latin, and an hourglass. It sits proudly on the hour disc of the Type 1 Squared X.

The collection focus is the better utilisation of time through design - graphically making us more aware of the importance of passing time.

Colours. A new time perspective.

As humans we seem to have forgotten how to read time without looking at a watch. Today we are taught to look at hands on a dial to indicate a point in time. But what if we could challenge that paradigm? What if being inspired by the position of the sun or feeling the daylight’s brightness was more effective?

Harvard as starting point.

Our thinking started a few years ago when we were approached by Professor Christopher Harvey of the department of neuroscience at Harvard. At that time, Prof. Harvey was studying the way our brain makes sense of information displayed on a watch dial and how it understands time. He was studying the process that transforms a graphical representation of time into an orientation in the dimension of time.

One of his findings was that the way watches with hands represent time might not be the most efficient way to indicate multidimensional information in the glimpse of an eye. According to Prof. Harvey the unique and patented Ressence dial (ROCS) corresponds to a more natural way of representing information. Ressence was onto something.

Another output of his study was that colours are the easiest and hence the fastest way for our brain to determine a moment in time. After all, it is natural light that regulates our biological clock, not a watch.

Form Follows Nature.

The new patented system, a world premiere, is Ressence’s first attempt to make those conclusions a reality. It is not about representing time in the most precise way but rather in the most efficient way. Instead of focussing on precision, Ressence’s new complication is about the speed and ease of reading.

The Time by colour system on the Type 1 Squared X represents a moment in a day by a mix of colours. The dedicated sub dial contains 48 coloured ceramic micro-balls (0,9mm of diameter) from 4 different colours (yellow, grey, blue and black) but only shows a maximum of 3 colours at once.
Each moment in time has a unique mix of colours. In the morning (starting at 6am), the yellow is dominating while in the evening (starting at 6pm) it is blue that prevails.

The Type 1²X.

The Type 1 Squared X rests on the Ressence Orbital Convex System (ROCS), the in-house developed (and patented) horological unit, which features discs that continually orbit around one another. The dial is dark olive-green with a hint of light green and yellow.

It features a cushion shape case in grade 5 titanium (a first for a Type 1 Squared) that subtly plays with a few classic watch codes for a more assertive wrist presence. The Type 1 Squared X is manually set via a lever on its case back. The watch has no crown, the winding and setting mechanism being the case-back itself, for better ergonomics and allowing a left-right fit.

Did you know

Each of the four watches of the Collection X is limited to 40 pieces, with the dark olive-green colour being the common thread linking all pieces.

Time by colour. A world premiere.

An intuitive yet playful visual experience.

48 coloured ceramic micro-balls of 0,9mm diameter carefully handled by our watchmakers.

The Type 1 Squared X cushion shape case is born from the intersection of 6 spheres.

Made of 250 components, the Type 1 Squared X is a modern masterpiece.

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