MING 27.02 SPECIAL PROJECTS CAVE 1 of 10

Fortunately, during 2020, some additional ETA Peseux 7001s in the specification we required became available. This allowed us to produce another batch of watches in our heavily reworked variant – the MING 7001.M1. We begin with the base movement but essentially retain only the gear train and escapement. The bridges and plates are reworked by Manufacture Schwarz-Etienne in a configuration of our design: solid baseplate with maximal opening of upper bridges to put moving components on display. It is a continuation of our belief that a display back must have something worth seeing behind it.

Like its sibling, the 27.02 is one of our most formal pieces and does not carry any luminous material. However, a contrasting mix of surfaces allows for exceptional legibility and a sensation of much greater physical depth than should be possible given the case thickness. In its interaction with light, the 27.02 is still very much a MING.

The variation in texture continues through the case: at the front, the polished DLC coated bezel transitions to anthracite guilloché and then an inky black pool on the dial. On the sides, polished flying blades are offset against matte-blasted recesses and the rear echoes the front, with brushed steel and etched text surrounding a black movement.