Ming - The Beauty in Everything: Single Owner Online Auction Hong Kong Tuesday, November 29, 2022 | Phillips

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  • Manufacturer: Ming
    Year: Circa 2021
    Reference No: 17.09
    Case No: 002’277
    Model Name: 17.09 Burgundy
    Material: Stainless steel
    Calibre: Automatic, cal. 330.M1, 25 jewels
    Bracelet/Strap: Leather
    Clasp/Buckle: Stainless steel MING pin buckle
    Dimensions: 38mm diameter
    Signed: Case, dial, movement and buckle signed
    Accessories: Accompanied by MING warranty (valid until 28th November 2024), leather case, cloth pouch and outer packaging.

  • Catalogue Essay

    The Ming 17.09 is striking and easy-to-wear modern Ming creation. Other than the finely textured dial and quintessential Ming markings, I would pay extra attention to the crown, which is particularly beautiful in its shape and finish. - Mark Cho

    To the new owners of the watches in the sale: The Armoury will custom-make the winner one of The Armoury’s signature garments as a gift. For further details please visit the link below.

    More Details: https://www.thearmoury.com/the-beauty-in-everything-gifts

    - As a keen representative of contemporary high horology, MING has been shaking up the watch community with their minimalist designs and quality movements. The 17.09 is no exception.

    - Released in the spring of 2021, the 17.09 marks MING’s inaugural attempt to feature dials with laser-etched indices on the underside of the top crystal, filled with Super-Luminova-X1 for an intense glow. Delivered in two variants of Blue and Burgundy, both iterations are paired with a canvas boasting a Clous de Paris guilloche center and a circular brushed chapter ring that creates a dynamic presentation as it plays with the light.

    - Encased in highly polished stainless steel, the case is embellished with iconic flared lugs that adheres strongly to the brand’s design DNA. With optimised ease of use in mind, the 17.09 is fitted with an independent jumping hour hand, which allows the wearer to change the hour indication without interrupting its running minutes. This simple yet compelling upgrade of the Schwarz-Etienne made cal. 330.M1 is designed for highflying collectors who frequently travel from one timezone to another, exclusively modified for MING.

    - Like a palatable glass of full-bodied wine, the present 17.09 features a beautiful textural Burgundy dial and is offered in excellent overall condition with its original accessories.

  • Artist Biography

    Ming

    Malaysian • 1986

    Ming 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

     

     
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Lot offered with No Reserve

Ref. 17.09
A contemporary and elegant stainless steel wristwatch with burgundy guilloche dial, guarantee and presentation box

Circa 2021
38mm diameter
Case, dial, movement and buckle signed

Estimate
HK$20,000 - 40,000 
€2,500-4,900
$2,600-5,100

Sold for HK$37,800

Contact Specialist

Thomas Perazzi
Head of Watches, Asia
+852 2318 2001
WatchesHK@phillips.com

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