MING 37.09 Bluefin
MING presents 37.09 Bluefin, the brand’s first diving watch with an internally rotating dial.
Water-resistant up to 60 ATM (600m), the MING 37.09 Bluefin remains a comfortably proportioned 38mm in diameter with a 12.8mm thickness, 2.8mm of which is externally domed sapphire crystal.
Paired with the alternating polished and brushed finishes, this watch wears much thinner on the wrist but has a generous visual presence due to the almost complete absence of a bezel.
Although the 37.09 Bluefin is aesthetically similar to the other MING watch models in the 37-series, it has its own unique internal construction for two reasons: pressure resistance, and to support the timer scale required of a diver. Instead of using the traditional rotating bezel, it houses a Super-LumiNova X1 filled sapphire dial.
A sealed crown at 4’o clock rotates the entire dial via a 60-click, unidirectional mechanism secured by sprung bearings. The crown does not pull out or screw down, has luminous fill to be easily located, and may be operated underwater.
The brand has also continued the design tradition of minimizing dial text with new timing scales that are easy to index and read for both main time and elapsed time. They use both color and diminishing boldness to make it easy to see where the scale begins. As the dial rotates, the Hyceram hour indices are on the underside of the top crystal.
The dial also uses a new sapphire process: a deep blue colored metallization that compliments the scales and handset. It still delivers the brand’s signature inversion, which ensures optimal legibility under all lighting conditions – an ideal for a technical dive watch – as well as a dynamic presence and visual character.
Every marking and hand is treated with various mixtures of Super-LumiNova X1. The brand has also used a new multilayer process for printing on hands making them even brighter, longer lasting and more homogeneous than before.
Beating inside the 37.09 diving watch is a customized Sellita SW300-1 self-winding movement with 50 hours of power reserve, bidirectional automatic winding and the central running seconds.
Completing the 37.09 Bluefin is something that has been in development nearly as long as the watch itself – a moulded FKM rubber strap, with curved bars and universal compatibility with all of other 20mm lug watches made by MING.
It was developed to follow the natural shape of the wrist, with the relaxed curvature of the strap forming a 70x50mm oval. In addition to the sculptural surfacing and the MING logo on the top, the buckle side is also pocketed to comfortably receive the longer end in the same fashion as the brand’s tuck buckle straps.
It is keeperless and tapered in thickness to sit comfortably on the wrist, and with a compound balanced between softness for comfort and support for heavier watch heads.
The MING 37.09 Bluefin is priced at CHF 4,950 with 500 of this variant to be produced for 2024. They will be exclusively available at http://www.ming.watch. Orders open at 1PM GMT on 24 May 2024. A 50% deposit is due at the time of order, with the balance on delivery expected to start in October 2024.
Model: MING 37.09 Bluefin
Functions
Hours, minutes and seconds
Internal 60-click timer scale on unidirectional rotating dial, via crown at 4
Automatic winding
Case, dial & hands
38mm diameter, 12.8mm thickness, 44.5mm lug-to-lug
316L stainless steel, with a polished-brushed finish
Domed sapphire crystals front and rear, with double-sided antireflective coating
Super-LumiNova X1 indices inside top crystal, and on sapphire dial
Super-LumiNova X1 coated hands
600m water resistance
20mm lug width
Movement
Sellita for MING SW300.M1, anthracite skeletonized bridges and rotor with contrast circular brushing
Automatic winding with ~50hr power reserve at full wind
Hacking seconds for setting
Straps
New moulded FKM rubber strap
20mm width, curved bars with quick release
Fitted with ‘flying blade’ tuck buckle with micro adjustment
Other features
2-year warranty against defects
Made in Switzerland
Pricing and availability
CHF 4,950 – 50% deposit for order confirmation
500 watches for 2024 available exclusively via ming watch website
Deliveries expected to start October 2024
