MING’s New Peep Show Makes The Dial Disappear Before Your Eyes

At MING, restrained monochromatic dials have long been central to the brand’s design philosophy, relying on reflection, depth and layered construction rather than overt colour. That changed with the introduction of the 57.04 Iris, which debuted MING’s colour-shifting multiphasic dial treatment. Now, with the new 29.06 Peep Show, the brand pushes the concept even further by introducing a dial that appears and disappears depending on how it is viewed. The watch’s mesmerising vanishing effect is achieved through the use of polarization, a technology more commonly associated with photography and optics. Rather than placing a filter over the dial itself, MING integrates polarized elements directly into the handset. Traditional hands are replaced by rotating discs crafted from linearly polarized sapphire, creating a constantly shifting interaction with the dial beneath. The result is an almost theatrical display in which portions of the dial seemingly emerge from, or dissolve into, darkness depending on the angle of observation.

Technical Specifications

Case

• 40 mm diameter
• 11.8 mm thickness
• Grade 5 titanium case
• Polished and blasted flying-blade interlocking lugs
• Deep box sapphire crystal with bezel-less construction
• MING Polar White luminous fill
• Domed rear sapphire crystal with double-sided anti-reflective coating
• 50 metres water resistance
• 22 mm lug width

Dial & Display

• CNC-machined guilloché dial
• Multiphasic colour-shift coating
• Polarized sapphire hand discs with Super-LumiNova X1 fill
• Polarization-based dynamic dial display
• Hours and minutes indication

Movement

• Schwarz-Etienne for MING Calibre ASE 200.M1
• Automatic winding via tungsten micro-rotor
• 29 jewels
• 30 mm diameter
• 5.6 mm thickness
• Skeletonized barrel
• Diamond-cut anglage finishing
• Approximately 86 hours power reserve
• Adjusted to five positions

Strap

• Perlon-textured calfskin strap by Jean Rousseau
• Alcantara lining
• Curved quick-release spring bars
• Flying-blade tuck buckle with micro-adjustment

Availability & Price

• Limited production of 50 pieces
• CHF 22,000 (excluding taxes)
• 2-year limited mechanical warranty