No Reserve
160
Ming
Ref. 17.03
17.03 GMT Blue
An elegant titanium wristwatch with second time zone, bracelet, presentation box and guarantee
- Estimate
- CHF2,000 - 5,000•€2,100 - 5,200$2,300 - 5,700
CHF6,985
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Ming
- Year
- 2018
- Reference No
- 17.03
- Case No
- 000700
- Model Name
- 17.03 GMT Blue
- Material
- Titanium
- Calibre
- Automatic, cal. Sellita SW330-1 top grade, 25 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- Titanium Ming bracelet, max length 180mm, further accompanied by two additional leather straps
- Clasp/Buckle
- Titanium Ming folding clasp
- Dimensions
- 38mm Diameter
- Signed
- Case, dial, movement and bracelet signed
- Accessories
- Accompanied by Ming fitted box, guarantee, travel pouch and 2 extra leather straps with pin buckle.
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
MING is an incredibly creative micro brand whose first watch was launched in 2017 and has ever since hit a chord with collectors. Making only a handful of watches in small series each model is sold out within minutes of being released.
The present 17.03 features a three-part textured and sapphire dials with ‘floating’ numerals; flared lugs; circular symmetry and a classically proportioned 38mm titanium case with matching titanium bracelet.
The 2nd time zone indicated on 24 hours on the outer periphery of the dial and marked by a luminous star and can be adjusted independently of the local time.
The present 17.03 features a three-part textured and sapphire dials with ‘floating’ numerals; flared lugs; circular symmetry and a classically proportioned 38mm titanium case with matching titanium bracelet.
The 2nd time zone indicated on 24 hours on the outer periphery of the dial and marked by a luminous star and can be adjusted independently of the local time.
Ming
Malaysian | 1986Ming Thein is the vision behind MING: he has a diverse background that bridges both the creative and corporate, with more than 10 years in strategy and finance and 20 years as a photographer, with seven as a full time professional. Ming was born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 1986, educated in Australia, New Zealand, and finally graduated with a masters’ degree in theoretical physics from Balliol College, Oxford at the age of 16.
Somewhere during the mechanical portions of his degree, he contracted the watch bug made worse by a Lange 1815 graduation gift from his parents. It would follow through his early career at KPMG and The Boston Consulting Group, where the generosity of online collector communities allowed him access to their events and watches. His contributions to the community were driven by knowledge (including numerous attempts at movement design) and photography: capturing a personal interpretation of a watch, Ming in a way made them his own and shared a different vision with the collector’s community
Browse MakerSomewhere during the mechanical portions of his degree, he contracted the watch bug made worse by a Lange 1815 graduation gift from his parents. It would follow through his early career at KPMG and The Boston Consulting Group, where the generosity of online collector communities allowed him access to their events and watches. His contributions to the community were driven by knowledge (including numerous attempts at movement design) and photography: capturing a personal interpretation of a watch, Ming in a way made them his own and shared a different vision with the collector’s community