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Out of my price range, but that doesn't mean I can't drink in the movement.

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OnePunchMan
330
Sep 29, 2018
nice technical exercise you're paying for, that's about it.
Bagha
0
Sep 29, 2018
Hi, How do I know the $$. Please
nelson
5275
Jul 26, 2016
I've also been following this brand for a while. One of the very unique boutique brand doing very different things.
@MikeMD, care to share more about your thought on the movement in this watch?
MikeMD
1100
Jul 26, 2016
nelsonThe biggest issue is the $20k+ price and their use of a basic, modified Swiss movement. For that amount of money you should be getting the (great) design and an in-house movement. Just my opinion though.
WOScope
27
Jul 27, 2016
MikeMDThere are a lot $20k+, even $50k+ ETA 2824-2 watches. In most cases while the base movement is the same, the attention to detail for the movement is what separates a < $1,000 Hamilton from a > $80k Christiaan van der Klaauw. In this case, the base movement is a spectacular workhorse that can meet COSC that allows for the innovation that sits on top of it. If it had an in house movement (which isn't necessarily better, and I can think of several that aren't as good as a 2824-2) then the price would go up accordingly.
MikeMD
1100
Jul 26, 2016
I've been on these for years! But the movement actually isn't that great IMO.....
Vincent.H
1698
Dec 28, 2016
MikeMDThe Ressence is based on the ubiquitous ETA 2824-2, but it's modified extremely heavily. The 2824-2 is not inherently a regulator movement, they fitted magnets onto the gear trains to carry the various subdials as the time progresses. Ressence also completely removed the winding stem/crown, and you set the time by rotating the caseback (at least in the case of the Type 3 and onwards, as far as I know).
I think this is an example of a watch that punches above its base movement, the technology that lives in the watch are what justify its price in my eyes.
Hodinkee did a better job of describing the Type 3 than I ever could: https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/in-depth-the-ressence-type-3
Culliberger
1
Jul 26, 2016
Smooth like butter
oof $21k
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