Ressence just unveiled its Limited Art Watch TYPE 8 with Daniel Engelberg – two models come in 40 pieces and will be available from August 2025 through Ressence’s online store and select global retailers.
Benoît Mintiens, the founder and creative mind of Ressence is originally coming from other fields of engineering. But the complex nature of watches offered him a great field of research and as a result he encapsulated time in a very fresh and innovative setting. The design and the aesthetic of the brand match this approach perfectly.
The unique visuals were even more enhanced in the ‘art watch’ series of Ressence; the TYPE 1 Squared White featuring Shantell Martin’s fluid line drawings and “Enjoy Life” mantra for TimeForArt 2024, Stefan Sagmeister’s TYPE 3X Look Up (2020) embedding his philosophy “Now is Better” into the dial, and Alain Silberstein’s TYPE 1 S REV Grail Watch (2022), a symbolic exploration of “Carpe Diem.”
Now the company presents two new limited-edition art watches — limited to 40 pieces — that fuse the brand’s design-forward ethos with German artist Daniel Engelberg’s geometric, colour-rich aesthetic. His colourful works often refer to architectural constructions and structures.
‘This project is a true application of art to a watch,’ says Benoît Mintiens. ‘It’s an almost literal integration of an artwork into a watch dial. Here, the dial and Daniel’s painting speak the exact same graphic language, an organic geometry that feels meant to be.’
The TYPE 8 DE1 features an eye-catching pink palette, while the DE2 offers a vivid turquoise scheme. In their lively colourways, the watches draw directly from Engelberg’s ‘Inside Out’ art series, known for its concentric circles and illusion of depth. The TYPE 8 model is the ‘core’ of Ressence’s ‘Less is More’ philosophy, focusing on simplicity in both design and functionality (it is a time-only watch; the big hand indicates the minutes, while the ‘subdial’ indicates the hours).
‘For the first time, I have a work of art that is animated,” Daniel Engelberg notes. “Seeing my design in constant motion on a Ressence watch, drawing the eye into an illusionistic depth, is truly special. It’s as if the art comes alive every minute.’
The novelty will debut with playful rubber straps matching their dial colours—pink for DE1 and turquoise for DE2; a second strap option in premium leather is provided to wear on more formal occasions.
The TYPE 8 Daniel Engelberg will be available from August 2025 through Ressence’s online store and select global retailers.
Source: press release. Photo credits: Ressence.
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