Content overview: “Ressence’s Benoît Mintiens on Why His Watches Defy Watch Design Norms”. In a recent episode of the Design Mindset podcast by Yanko Design, Benoît Mintiens, founder of Belgian watchmaker Ressence, explains why his timepieces don’t look like traditional watches. Ressence watches replace hands and a conventional dial with a flat, rotating display where all elements move as one, powered by a patented ROCS module. Mintiens says this design stems from a simple question: what if a watch could show time the way we actually experience it?
The result is a product that appeals to collectors seeking innovation over status symbols, with models priced from $20,000 to over $50,000. This matters because Ressence challenges the assumptions of luxury watchmaking, proving that radical design can coexist with high-end mechanics. As the industry faces pressure to attract younger buyers, Mintiens’ approach offers a blueprint for blending function and emotion. This listing links straight to the original page, where the content is available in full.