Ming 57.05 Comet: A Worldtimer Watch Ingeniously Addressing Daylight Saving Time

Experience Global Time with Unparalleled Simplicity: The Ming 57.05 Comet

Revolutionizing World Time with an Innovative Bezel

Traditional worldtimer watches often struggle with daylight saving time, leading to confusion when adjusting between time zones. The new Ming 57.05 Comet addresses this limitation with a pioneering, patent-pending bezel mechanism. This clever design allows for the adjustment of cities observing DST without impacting those that do not, ensuring accurate time display across multiple regions with ease and precision.

The Heritage and Evolution of the Comet Series

Named in tribute to the de Havilland Comet, the first commercial jet airliner, the 57.05 model continues Ming's exploration of the worldtime complication. Building on its predecessors like the 19.02 and 29.01 Worldtimers, this iteration distinguishes itself through a more accessible approach. Featuring a robust stainless steel case and a reliable Sellita-based automatic movement, it combines advanced functionality with broader appeal, diverging from the more premium, titanium constructions of previous models.

Sophisticated Case Design and Durability

The 57.05 Comet embodies Ming's distinctive fifth-generation design principles. Encased in 316L stainless steel, it boasts a 40mm diameter, 10.33mm thickness, and a 47.8mm lug-to-lug measurement, ensuring a balanced and comfortable fit. Its impressive 100m water resistance further enhances its practicality. A key aesthetic highlight is the brand's signature triple-stepped lugs, a complex construction comprising nine individual components, which lends the watch a unique and refined profile.

The Ingenious Dual Bezel System

At the core of the Comet's innovation is its meticulously designed bezel. Cities that maintain standard time are fixed on an inner bezel, while those affected by daylight saving time reside on a separate, rotating outer bezel. A simple click precisely advances the relevant cities by one hour against the 24-hour scale. The bezel secures its position with a spring-loaded ball and corresponding recesses. A discreet aperture at 9 o'clock indicates the active setting: silver for standard time and red for DST, providing clear visual confirmation.

A Captivating and Dynamic Dial Display

Protected by a floating, box-shaped sapphire crystal, the 57.05 Comet's dial is a visual masterpiece. Laser-engraved with Ming's proprietary Polar White luminous material for primary 12-hour markers, it offers exceptional legibility. The central dial features overlapping raster structures that create an animated "Comet Tail" interference pattern, ensuring the watch's appearance evolves subtly throughout the day. The 24-hour worldtime ring, colored blue and black for day and night, utilizes blue-emission Super-LumiNova X1 for daytime hours and orange for nighttime, with hands also glowing blue and the DST indicator illuminating red when active.

Precision Engineering: The Calibre 330.M2 Movement

Powering the 57.05 Comet is the Sellita for Ming calibre 330.M2, an automatic GMT movement. Operating at a frequency of 28,800 vibrations per hour, it offers an approximate 50-hour power reserve. The movement's intricate mechanics are elegantly displayed through a sapphire caseback, revealing skeletonized bridges with a brushed finish and anthracite coating, complemented by an anthracite-coated baseplate.

Exclusivity and Availability

The Ming 57.05 Comet is offered as a limited edition of 200 pieces. Each watch is paired with a cobalt-blue goat-leather strap from Jean Rousseau Paris, featuring quick-release spring bars and Ming's signature flying-blade tuck buckle with micro-adjustment. An alternative option is the brand's distinct titanium Polymesh bracelet. This exceptional timepiece will be available for order from August 27, 2026, at 1:00 PM GMT, through Ming's official channels and authorized retailers, priced at CHF 6,950 on leather and CHF 7,950 on the Polymesh bracelet (excluding taxes).