Ming is a brand that tends to elicit strong reactions from enthusiasts. They are certainly not to everyone?s taste, but those who love the brand really love the brand and are among the most enthusiastic collectors I?ve encountered in the watch world. I?ll be honest, Ming?s house aesthetic is typically not for me, personally, but I?ve gained a tremendous amount of respect for the brand as I?ve had a chance to talk to more owners about they find these watches so interesting. A big part of it, as it always seems to be, is the community built around that ownership experience. That community reveals itself in a public way via Ming?s Special Project?s Cave, a kind of skunk-works segment of the brand that is free to experiment as the brand develops new technologies. As Ming always points out when they release a watch from the Cave, the process always involves input from their customers, so you could think of the watches in this series as a real reflection of the brand?s owners. If that?s the case, their latest creation, the 20.01 Series 3, kind of proves my point about the vibrancy of the Ming community. 
At a high level, the 20.01 Series 3 is a precious metal chronograph utilizing the excellent AgenGraphe movement by Agenhor. But when you get closer (and closer) you realize that the 20.03 is perhaps the brand?s most avant-garde creation yet, which is saying something considering some of the projects that have come out of the Special Projects Cave to this point. The centerpie...