MING 37.06 Royal Selangor Watch
MING built its newest watch around a material almost nobody uses on a dial: pewter, and the story behind it started with a favor. A MING patron had his camera reskinned by Royal Selangor, the Malaysian pewter house founded in 1885, and asked founder Ming Thein to help pick it up in Kuala Lumpur. That errand turned into a long lunch with Royal Selangor's managing director, and the lunch turned into a watch. At the center of it is a hand-hammered pewter dial, made by Royal Selangor and set inside MING's lightweight titanium case, its surface catching light differently from every angle. Pewter doesn't tarnish or corrode, and instead develops a soft patina with wear. All 88 pieces are assembled locally in Kuala Lumpur, marking the first time MING has handled final assembly outside its usual Swiss operation.

