About the model

MING 57.05 Comet – Polymesh

A world timer that finally accounts for daylight saving time.

The MING 57.05 Comet was created for the brand's ninth anniversary and represents its modern take on one of the most classic watchmaking complications – world time. However, MING was not satisfied with a traditional solution. The 57.05 model comes with a patented system that allows for a simple bezel movement to account for the transition to daylight saving time (DST).

The result is a watch truly designed for today's world – for travel, working across time zones, and anyone who wants to see the time in different parts of the planet at a glance.

Worldtime that considers daylight saving time

Classic world timers simultaneously display the time in major global cities but usually do not address their seasonal transition to daylight saving time. And this is where MING comes in with an exceptionally clever solution.

Cities are divided according to whether they observe DST. Those not affected by DST remain on a fixed inner part, while cities using DST are placed on a separate outer bezel.

Simply rotate the bezel by a single step, exactly 15 degrees, and all relevant cities shift by one hour relative to the 24-hour scale. Other time zones remain unchanged.

A small DST ON window between eight and nine o'clock also instantly shows the mode the watch is in – silver means standard time, red means daylight saving time.

A dial that constantly changes

The dial is as interesting as the complication itself. Its center consists of several blue layers with overlapping raster structures. Their mutual overlap creates an optical interference effect that MING named Comet Tail.

As the viewing angle and incident light change, the structure seemingly moves and changes. The dial therefore does not appear as a static surface and offers a slightly different image with each glance.

And after dark, the watch transforms again. The hands use blue glowing Super-LumiNova X1, while the 24-hour scale distinguishes daytime hours with blue and nighttime hours with orange luminescence. The active DST indicator then glows red.

A typical MING element is also the upper sapphire crystal, into which the hour markers are laser-engraved and filled with their own luminous compound MING Polar White.

Name inspired by the dawn of the jet age

The designation Comet is not accidental. It refers to the legendary de Havilland Comet – the world's first commercial jet airliner.

The advent of jet travel in the 1950s fundamentally changed the way people crossed continents and time zones. MING connects this idea with the history of world timers, whose form in the 1930s was significantly influenced by the Geneva watchmaker Louis Cottier.

The 57.05 Comet is thus a modern interpretation of a complication that originated precisely for an increasingly interconnected world.

New generation MING case

The case belongs to the fifth generation of MING's design language. It has a diameter of 40 mm, a thickness of only 10.33 mm, and a lug-to-lug length of 47.8 mm.

It is made of 316L stainless steel, and at first glance, the intricately constructed, three-step lugs are particularly striking. Their construction alone consists of nine separate components. This allowed MING to combine precisely brushed and polished surfaces in a way that would not be possible with a conventional single-piece case.

Despite its structural complexity, the Comet remains a practical travel watch. It offers 100 meters of water resistance and sapphire crystals front and back with double-sided anti-reflective coating.

Sellita for MING 330.M2

Under the sapphire crystal, the automatic caliber Sellita for MING 330.M2 with 25 jewels, a frequency of 28,800 vibrations per hour, and a power reserve of approximately 50 hours is at work.

The movement also did not go without significant visual treatment. The skeletonized bridges have a brushed finish and an anthracite coating, which also continues on the main plate.

Titanium MING Polymesh

This variant comes on the characteristic MING Polymesh made of titanium. This is not a classic steel mesh, but the brand's own construction, which visually follows the fine structure of traditional mesh bracelets while giving the watch a much more modern and technical character.

The Polymesh perfectly complements the architecture of the 57.05 case, and in this combination, the Comet appears as a single coherent design object.

Why choose the MING 57.05 Comet?

Because the 57.05 Comet is not just another watch interpretation of a world timer. MING took an almost century-old complication and solved one of its practical problems that most classic world timers simply ignore – daylight saving time.

To this, it adds a dynamic Comet Tail dial, several colors of luminescence, a sophisticated multi-piece case, a titanium Polymesh, and a distinctive design that makes MING watches recognizable at first glance.

And finally, there's exclusivity. The MING 57.05 Comet – Polymesh is produced in a limited edition of only 200 pieces. It's a technically interesting world timer, but at the same time, it's precisely the kind of watch where you'll discover new details long after the purchase.

Technical details:

Case: 40 mm, height 10.33 mm, Lug-to-lug: 47.8 mm, stainless steel, combination of polishing and brushing.

Crystal: domed sapphire, double-sided anti-reflective coating

Dial: Grade 2 titanium, hand engine-turned "Lightning guilloché" (J.N. Shapiro, Los Angeles), thermally colored by hand (Ming Thein, Kuala Lumpur). Indexes: laser-cut into the crystal, filled with HyCeram

Hands: anthracite coating, Super-LumiNova X1 + MING Polar White
Water resistance: 100 m
Movement: Sellita for MING 330.M2 with automatic winding. Power reserve up to approx. 50 hours. Anthracite skeletonized bridges with contrasting rhodium and circular brushing.
Bracelet: MING Polymesh, titanium, lug width 20 mm.

Limited edition: 200 pieces

About the brand

MING was founded in 2014 at an altitude of ten thousand meters – on a plane heading home from a watch fair. Six frustrated collectors, including Ming Thein, agreed that the watch market had grown old and lacked a sense of discovery. From this consensus emerged the brand, now led by Ming Thein – a photographer, designer, business strategist, and above all, a passionate watch collector. Together with the founding team, he draws on over eighty years of collective collecting experience, ranging from vintage classics to avant-garde experiments.

Ming Thein grew up in Kuala Lumpur and studied theoretical physics at Balliol College, Oxford, at the age of sixteen. Before dedicating himself fully to professional watch photography for leading Swiss brands, he held a number of senior management positions. MING does not manufacture watches in its own manufacture in the traditional sense, but collaborates with a select group of Swiss suppliers who ensure component production, assembly, regulation, and testing. The finished pieces then travel to Malaysia for final quality control.

Manufacturing and assembly take place in Switzerland, while design, engineering, and final quality control take place in Malaysia. The brand's watchmaking partners include Agenhor, La Joux-Perret, and Sellita, as well as specialists outside the industry such as Helfenstein Mechanik and Degrees of Freedom.

This unusual combination of aesthetics and technical craftsmanship has brought the brand numerous awards, including the Horological Revelation Prize at the Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève 2019 and the Sports Watch Prize at GPHG 2024. For a brand without centuries of tradition behind it, this is a remarkable achievement and clear proof that even in the world of independent watches, there is still room for a different way of thinking.

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