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R E S S E N C E
version 5.1
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  • Page 1 R E S S E N C E version 5.1 Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 2 You are wearing a totally unconventional watch created from the mindset of an industrial designer. The originality lies in the point of view. A RESSENCE watch has its roots in your brain. The concept is based on a holistic approach in which the user experience plays a central role.
  • Page 3 Certificate of Purchase & Origin Model: TYPE 5 Series number: on guarantee card Version / Batch: Date of purchase: on guarantee card Stamp and signature of accredited retailer: on guarantee card This watch is swiss made and has been assembled in Switzerland.
  • Page 4 The TYPE 5 Dial minutes diving ring runner oil temperature hours locking system Dial The watch you now own has a unique time display mechanism. Unlike traditional watches, the time representation is generated by a set of disks and rings. The so-called time module (or ROCS) is an independent mechanical unit that generates all the functions completely immersed in oil.

  • Page 5: Operating Instructions

    10° Notice The TYPE 5 is an automatically winding watch. It will wind while you wear it and keep the barrel armed. The watch has a power reserve of 36 hours what is plenty enough to be taken off at night and put back on the next morning without the need to wind it manually.
  • Page 6 Rotor OUTER RING Set-up RESSENCE TYPE 5 The TYPE 5 has a unique set-up mechanism. Unlike traditional watches, TYPE 5 has no crown for winding or setting the watch. Instead the „back case“ takes over the crown functions. The different actions normally carried out with a crown are replaced by turning the „back case“...
  • Page 7 Operating Instructions Setting a TYPE 5 Follow the steps in priority order: turn outer ring to SETUP position Manual winding if needed. Set the correct time Turn outer ring to LOCK position...
  • Page 8 SETUP & LOCK outer-ring...
  • Page 9 SETUP & LOCK TYPE 5 is equipped with a locking mechanism for the back case. The outer-ring beneath the case can be turned in two positions: LOCK or SETUP A coloured triangle indicates its position. The ring should ALWAYS be positioned in LOCK.

  • Page 10: Manual Winding

    Manual Winding back-case a n t w e r p Turn the back case counter clockwise SETUP - LOCK outer-ring...
  • Page 11 Manual Winding Step 1. Set the outer-ring in SETUP position Step 2. Turning the back case ( green area ) counter clockwise will wind the watch manually. A winding sound and a higher resistance is perceptible over a short segment. Oscillate the winding action over this „harder“ zone 7 times for a sufficent start-up winding.

  • Page 12: Time Setting

    Time Setting back-case Turn the back case counter clockwise a n t w e r p Turn the back case clockwise SETUP - LOCK outer-ring...
  • Page 13 Time Setting To allow time setting, turn the outer ring to SETUP. Turn the back case ( green area ) while looking at the dial. The dial ( minutes ) will follow the movement you do with the back. Always do this close to a soft surface in case the watch would fall. Both directions are possible but it is preferable to set counter clockwise if the time span is important.
  • Page 14 As such, we recommend that it undergoes a complete overhaul every three to five years, depending on how tough a life it has led. This will ensure that your RESSENCE watch enjoys a long, trouble-free life as an exemplar of precision time-keeping and high grade mechanics, and will preserve its value.
  • Page 15 Maintenance & Service Servicing RESSENCE advises you to have your watch checked every year by an appointed after sales agent to guarantee its keeping perfect time. During this annual routine check the movement needs to demagnetised. This page is reserved for servicing information.

  • Page 16: Certificate Of Guarantee

    RESSENCE bvba by email. hello@ressence.be Your RESSENCE watch comes with a „bubble certificate“. The bubble code found on the guarantee card is based on natural chaos and is unreproducible. To check the authenticity of your watch, you need to connect to the internet.

  • Page 17: Functional Parameters

    Swiss watchmaking industry. After being pre-tested by our suppliers in Switzerland, the entire watch cased-up is controlled internally over a period of 500 hours. The R500H - RESSENCE 500 Hours - takes place in our headquarters and consists of the 6 following operations.
  • Page 18 Its dilatation can modify its regulating action and thereby affect the reliability of the watch. Furthermore the oil used in the TYPE 5 is also sensitive to temperature variations. We test the seven bellows used in the watch to compensate for the oil expansion and contraction.
  • Page 19 Information transmitted from movement to indications by micro-magnets . MODULE: Patented system invented and developed by Ressence. Independent convex dial (radius: 125mm) comprising 18 gears and 57 jewels. Made in grade 5 Titanium integrating three eccentric biaxial satellites inclined at 3°...

  • Page 20: Important Notice

    Like all liquids, oil expands when heated and contracts when chilled. TYPE 5 has been calibrated to function between 10°C ( 50°F ) and 40°C ( 100°F ). This corresponds to a normal wearing temperature of 20°C ( 68°F ) with skin contact.
  • Page 21 RESSENCE bvba, Meirbrug 1, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium Ressence reserves the right to modify models or technical features at any time and without prior warning. All rights reserved. All images are computer generated based on the real 3D model. Colours, finisches and other aspects my differ from reality due to technical interface aspects.

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