The dial lives on the glass
By Sam Okafor, London ยท
The Type 3's upper part is filled with oil, which changes the way light travels through it so the dial appears to sit directly on the underside of the crystal. No depth, no shadow, no gap between hands and indices because the whole thing reads as one surface. It's like looking at an ink drawing that moves.
I think it's breathtaking, and also the least wearable Ressence. 44 mm and 15 mm thick on 22 mm lugs is a lot of titanium, and 30 m is barely water resistant at all. The day and date discs add information without clutter, which is clever, but you're buying an object for your desk as much as your wrist.
55,660 to 60,720 dollars. I'd put it in a museum before I'd put it on my wrist, and I mean that as a compliment.