A watch that does not require a watch winder

A watch that does not require a watch winder A watch friend often asks a question, that is, where to buy a watch winder? In such a situation, I will mostly ask, why I want a watch winder. There are only two answers. The first is that I heard that the watch cannot be stopped, and I am afraid that the watch is damaged, so I need a watch shaker to replace the chain; the second is because there are more watches, and you must adjust it every time you change the watch The correct current time is really troublesome. If it is the first case, it is recommended not to buy a watch winder. Because mechanical watches will not be used for a long time, there will be no permanent damage. On the contrary, if you don't use the watch winder, you can reduce the extra running friction, which is better for the watch. If it is the second case, it is indeed possible to buy a watch winder to replace the manual winding. However, recently, the watch brand Ressence launched a watch that "does not require a shaker" and successfully solved this problem. Founded in 2010, Ressence is a very unique watch company. The founder of the brand, Benoît Mintiens, is not a watchmaker, but an industrial designer. His design works before working on watches include-high-speed trains, aircraft cabins, medical equipment,jqueenwatchwinders.com leather goods and even shotguns. This kind of work experience makes his understanding of fine watchmaking completely different. In 2010, the brand launched a prototype concept watch at the Baselworld watch exhibition, which uses a "planetary rotation" dial, this new concept has been sought after. The official ZERO series was launched in 2011, limited to 50 pieces, all sold out. In fact, last year, Ressence already exposed this "no winder" watch, but it was a prototype at that time, and after a year, the brand officially launched a mass production model. This watch is called Type 2, and its design is in line with the styles previously sold by the brand. The shape is round and the watch does not have the usual three-dimensional hands. The time indication is realized by three different dials under the crystal. At the same time, these three dials will continue to rotate when the movement is running, instead of being fixed. The biggest difference of this Type 2 is that it "does not need a watch winder". Whenever you pick it up and wear it, you only need to tap the mirror to immediately display the current correct time. Seeing this, some watch friends will definitely ask if it is realized through mechanical structure? Of course, such a complex function is definitely difficult to achieve by mechanical structure alone, but requires the assistance of electronic systems. The Type 2 movement is divided into two parts, one is the traditional mechanical movement ETA2892, and the other is the electronic control system. The normal time of the watch is entirely dependent on the internal mechanical movement, the electronic part does not interfere, and its power reserve time is 36 hours. When the watch owner removes the watch and places it, once the electronic part monitors that the watch is not moving, the "sleep mode" will start after 12 hours. The electronic part causes the mainspring of the mechanical movement to jam, so that the hands will stop and the mechanical energy will not be consumed. At this time, the electronic part is running with low power consumption. Once the main wear of the watch is activated, the electronic part will loose the development bar and adjust the pointer time to the correct position. Maybe some watch friends would think that if the electronic part is out of power, wouldn't it be impossible to activate it? Don't worry about this, the designer of Type 2 also installed a micro power generator inside the movement, which can generate electricity through sunlight. And the electronic control system is customized by Ressence and only consumes 1.8 joules of energy per day. At the same time, this Type 2 has four different modes to choose from, namely pure mechanical mode, first time zone, second time zone and electronic adjustment. In the electronic adjustment mode, you can connect with your mobile phone to quickly set the time. And the electronic control system has a "time monitoring" function, it will scan the pointer every day, if it is inconsistent with the time set inside the control system, it will automatically adjust.