October 24, 2026
MING Reimagines the Worldtimer
Part of MING’s appeal lies in its habit of taking familiar watch archetypes and reworking them with distinctive styling and practical improvements. The new MING 57.05 Comet continues that approach, as founder Ming Thein turns his attention to the worldtimer, one of horology’s most beloved and genuinely useful complications. Instead of a 24-hour hand, a worldtimer uses a peripheral disc that rotates once per day. Read against a ring of reference cities, it reveals the current hour anywhere on the globe.
Solving the Daylight Saving Problem
Conventional worldtimers struggle with daylight saving time and with half-hour offsets such as India’s. MING tackles the DST issue with a rotating bezel carrying two scales, a solution the brand describes as patent-pending. One scale lists cities that observe DST and the other lists those that don’t, so wearers simply need to know which part of the year they are in. The “Comet” name honors the de Havilland Comet, the world’s first commercial jet airliner.
Case and Dial Design
The steel case blends MING’s signature look with Art Deco cues, including stepped lugs and a prominent bezel. It measures 40mm wide, 10.3mm thick and 47.8mm lug to lug, with 100 meters of water resistance and a box-style sapphire crystal. Beneath the crystal, a perforated section of the 24-hour disc sits above the base dial and creates shifting interplays of blue and purple as it turns. The watch has no seconds hand, but this kinetic effect more than compensates. To offset the small central dial typical of worldtimers, MING moved most markers and text outward, leaving the inner dial clean. Three colors of Super-LumiNova illuminate the dial and bezel.
Movement and Strap Options
Powering the watch is a modified Swiss Made Sellita SW330 automatic that operates at 4Hz with a 50-hour power reserve, visible through a sapphire caseback. It ships on a blue goatskin strap from Parisian maker Jean Rousseau, fitted with a micro-adjustable buckle. MING’s Polymesh 3D-printed titanium bracelet, a fabric-like “titanium chain mail,” costs 1,500 CHF. It comes only in a 20mm width with curved or flat lugs and fits any watch with compatible lug spacing.
Availability and Price
The 57.05 Comet is not a limited edition, but it is produced in batches and may prove hard to secure. MING may follow it with new colorways or further worldtimer innovations, which would suit such an internationally minded brand. The MING 57.05 Comet is priced at CHF 6,950.
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