MING Introduces 57.05 Comet Limited Edition Worldtimer
MING debuts the 57.05 Comet, a 40mm stainless-steel worldtimer with a patent-pending DST bezel, limited to 200 pieces and available from August 27, 2026.
MING introduces the 57.05 Comet, a 40mm stainless-steel worldtimer with a patent-pending DST bezel, limited to 200 pieces and available from August 27, 2026.
Introducing the 57.05 Comet timepiece.
MING debuts the 57.05 Comet, a 40mm stainless-steel worldtimer with a patent-pending DST bezel, limited to 200 pieces and available from August 27, 2026.
Summary
The 57.05 Comet rethinks the worldtimer complication by adding a mechanical daylight saving time adjustment.
MING celebrates its ninth anniversary with the launch of the 57.05 Comet, a worldtimer that rethinks one of watchmaking’s most storied complications. Inspired by the de Havilland Comet airliner and Louis Cottier’s pioneering 1930s worldtime system, the watch introduces a patent-pending bezel mechanism that mechanically adjusts for daylight saving time. Cities observing DST are placed on a separate outer bezel, which rotates a single click to advance them by one hour, while unaffected cities remain fixed. A red “DST ON” aperture provides immediate confirmation, making the complication both tactile and intuitive.
At the center of the watch lies MING’s dynamic “Comet Tail” dial, constructed from overlapping multilayered raster grids. As light shifts and time moves, the alignment between these micro-patterns gradually changes, producing an evolving interference effect that prevents the dial from ever appearing static. Legibility in the dark is prioritized through color-coded Super-LumiNova X1: blue emission indicates daytime hours, while orange emission marks nighttime hours on the 24-hour ring. Above the display, the box-style front sapphire crystal is laser-engraved with MING’s proprietary Polar White luminous material, casting white-glowing floating markers for the primary 12-hour indices.
Housed in a 316L stainless steel case measuring 40mm in diameter and 10.33mm thick, the 57.05 Comet embodies MING’s fifth-generation design language. Its signature triple-stepped lugs are assembled from nine individual components, allowing for sharply defined, alternating brushed and mirror-polished surfaces.
The watch offers 100 meters of water resistance and is powered by the automatic Sellita for MING Calibre 330.M2, which features skeletonized, anthracite-coated bridges and a 50-hour power reserve. Limited to just 200 pieces worldwide, the MING 57.05 Comet opens for orders on August 27, 2026, at 1 p.m. GMT, priced at 6,950 CHF (approx. $8,643 USD) on a cobalt blue Jean Rousseau goat leather strap or 7,950 CHF (approx. $9,887 USD) on a 3D-printed titanium MING Polymesh bracelet. For more information, head over to MING’s official website.
Design and Complications
The patent-pending DST bezel places cities observing daylight saving time on a rotating outer ring. A single click advances those cities by one hour, while the inner bezel remains unchanged for cities not observing DST. The red “DST ON” aperture signals when the adjustment is active.
The “Comet Tail” dial’s multilayered raster grids create an interference pattern that evolves with ambient light, ensuring the dial never looks static. Super-LumiNova X1 provides blue illumination for daytime and orange for nighttime on the 24-hour ring, enhancing legibility in darkness.
Materials and Construction
The case is 316L stainless steel, 40mm in diameter and 10.33mm thick. Triple-stepped lugs consist of nine components, delivering alternating brushed and mirror-polished surfaces.
Water resistance reaches 100 meters. The movement is the Sellita for MING Calibre 330.M2, featuring skeletonized, anthracite-coated bridges and a 50-hour power reserve.
Availability and Pricing
The limited edition of 200 pieces opens for orders on August 27, 2026, at 1 p.m. GMT. Prices are 6,950 CHF with a cobalt blue Jean Rousseau goat leather strap or 7,950 CHF with a 3D-printed titanium MING Polymesh bracelet.
