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Ressence Type 2 e-Crown Concept

Ressence and Tony Fadell, one of the inventors of the original iPod announced production of the Ressence Type 2 e-Crown Concept - inspired by improving mechanical watches, getting "rid of the remaining issues associated with them."
Though the watch is said to be mechanical, it has digital functions which can be accessed by tapping the screen twice.

Tony Fadell who left Apple in 2008 to found Nest Labs and then worked on Google Glass said via email:

"Mechanical watches were at the forefront of technology when they were first invented 300 years ago. We wanted to get rid of the remaining issues associated with them."

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Speaking about what attracted him to the project, he said:

"Watch connoisseurs don't want or need all these other functions. But they do like their watch being on time."

Currently the Ressence Type 2 e-Crown Concept is only three, Benoît Mintiens, who founded the company in 2010 said:

"If you're traveling and wearing an expensive watch and you really want to make sure you don't miss your plane, most of the time you check your phone, not your watch."

"If you take it off and leave it for more than 36 hours, the power will run out and the watch will stop running, but the electronics will not stop. The moment you pick it back up, an accelerometer inside will know you are handling it and the watch will set itself to the correct time automatically. It looks really magical."

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The Ressence Type 2 e-Crown Concept is still a fully mechanical watch though it includes an electronic element called "e-Crown" which is, essentially a digital watch

e-Crown

"And the electronic elements are not interfering with the mechanical components of the watch at all, but are only used to set the time." Mintiens continued.

"The shape is very organic, which I think is necessary because we are biological creatures, so the watch blends with your wrist, it has no sharp edges."

If the kinetic battery that powers the e-Crown through normal wrist movements drops below 50%, something cool happens; array of microshutters on the dial automatically opens to reveal 10 tiny photovoltaic cells, from satellite technology. 

"They are very efficient and sensitive to a wide range of wavelengths. They can charge the internal battery in just three hours" - Mintiens

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On the $35,000 market value, Ressence reveal the Type 2 e-Crown Concept is the first-ever self-setting mechanical watch and are edging towards marketing it on retail.

"It will launch somewhere between September and December 2018, but maybe later," said Mintiens.

"Benoît is brilliant, he wants to push the envelope on mechanical watches, making them simpler, more functional, more delightful for people to wear. But, to make things easier for people to use, you have to work that much harder on the technology." -Fadell said.