I've had one for a bit over a month now and think it's great but also a bit hard to justify price wise unless you have a number of watches that it works well on. I primarily bought it for an Apollo 11 45th anniversary Speedmaster (Titanium case with Sedna accents) and think it works great on that. It's also good on my Sinn EZM2 and surprisingly on my Habring Top Seconds.
One thing to note is that because of the thickness of the "endlinks" it won't fit on watches if the lugholes are too close to the case.
This is exactly the watch I thought of when it was released. I don’t own any titanium watches but that Speedmaster LE, with its brushed case and unique dial, seem like they’d be a good match.
The polymesh looks amazing on the new Ming x JN Shapiro Lightning. I received the first piece allocated to Sydel & Sydel and ask Jonathon about polymesh vs bracket. He said both work really well on the Lightning but we both felt the polymesh really drove more of a Ming vibe. You may have seen my piece during the event you did with them a few weeks ago. Thus far I haven’t had any fit issues, but I agree the pin/clasp is tricky until you get the hang of it. Very innovative and super comfortable.
I struggle to love Ming's watches, but I do love this bracelet. This seems an area of metals manufacturing ripe for exploration by larger companies with bigger R&D budgets. In other industries I have seen small companies purchased by larger ones just to obtain the rights to such an innovation.
Lack of taper, overall length and the lug hole spacing are the three reasons I haven’t looked at this closely at all. The price is high but not when you consider that a single 15202 link costs 50%. Stuff’s just expensive.
However, at $1800, I won’t compromise when vintage NSAs, which are remarkably thin and supple, with spring loaded clasps are sub $200.
Direct to Tony: Please consider offering canvas straps in 105x75. I’m happy to wait if it were custom - even pay a bit more. 110 is too long for my 6.75 wrist and I don’t like to see tail when viewing the time.
Very fair and balanced take on the Ming bracelet. The looks don't offend me, but I don't love it either. The key is, as you said, what the future will bring for the additive manufacturing market.
If you don't mind sharing, what do you attribute your early growth of subscribers to? Was it your Instagram following? Substack network effects? The numbers seem incredibly impressive.
I've had one for a bit over a month now and think it's great but also a bit hard to justify price wise unless you have a number of watches that it works well on. I primarily bought it for an Apollo 11 45th anniversary Speedmaster (Titanium case with Sedna accents) and think it works great on that. It's also good on my Sinn EZM2 and surprisingly on my Habring Top Seconds.
One thing to note is that because of the thickness of the "endlinks" it won't fit on watches if the lugholes are too close to the case.
This is exactly the watch I thought of when it was released. I don’t own any titanium watches but that Speedmaster LE, with its brushed case and unique dial, seem like they’d be a good match.
great points, and always appreciate hearing on owner's POV. A lot of Sinns came to mind as potentially great pairings. The EZM2 is rad!
The polymesh looks amazing on the new Ming x JN Shapiro Lightning. I received the first piece allocated to Sydel & Sydel and ask Jonathon about polymesh vs bracket. He said both work really well on the Lightning but we both felt the polymesh really drove more of a Ming vibe. You may have seen my piece during the event you did with them a few weeks ago. Thus far I haven’t had any fit issues, but I agree the pin/clasp is tricky until you get the hang of it. Very innovative and super comfortable.
I struggle to love Ming's watches, but I do love this bracelet. This seems an area of metals manufacturing ripe for exploration by larger companies with bigger R&D budgets. In other industries I have seen small companies purchased by larger ones just to obtain the rights to such an innovation.
Lack of taper, overall length and the lug hole spacing are the three reasons I haven’t looked at this closely at all. The price is high but not when you consider that a single 15202 link costs 50%. Stuff’s just expensive.
However, at $1800, I won’t compromise when vintage NSAs, which are remarkably thin and supple, with spring loaded clasps are sub $200.
Direct to Tony: Please consider offering canvas straps in 105x75. I’m happy to wait if it were custom - even pay a bit more. 110 is too long for my 6.75 wrist and I don’t like to see tail when viewing the time.
Very fair and balanced take on the Ming bracelet. The looks don't offend me, but I don't love it either. The key is, as you said, what the future will bring for the additive manufacturing market.
If you don't mind sharing, what do you attribute your early growth of subscribers to? Was it your Instagram following? Substack network effects? The numbers seem incredibly impressive.