Wowzers. What a stunner. A £10k stunner after VAT but a stunner nonetheless
https://ming.watch/collections/homep...cts/ming-19-02
Wowzers. What a stunner. A £10k stunner after VAT but a stunner nonetheless
https://ming.watch/collections/homep...cts/ming-19-02
Beat me to it Ryan! Yep a cracking addition - keeps the design philosophy to the 19.01 and just adds. I think value wise probably even better than my 19.01. Hand-finished polished anglage too on this. I'd be all over this if I actually had any money left. But I don't! So I'll remain a very satisfied 17.01 and 19.01 owner. Does remind me I need to write up my 19.01 review....
Yes you do!Originally Posted by crazyp
Right will do the write up this weekend, try and take pics that aren't terrible and post sometime during the week
Stunning and original. The movement is out of this world. When he is not designing watches Ming should be doing photography for other watch company's his the pictures really are something else.
IIRC, he used to have a deal with Hassleblad. A superb photographer.
Ming did do that for quite a long time and for a lot of top Swiss brands - he very much pioneered the industry style that became popular for watch photography from the mid 2000s. He was also a valued member here for a number of years until other stuff took over and he could no longer put time aside to participate.
Really worth checking his own site for photography - www.mingthein.com
Looking forward to it!Right will do the write up this weekend, try and take pics that aren't terrible and post sometime during the week
Those watches really are something else! I do like that GMT watch it may be another one to add to my list for the year. The worldtimer is a fantastic looking watch the movement does look a real beauty and the whole attention to detail on the dial and case I do like. Interesting price point though with plenty of competition out there but still a lovely watch.
Very nice indeed.
The only thing is like to see is the warranty increased from 12 months for any defects.
It's just a matter of time...
The first thing to do is remove mainstream brands as competition - you buy a watch like this to support the creators/micro brand and because you want something a bit different. You may take a hit on resale, but at the same time most potential buyers are highly unlikely to sell.
So in that context there are not that many brands open to you in this price range. The quality on offer puts to shame of the bigger boys as well if you look at price. If Patek or FP Journe came out with a world timer, hand finished micro rotor I'm assuming it's be a lot more than this!
I do agree and it's a criticism I also had when buying my 19.01. Let's see how it goes over time.
Not a huge fan of the dial treatment, but the movement is absolutely breathtaking.
I agree, not a fan of the brand name either. I suspect if I wore one it would get some stick....
I just see the name as 'merciless' self promotion,,I'll get my coat.
Is there a 'ceramic' version?
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It's the First time I have looked at Ming , I must say they do look very impressive , the worldtimer is a stunning watch .
Now that is a beautiful watch. AP should have hired him!
Movement looks incredible especially with the gold and the micro rotor. Still can't get over not having any minute indices on the disks of any of his watches though....
Hold up a moment - if this is a Cottier world timer, what’s up with the picture, whereby the handset shows 10:10 but the 24 dial shows 14:10 at the read-off index (at “12 o’clock”)?
Is this just some photoshopped mock-up, or am I missing something?
Technically not a Cottier as the city ring is static. From the site -
We chose to make the cities static and the 24 hour disk rotate, as numbers are easier to recognise at a glance than airport codes. The cities are printed under the sapphire to be almost on the same level as the 24 hour disk and minimize parallax while simultaneously creating the impression of a completely seamless display. We’ve also added a crosshair to assist in fast indexing and reading of time.
Any thoughts on if it'd impact usability? I can't think of any but I've also never owned a Cottier esque world time.
Well, the 24hr ring always rotated on a cottier world timer - it’s geared to the hour hand - and the point is that generally one can manually move the cities (usually via a second crown, bezel, etc) so that the one you want is appropriately indexed and 12oclock. All referenced cities’ times are then immediately available via the 24hr ring.
I still have literally no idea whatsoever how this watch can work as a world timer, unless the 24 hour ring can be decoupled and independently set from the hands, but that makes little sense either. I’m hoping it’s just me
Hmm ok, got you now - my head hurts, but I get it! Reading it a few times on the site the cities are printed on. So I'm convinced the cities are static and I agree it'd only work if the 24hr ring is decoupled.Well, the 24hr ring always rotated on a cottier world timer - it’s geared to the hour hand - and the point is that generally one can manually move the cities (usually via a second crown, bezel, etc) so that the one you want is appropriately indexed and 12oclock. All referenced cities’ times are then immediately available via the 24hr ring.
I still have literally no idea whatsoever how this watch can work as a world timer, unless the 24 hour ring can be decoupled and independently set from the hands, but that makes little sense either. I’m hoping it’s just me
But then how do you set it up? And also if you move cities wouldn't that be a pain compared to a Cottier one?
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