Dubai Watch Week is here, and with it, so are a lot of new watches. Ressence is marking the moment with a new limited edition take on their Type 1°, pairing what is maybe the most core model in their lineup with a rose gold-plated dial to create something that feels both familiar and novel all at once. Produced in a limited edition of 70 pieces worldwide, this is the Ressence Type 1°RG.
Ressence, as a brand, is many things to many people. For some, it’s a colorful, exuberant exploration of the fun side of independent watches — a very high-end G-SHOCK of sorts, a balm for the soul weighed down far too often by the staid and serious watches that so often clog our Instagram feeds. For others, Ressence is that staid, serious watch; a brand pushing to the extremes of what a watch can be, exploring not just the complexities of modern watchmaking, but challenging the very nature of how time can be displayed and perceived.
Naturally, each of these slightly pretentiously phrased extremes captures only a part of the whole; like most things, the reality of Ressence falls somewhere in the middle of these two perspectives. Still, Ressence is a brand that deservedly invites interest, and this latest release is no exception. In practice, the Type 1° is the prototypical Ressence, a pretty straightforward summation of what it takes to be a Ressence watch, and, as such, it has often served as a platform for the brand to play with its own aesthetic.
In the past, we’ve seen Ressence use the Type 1° to experiment with color and skeletonization, and as a platform for limited editions and collaborations, often to great success. Now, they’ve done it again, leaning into a novel implementation of rose gold to produce a watch that immediately feels right at home in the Ressence lineup.
This familiarity is unsurprising, considering this is, fundamentally, the same Type 1° we’ve been seeing for the last few years. It’s got the same grade 5 titanium case, measuring in at 42.7mm across and 11mm thick, and the same ETA 2892 base caliber and ROCS 1.3 module driving the Ressence Orbital Convex System Display. Where this watch differs is in the dial, which, as noted above, is plated in 5N rose gold, applied with a sunray finish, and accented with touches of a dusty gray and green. The small hits of green in particular stand out to me, and kind of make the watch in my eyes. Internationally, the watch comes mounted on a handsome gray strap, while in the US market, the latest Type 1° will come wearing a chocolate brown alternative.
Summed up, the latest limited edition release from Ressence is a strong addition to their Type 1° lineup, and will be available starting November 19, both online and through select Ressence dealers worldwide. 70 pieces will be produced, and the watch is priced at CHF 18,150 (taxes excluded). Ressence
Griffin Bartsch
2025-11-18 21:00:00