The Rolex Yacht-Master was introduced in 1992, so only a relatively new member of the Oyster family. Now, 27 years later, they introduce something big, bold and in white gold. The absence of colour draws your eye to the details, and emphasises the play of shiny and matt surfaces: the fine band of polished notches around the outer edge of the bezel contrasts with the matt Cerachrom insert, which in turn plays against the shine of the black lacquer dial. The matt black rubber Oysterflex strap is the Goldilocks element, tying everything together in just-right harmony (whereas the hardness and shine of a metal bracelet could throw things off-balance visually). As we expect from Rolex, this is an exceedingly well built and tremendously practical watch, ideally suited to everyday sporting wear. Although it’s water-resistant to 100 metres, it’s designed for above-water not underwater life.
It’s a handsome timepiece, with a quiet presence that (despite its newness) feels reassuringly familiar in some hard-to-define way.
MANUFACTURER MODEL
M226659-0002
MOVEMENT TYPE
Perpetual, mechanical, self-winding
DIAL COLOUR
Dark
WATER RESISTANT
Waterproof to 100 metres / 330 feet
MODEL CASE
Oyster, 42 mm, white gold
BEZEL
Bidirectional rotatable 60-minute graduated bezel with matt black Cerachrom insert in ceramic, polished raised numerals and graduations
CALIBRE
3235, Manufacture Rolex
OSCILLATOR
Paramagnetic blue Parachrom hairspring. High-performance Paraflex shock absorbers
POWER RESERVE
Approximately 70 hours
CLASP
Folding Oysterlock safety clasp with Rolex Glidelock extension system
Kayden –
Awesome !!
Zane –
HODLLLLLLLL