Credits: Article and images by Nina Scally @ Quill & Pad. See the original article here - https://quillandpad.com/2024/08/20/new-ming-20-01-series-3-chronograph-with-sensational-borolosilicate-dial/
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As impressive as the dial is, the movement is even better. The engine powering the watch is the is the AgenGraphe chronograph caliber by prestigious Swiss movement manufacturer, Agenhor.
The sophisticated chronograph movement is equipped with a chronograph core with backlash-free gears designed for a peerless, smooth performance. It also comprises a horizontal clutch mechanism, a regulation mechanism, and offers instantaneous jumping minutes.
Through the back of a sapphire crystal glass, you get to admire rose gold bridges, decorated plates, and traditional Swiss finishes. The Calibre 6361 M1 is a manual winding movement benefiting from not one but two skeletonised barrels storing a total power reserve of 55 hours when fully wound.
Above the movement is the unique dial – a canvas of voids that rewards those who pay close attention to its game of peek-a-boo. The more you play, the more you get out of it. There are around 600 of these voids, arranged in a radically symmetric circular pattern.
Upon this surface lie a set of tapering, faceted hands, and secondary scales on the underside of the crystal.
The dial also features a central chronograph seconds hand and a 60-minute counter for measuring elapsed time.
It is at night, however, when this display bursts into life. Specialists at Ming have syringe-filled each crevice with a generous amount of liquid Super-LumiNova. In dark environments, the captivating voids burst with luminescence alongside vivid hands of rich turquoise-blue emission.
To create the dial, Ming partnered with dial experts Femtoprint SA, creating the voids using a high-energy laser on the borosilicate’s surface. At night, the intensely glowing holes appear to float atop the dial.
Underneath the surface layer glimpses can be had of the beautifully performing movement. This is, quite possibly, one of Mings most fascinating dial designs to date. The watch is dynamic and shows off the breadth of the brand’s flair for “different”.
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Credits: Article and images by Nina Scally @ Quill & Pad. See the original article here - https://quillandpad.com/2024/08/20/new-ming-20-01-series-3-chronograph-with-sensational-borolosilicate-dial/