Ressence
Ressence Type 3 38 mm Blue Ceramic
Photography on request
Front view
Dial, hands and bezel as delivered.
Case-back view
Case-back engraving and, where fitted, the sapphire display.
Movement
Calibre with its finishing and decoration.
On the wrist
Worn shot for proportion and strap drape.
Ressence · Type 3
Ressence Type 3 38 mm Blue Ceramic
Reference 93948OR.81
Reference at a glance
- Brand
- Ressence
- Collection
- Type 3
- Model
- Ressence Type 3 38 mm Blue Ceramic
- Reference number
- 93948OR.81
- Year / era
- 2010 · 2010s — modern production
- Complication
- Flyback chronograph
- Movement
- In-house automatic
- Case material
- Ceramic
- Dial type
- Blue "Grande Tapisserie"
- Strap / bracelet
- White rubber velcro strap
- Water resistance
- 300 m
- Limited-edition status
- Limited edition of 188 pieces
Case, dial & bracelet
- Case dimensions
- 38 mm
- Case thickness
- 8.8 mm
- Case material
- Ceramic
- Bezel
- Unidirectional ceramic 60-minute
- Crystal
- Flat sapphire with Cyclops lens
- Dial
- Blue "Grande Tapisserie"
- Hands
- Skeletonised sword hands, white luminescent
- Indexes
- Diamond-set hour markers
- Bracelet / strap
- White rubber velcro strap
- Clasp / buckle
- Triple-folding clasp with safety catch
- Water resistance
- 300 m
Movement
- Movement / calibre
- Calibre 48A — In-house automatic
- Movement type
- Manual-winding
- Frequency
- 21,600 vph (3 Hz)
- Power reserve
- 10 days
- Number of jewels
- 33 jewels
- Complications
- Flyback chronograph
- Functions
- GMT second time zone, date
- Watchmaker
- The calibre is built in-house and adjusted in five positions before delivery.
Production & market
- Production period
- 2010 – 2023
- Limited-edition quantity
- 188 pieces
- Current market information
- Values have stabilised after the 2022 correction; condition and box-and-papers drive the premium.
Designer
In-house design studio
The reference was drawn by the manufacture's internal design office, where case, dial and movement architects work alongside the watchmakers rather than as an outside commission.
Historical significance
Ressence Type 3 38 mm Blue Ceramic sits within Ressence's Type 3 line, introduced in 2010. It carries the house codes established since 2010 — ceramic case, blue "grande tapisserie" dial and in-house automatic — and is one of the references collectors use to date the evolution of the collection.
Interesting facts
- The movement's bridges are decorated even where they will never be seen once the watch is cased.
- The case is finished by hand, alternating polished and satin-brushed surfaces in a single pass so the edges stay razor sharp.
- The reference was originally planned as a one-year run and stayed in the catalogue for well over a decade.
The House
Ressence
Brand facts
- Founding year
- 2010
- Founder
- Benoît Mintiens
- Headquarters
- Belgium
- Tier
- Swiss & Independent
- Major collections
- Type 1, Type 3, Type 5, Type 8
- Signature technologies
- Certified chronometer regulation · Shock-absorbing movement mounting · Proprietary case-hardening and polishing
- Famous movements
- Micro-rotor automatic · In-house automatic · Manual-winding, hand-finished · Satellite-hour automatic
- Notable watches
- Ressence Type 1 42 mm Silvered Sapphire · Ressence Type 1 43 mm Salmon Platinum · Ressence Type 1 44 mm Mother-of-pearl 18k · Ressence Type 1 37 mm Green Sapphire
Brand history
Ressence has spent more than 16 years refining a single idea: a watch should outlive its owner. From the earliest workshop pieces to today's Type 1, the house has balanced technical ambition with a recognisable design language, and its collections remain among the most closely followed by collectors worldwide.
Benoît Mintiens established Ressence in 2010, working from Belgium at a time when precision was measured by hand. The founder's obsession with finishing and accuracy still defines every Ressence calibre produced today.
Historical milestones
2010
Benoît Mintiens founds Ressence in Belgium.
2024
Ressence continues to produce Type 1, Type 3, Type 5 and other icons in limited numbers.