The Ressence I'd actually wear
By Sam Okafor, London ยท
Strip the Ressence idea back to hours and minutes only and you get the Type 9, which in my view is the purest thing the brand makes. Two rotating discs, no seconds, no day, nothing else. The turquoise colour is lovely, closer to a swimming pool tile than a gemstone, and with so little printed on it the dial becomes almost a colour field, a small Rothko you happen to tell the time from.
39 mm across and 11 mm thick in titanium is a much friendlier size than the other Ressences, and on a 20 mm strap it'd sit under a shirt cuff without complaint. 50 m, 36-hour reserve, closed back.
18,370 to 20,040 dollars is still a great deal of money for something that tells you less than a Swatch. Be honest with yourself about that. But you're buying the idea, and this is the version where the idea is clearest. If someone gave me a choice of any Ressence, I'd take this one.