Ming introduces an ultra -thin clock with vintage F. Piguet 21 movement

The idea for Project 21 Watch is based on a unique collector's meal that took place in Singapore. Ming Thein, founder of the Watch Company, convinced ten collectors to buy a watch that he would create for himself. Ming refers to the concept as a “horological omakase” or chef. Ten brave collectors undertook without many details as a price limit and the estimated delivery date.

Soon afterwards, Ming and his team started working with specialists with a design in order to realize the project. The case production was entrusted to Joshua Shapiro, co -founder of the alternative horological alliance and a renowned American watchmaker and machine operator. Shapiro and his team in Los Angeles were responsible for producing and ending the 35 -mm tantalian housing, including the tiny crown with a diameter of 3.5 mm.

The case is processed from strong, tantalum material, and it is a fixed housing construction without a separate bezel. The housing has three different surfaces, fine, circular brushes on the concave bezel, the mirror polishing on the Rehautkand and the sandwich on the housing flanks. The narrow frames and the dial leaf elements that were pressed to the outer edge create an illusion of the size, which makes the clock appear larger than its dimensions.

Ming worked closely with Mathis Horlogerie and Tital SA in the movement modifications. Ming opted for an ultra-thin Frederic Piguet 21 movement with a vintage movement with a thickness of 1.75 mm. The restored and revised movement has a skeletonized Titan train bridge, which is colored with the dial.

A small detour to the history of the Frederic Piguett movement. The F. Piguet 21 movement, which was first introduced in 1925, is considered one of the thinnest manually available movements. In recent years it has been exceeded by the Audemars Piguet 2003 movement, which has a thickness of only 1.64 mm. Due to its slim design and its proven reliability, F. Piguet achieved considerable success in the delivery of Ebarche versions of the CAL. 21 to various manufacturers, including Patek Philippe for your Cal. 175 and 177 models as well as blancpains cal. 21. In the end, F. Piguet 2010 was consolidated under Blancpain.

The dial construction was made possible by collaboration with Femtoprint, a specialist in micro -manufacturing technologies. The dial has two layers – the upper layer has a multi -layered pattern of layers that is restricted in a merged borosilic layer. Under this layer there is a CVD-coated brass plate with a thickness of 400 micrometers. Despite its thinness, this plate is grinding, which repeats the strip pattern of the upper layer. The indices are etched directly into the external crystal to maintain the slim profile. The skeletonized hands have polished and angled flanks.

After delivery of the initial 10 “Omakase” things, Ming announced a 15 -part limited edition of project 21. This edition contains a dial coated with rose gold and a suitable movement with rose gold coating bridges.

Each project 21 has two straps: a calf leather band by Jean Rousseau Paris and an additional belt of choosing the customer. You are equipped with Mings Signature 'Flying Blade' brushed Titan -tuck buckle. An optional matching tantalum bracelet is available, which is created in cooperation with the alternative horological alliance and manufactured by JN Shapiro.

Price of Project 9 p.m. is CHF 32,500. You can find more information on the Ming website.