Ressence Archives - Time+Tide Watches

23.03.25

New releases from Ressence, Raymond Weil, Glashütte Original and more

Just because Watches and Wonders 2025 kicks off in a matter of days doesn't mean brands are slowing down their releases!

Buying Guides

08.02.25

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16 of the best minimalist watches

These minimalist watches have slim cases and unassuming dials, but are uncompromising when it comes to design, making the most of the least.

What influence do Japanese collectors still have on the industry?

Opinion

07.12.24

What influence do Japanese collectors still have on the industry?

Japan is heralded as a place for amazing vintage watches and red-hot independent brands. But where does Japan's love of watches come from?

New releases from Farer, Voutilanen, Louis Erard and more

Last Week in Watches

01.12.24

New releases from Farer, Voutilanen, Louis Erard and more

This was a great week for independent watchmaking, where we had brands experimenting not just with colours but with case shapes, materials and techniques as…

The Type 9 continues a simplified chapter for Ressence

What We Wore

28.11.24

The Type 9 continues a simplified chapter for Ressence

Ressence introduces its most affordable and simple watch yet, with all the refinements that make it basic(ally perfect).

Is now the time to make watches more simple rather than complicated?

Opinion

30.10.24

Is now the time to make watches more simple rather than complicated?

As watch enthusiasm grows and expands, Is now the time to make watches more simple rather than complicated?

There’s a new watch fair in town – Milano Watch Week lands in October

News

25.07.24

There’s a new watch fair in town – Milano Watch Week lands in October

The first-ever Milano Watch Week is set to take place in October, celebrating the best independent watchmaking has to offer.

New releases from Hublot, Voutilainen, H. Moser & Cie and more

Last Week in Watches

30.06.24

New releases from Hublot, Voutilainen, H. Moser & Cie and more

Breguet and Voutilainen celebrate Tourbillon Day; Zenith and Omega celebrate Paris; and Hublot and Ressence go monochromatic.

Lists

22.06.24

Three watch brands that don’t put their brand name on the dial

Branding is everything, but these three brands are secure enough in their own aesthetic that they've completely adopted the brand-less look.

The most unconventional timekeepers, for those who have gotten bored of easily telling the time

Lists

10.03.24

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The most unconventional timekeepers, for those who have gotten bored of easily telling the time

Not bothered by large size and potential illegibility? Tom's got the list for you.

Ressence give their entry-level Type 8 a distinct sage-green treatment with new Type 8S

Introducing

18.04.23

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Ressence give their entry-level Type 8 a distinct sage-green treatment with new Type 8S

The Ressence Type 8 is the independent brand’s entry-level timepiece at CHF 12,500 Type 8 offers purely the essentials, just the hours and minutes via…

MEET THE TEAM: Buffy’s top 5 leftfield picks from Watches & Wonders

Watch Reviews

29.04.22

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MEET THE TEAM: Buffy’s top 5 leftfield picks from Watches & Wonders

This year’s Watches & Wonders amazed me, not just because I was shocked by the scale of the in-person event, but because so many different…

MEET THE TEAM: Borna shares his 5 sleeper hits from Watches & Wonders

Lists

28.04.22

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MEET THE TEAM: Borna shares his 5 sleeper hits from Watches & Wonders

Having held the fort back in Melbourne during Watches & Wonders 2022, I couldn’t help but feel just a little bit of FOMO. It would’ve been…

Big watches for small wrists – 10 watches that wear smaller than their case diameters Part 2

Lists

07.10.20

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Big watches for small wrists – 10 watches that wear smaller than their case diameters Part 2

Editor’s note: As we discussed here and in Part 1 of this article, watch lug to lug is an oft misunderstood element in finding the…

4 Australian businessmen proving their watches are all business

Pop Culture

24.05.19

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4 Australian businessmen proving their watches are all business

Today we are focusing on the watches owned and worn by prominent Aussie businessmen, from mining magnates to property moguls and shopping centre kings. Sir…

VIDEO: The most complicated watches of SIHH 2019 – our top picks

Opinion

30.01.19

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VIDEO: The most complicated watches of SIHH 2019 – our top picks

OK, here are the watches that put the HH into SIHH, the sort of timepieces that challenge and define exactly what it’s possible to do…

Interview

31.03.17

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WHO TO FOLLOW: @alpagota

When Gaëtan Gaye moved from Richemont’s Amsterdam office to Ressence in 2015, he doubled the size of the Antwerp-based team, which was quite the change…

Friday Wind Down

22.07.16

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FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 21st July, 2016 – the drama edition

Given that this past seven days have been all about Barry Conrad’s dramatic take on the Longines Military COSD, we thought this might be a good week…