Independent Watchmakers · 2026-05-12
The MING 29.06 Peep Show makes its colour-shifting dial disappear
Polarised sapphire hand discs continuously move the 29.06 between an iridescent guilloché display and near-total blackness.
By Chronolume digest · Original English summary · Based on MING; edition and price corroborated by Hodinkee
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What to know
The MING 29.06 Peep Show treats the passage of time as an optical effect. Its conventional hands are replaced by linearly polarised sapphire discs: when their filters align, light passes through and reveals the multiphasic, colour-shifting guilloché dial; at a 90-degree relationship, transmission is blocked and the display turns black. The transition repeats continuously as the two discs move at different speeds.
A bezel-free sapphire crystal stretches across the 40mm Grade 5 titanium case, which is 11.8mm thick and water-resistant to 50 metres. Schwarz-Etienne’s automatic ASE 200.M1 uses 29 jewels, a tungsten micro-rotor and skeletonised barrel, providing approximately 86 hours of reserve. Bridges and the stepped rotor guard carry diamond-cut anglage. The 50-piece edition was priced at CHF 22,000 excluding tax.
At a glance
| case | Grade 5 titanium, 40 mm |
|---|---|
| thickness | 11.8 mm |
| waterResistance | 50 m |
| movement | Schwarz-Etienne for MING ASE 200.M1 automatic micro-rotor |
| jewels | 29 |
| powerReserve | Approximately 86 hours |
| dial | Guilloché with multiphasic coating and polarised sapphire hand discs |
| limitedEdition | 50 pieces |
| price | CHF 22,000 excluding tax |
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Source & attribution
MING; edition and price corroborated by Hodinkee · Published 2026-05-12 ↗