The 19.02 Worldtimer

From Ming -

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This is the latest offering from the collaborative at Ming, the 19.03 Worldtimer.  It has been created in partnership with Manufacture Schwarz Etienne.

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And as befits a watch with it's inspiration in Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur holds pride of place on the dial's location chapter ring.  

A gradient sapphire dial sets off a truly stunning effect.  But this world-time machine is just as beautiful under the hood -

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A wonderful confection of precision, a micro rotor automatic.

Courtesy of Ming

This is the latest offering from the collaborative at Ming, the 19.03 Worldtimer.  It has been created in partnership with Manufacture Schwarz Etienne.

Courtesy of Ming

And as befits a watch with it's inspiration in Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 

• Functions: hours and minutes, 24 hour world time, microrotor automatic winding
• Case, dial & hands:
• 39mm diameter, 11.2mm thickness, grade 5 titanium
• Double box sapphire crystal with double-sided antireflective coating
• Sapphire dial, radial gradient from opaque black to transparent
• Chapter ring, logo and rear markings laser-etched into the sapphire crystals
• Polished bezel and lugs; finely brushed caseband
• Hands and dial ring with Superluminova X1
• Rigid case without spacer rings
• 50m water resistance
• 20mm lug width
• Movement:
• Schwarz-Etienne for MING Cal. ASE220.1
• Partial skeletonization with 5N rose gold coating and bead blasted bridges
• Hand polished anglage
• Hacking function
• ~70 hour power reserve at full wind
• Bidirectional automatic winding with high-mass tungsten microrotor
• Movement adjusted to five positions
• Straps:
• Includes 2x calf leather straps by Jean Rousseau Paris
• 20mm width, curved bars with quick release
• All straps come fitted with signed stainless steel buckles
• Will fit 160-210mm wrist circumference
• Travel pouch:
• Handmade in Kuala Lumpur from vegetable tanned natural leather
• 1-year warranty against defects
• Made in Switzerland
• MING continually aims to improve aesthetics and functionality of products where possible; to this end we reserve the right to make changes prior to final delivery.

Now in fairness sports fans, this is not an inexpensive item.  Ming are offering an "early bird" incentive for pre-orders, and it is my understanding that in order for the project to be fully realized, enough pre-orders will need to be realized as well.  Should it be of interest to you, the purchase information can be found here:

MING 19.02 Worldtimer