- Ressence was born from the imagination of industrial designer Benoît Mintiens, who set out to rethink how we interact with a watch. The result? A completely fresh and intuitive way of reading time, wrapped in a sleek, modern design. The story began in 2010 at Baselworld, where three working prototypes quietly introduced the world to this Belgian newcomer. Swiss-made and unlike anything else at the fair, they quickly captured attention.

- A year later, a limited edition of 50 pieces of the Series Zero was offered and in 2012, based on the success of this first limited edition, Ressence introduced the SeriesOne, a limited edition of 150 pieces. The present SeriesOne Type 1002 is numbered 18, and fitted with a matt grey titanium dial.

- Unprecedented even in 2010, instead of having a dial on which hands would rotate, it is the entire structure of the dial that moves with 4 independent subdials to display hours, minutes, seconds and AM/PM. Another distinctive feature of the very early references is the presence of a crown on the side of the case, which would disappear in later generations. The current example is offered with its original owner's manual and presentation box.