Ressence
Ressence Type 5 36 mm Silvered 18k
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 5
Ressence Type 5 36 mm Silvered 18k
Reference 79466OR.76
Reference at a glance
- Brand
- Ressence
- Collection
- Type 5
- Model
- Ressence Type 5 36 mm Silvered 18k
- Reference number
- 79466OR.76
- Year / era
- 2010 · 2010s — modern production
- Complication
- Tourbillon
- Movement
- Satellite-hour automatic
- Case material
- 18k rose gold
- Dial type
- Silvered opaline
- Strap / bracelet
- Jubilee bracelet
- Water resistance
- 30 m
- Limited-edition status
- Regular production, not a limited edition
Case, dial & bracelet
- Case dimensions
- 36 mm
- Case thickness
- 9.4 mm
- Case material
- 18k rose gold
- Bezel
- Octagonal with 8 hexagonal screws
- Crystal
- Flat sapphire with Cyclops lens
- Dial
- Silvered opaline
- Hands
- Mercedes hour hand with Chromalight display
- Indexes
- Printed minute track with applied batons
- Bracelet / strap
- Jubilee bracelet
- Clasp / buckle
- Pin buckle in matching case metal
- Water resistance
- 30 m
Movement
- Movement / calibre
- Calibre 11B — Satellite-hour automatic
- Movement type
- Automatic with micro-rotor
- Frequency
- 25,200 vph (3.5 Hz)
- Power reserve
- 55 hours
- Number of jewels
- 37 jewels
- Complications
- Tourbillon
- Functions
- Dive time, running seconds
- Watchmaker
- The calibre is built in-house and adjusted in five positions before delivery.
Production & market
- Production period
- 2010 – 2016
- Limited-edition quantity
- Not applicable
- 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 5 36 mm Silvered 18k sits within Ressence's Type 5 line, introduced in 2010. It carries the house codes established since 2010 — 18k rose gold case, silvered opaline dial and satellite-hour automatic — and is one of the references collectors use to date the evolution of the collection.
Interesting facts
- The case is finished by hand, alternating polished and satin-brushed surfaces in a single pass so the edges stay razor sharp.
- The bracelet tapers across its length, which is why the profile looks thinner on the wrist than the specification suggests.
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.