The original MING x Massena LAB 17.09, released in two dial variants, referenced the “honeycomb” pattern found in highly collectible, vintage wristwatch dials from the mid-20th century. The 17.09 Honey paired stainless steel with a dial adorned with a hexagonal take on that mid-century design, rendered in a warm honey tone. The 17.09 Black took the same idea somewhere darker.
The new 57.09 Secret Honey combines both palettes in one watch, replacing the literal honeycomb pattern with a more elusive interpretation, then sets it all in motion, and the honey hue is revealed only as the disks rotate. A dark brown, lacquered, and circular-brushed base dial sits beneath three rotating sapphire disks with anti-reflective coatings. The disks complete one rotation every 24 hours, 12 hours, and 60 minutes, respectively.
Each disk has its own color and opening pattern, with select elements coated in orange- emitting Super-LumiNova or white-emitting MING Polar White. As the apertures overlap, they create a continuously shifting interference pattern that MING calls dynamic guilloché.
The 12-hour and 60-minute disks carry the honey-colored hour and minute indications, which glow orange thanks to Super-LumiNova. Above them, the indices and the MING and Massena LAB logos are engraved into the box-style top sapphire crystal and filled with MING Polar White, creating a second luminous layer. The display never stops moving, but it only looks like it’s drenched in neon after dark.
The grade-5 titanium case uses MING’s fifth-generation design language. It measures 40mm in diameter, 10.17mm thick, and 47.8mm from lug-to-lug, with 100 meters of water resistance. The scale and shape of the case, especially the large dial and relatively thin bezel, allude to both our original 17.09 collaboration and a few of William’s favorite vintage watches.
And then there are the lugs. We’ve upped the ante on a case that already pushes the envelope. For the first time at MING, each step utilizes a different color. The outermost step remains natural titanium. The middle step is coated in TiN to recall yellow gold, while the innermost step is coated in TiSiN to reference rose gold. The tri-tone lugs mirror the dial’s shifting black-and-honey palette, uniting the case and dial.
The watch is powered by the self-winding Sellita for MING 330.M2, visible through the sapphire crystal exhibition caseback. It offers approximately 50 hours of power reserve and runs at 4 Hz, or 28,800 vibrations per hour. The movement features skeletonized bridges with brushed finishing and an anthracite coating, set over a matching anthracite-coated baseplate.
The 57.09 Secret Honey is delivered with two straps: a vachetta-colored goat leather strap by Jean Rousseau Paris for MING and a black MING FKM rubber strap. Each strap is fitted with a stainless-steel flying-blade tuck buckle with micro-adjustment.
The MING × Massena LAB 57.09 Secret Honey will be produced in a limited edition of 125 examples and is priced at CHF 7,250, excluding import duties and taxes. Orders will open exclusively through www.ming.watch on 15 October 2026 at 1:00 PM GMT.
The Secret Honey will be presented publicly during WatchTime New York, where MING and Massena LAB will exhibit from 16 to 18 October 2026.
Features
Technical Details
MING × Massena LAB 57.09 Secret Honey
Movement
Automatic winding, Sellita for MING 330.M2. 25 jewels. Power reserve of approximately 50 hours. 28,800 vph (4 Hz).
Functions
Hours, minutes. Dynamic interference pattern, with three rotating sapphire disks.
Dial
Dark brown brass lacquered and circular brushed base dial. Three stacked sapphire crystal rotating disks, turning once every 24 hours, 12 hours, and 60 minutes, with anti-reflective coating, orange-emitting Super-LumiNova, and MING Polar White lume.
Case
Grade 5 titanium, with TiSiN-coated inner lugs and TiN-coated middle lugs. 40mm diameter, 10.17mm thickness.
Crystal
Box sapphire crystal with engraved MING and Massena LAB logos.
Bracelet
Vachetta-colored goat leather strap by Jean Rousseau Paris, plus black MING FKM rubber strap. Both straps are paired with curved quick-release spring bars and a stainless-steel flying-blade tuck buckle with micro-adjustment.
Movement
• Automatic winding, Sellita for MING 330.M2.
• Made in Switzerland.
• Indication of hours and minutes.
• 28,800 half oscillations per hour (4Hz) with approximatley 50 hours of power reserve.
• 25 jewels.
• Adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and five (5) positions.
• 26.2mm diameter, 4.1mm thickness
• Skeletonized, brushed, anthracite-coated bridges over a matching anthracite-coated mainplate
• Exhibition case back.
LIMITED EDITION
• Limited to 125 pieces.
• CHF 7,250, excluding taxes.
• Shipping starts in approximately 8 weeks.
Dial
• Dark brown brass lacquered and circular brushed base dial.
• Three stacked sapphire crystal rotating disks, turning once every 24 hours, 12 hours, and 60 minutes, with anti-reflective coating, orange-emitting Super-LumiNova, and MING Polar White lume.
• 12-hour and 60-minute disks with integrated honey-colored hour and minute indications, featuring orange-emitting Super-LumiNova.
• Box sapphire crystals front and rear, with double-sided anti-reflective coating.
• The indices and the MING and Massena LAB logos are engraved in the top sapphire crystal and filled with MING Polar White luminous material.
Case
• 40mm diameter, 10.17mm thickness, 47.8mm lug to lug, 20mm lug width.
• Grade 5 titanium, with TiSiN-coated inner lugs and TiN-coated middle lugs.
• 100-meter water resistance.
Warranty
• Two-year limited mechanical warranty.
