MING 37.04 Rose Gold Monopusher

Our first ever precious metal offering had to be something special: so we retained a small number of the La Joux Perret LJP5000.M1 monopusher movements for this project. Completely reworked and refinished in rose gold and coupled with our love of chronographs, it made sense for us to start from this base.

We went all in on the concept: the watch would be a jewel-like, monolithic block of metal, scintillating and warm. 18K 5N rose gold was the ideal material for the case and dial, to complement the movement and give the impression of solid continuity. The overall construction of the watch remains the same as the original 37.04 Titanium, with the guilloched dial by Comblemine now made from a single thick piece of 18K 5N rose gold and topped with an etched and HyCeram filled sapphire upper dial.

The 37.04 Rose Gold has a new, deeper, and reducing radius guilloche pattern focused on the chronograph minute subdial; it is deliberately asymmetric and focused at the same time. The pattern has extreme relief for maximum visual impact and could only be created using CNC milling as it is too deep for traditional rose engines. It is a very dynamic dial – not just because of the angles of the guilloched surfaces, but also due to the upper sapphire layer that provides transient inversion. All white elements on the dial and crystals are made luminous with various types of Super-LumiNova X1.

All of this is housed in a case of solid 18K 5N rose gold, with our signature flared and twisted lugs. It has multicoated sapphire crystals front and rear, and alternating textured finishes. Manufacture Schwarz-Etienne remains responsible for engineering and final assembly, with our usual partners Jean Rousseau and Koji Sato providing finishing touches.

We will be making 20 pieces of the 37.04 Rose Gold, priced at CHF 48,000 excluding taxes. A 50% deposit is required on order confirmation and the balance on delivery - which is scheduled for Q2 2024.

Technical specifications

MING 37.04 Rose Gold Monopusher

Limited edition of 20 pieces

Case

• Material: 18K 5N rose gold
• Diameter: 38mm
• Thickness: 11.9mm
• Domed sapphire crystal front and rear, with double-sided antireflective coating
• Water-resistant to 50m
• Lug width: 20mm

Dial and hands

• Sapphire dial with subdial recess and inlaid Super-LumiNova X1 fill over solid 18K 5N rose gold guilloche dial by Comblemine

Movement

• LJP 5000.M1 for MING
• Manual winding movement
• 5N rose gold coated and sandblasted skeletonized bridges and plates with hand-polished dome profile anglage
• Monopusher chronograph with lateral clutch 
• Power reserve of ~38h 

Functions/Indications

• Hours and minutes
• Hand winding
• Monopusher chronograph with 30 min counter at 3 o’clock

Strap and buckle

• Strap by Jean Rosseau Paris
• 20mm width, curved bars with quick release
• Fitted with 3rd generation keeperless buckle in 18K 5N rose gold

MSRP: CHF 48'000

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