Image courtesy of Horologer MING, official website · MING archive page, <title> "MING 19.01". Spec block reads "Schwarz-Etienne for MING Cal. MSE100.1 ... >100 hour power reserve", exactly the calibre the catalog records for ref 19.01. Blue sapphire dial, one of the recorded colours.
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Ming's second series, announced alongside the 17 series in the brand's 2017 debut and developed with Swiss movement maker Schwarz Etienne. The 19.01 paired a time-only layout with the same flared-case design vocabulary as the 17.01, giving early Ming buyers a choice between the two founding silhouettes.
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The MING 19 series represents a design departure from the 17 line, with a softer, more integrated case architecture and a different visual language. Less foundational than the 17 series; more experimental.
- 1OpenMing 19.01 · 19.01Consider
19.01: MING's take on a cleaner, rounder sports-adjacent case with the same finishing standards as the 17 series.
- The case for it:
- The 19.01 is the correct entry point for collectors who find the 17-series case architecture too traditional. Finishing quality is consistent with the rest of the brand.
- Consider instead if:
- The 17 series has deeper collector history and more established secondary market behavior. For a first MING, the 17.01 is a safer starting point.
Rankings last reviewed 2026-06-18. Editorial perspective only. Not financial advice.