Compared with the past, this year's Rolex Rolex can be described as a breakthrough in the new work, especially the first regular version of the left crown watch, which is a stunning watch fan! Before Rolex announced the annual new product, it was predicted whether it would include the Yacht-Master II, which was celebrating its 15th anniversary. In the end, however, there was a Yacht-Master 42 (Ref.226658) made of 18ct gold, and a Yacht-Master 40 (Ref.126679 SABR) studded with colored treasures and diamonds, showing another noble appearance. Such expectations may be left for next year!
Born in 2007, the Yacht-Master II for regattas features a mechanical memory preset countdown that can be synchronized with the regatta's timer. The watch is equipped with the 4161 self-winding movement modified from 4130, which is composed of more than 360 parts, including parts of the countdown function, some fine parts are also cut with UV-LiGA machining technology, and the entire movement took a total of 35,000 hours to develop, showing The powerful watchmaking kinetic energy of Rolex.
As for how to use the countdown function? First, the owner rotates the patented Ring Command ceramic ring directly connected to the movement by 90 degrees counterclockwise and presses into the 4 o'clock push handle. The screw-in crown is then released and turned clockwise to adjust to the red arrow pointer for the ten-minute countdown. Assuming the countdown time is three minutes, point the pointer at the scalloped Arabic numeral 3, lock the crown in, and turn the bezel clockwise 90 degrees back, completing the countdown to the regatta. At this time, as long as the owner presses the handle at 2 o'clock, he can start the central red chronograph seconds hand, and every time he turns a circle, the countdown will be one minute less.
The watch has a flyback chronograph, so during the timekeeping process, the owner can instantly return the chronograph hand to zero and restart as long as he presses the handle at 4 o'clock. In particular, when the watch owner presses the 4 o'clock button before the chronograph seconds hand goes to 30 seconds, the countdown hand will jump back to 3 minutes in an instant, and if the 30 seconds are pressed again at four o'clock, the countdown chronograph hand will instantly jump to the position of 2 o'clock in the penultimate, similar to the concept of rounding.
Yacht-Master II has a variety of options such as Oyster steel, Everose gold steel, 18ct gold and 18ct white gold, and the current official website shows that the style is Ref.116680 is 18ct white gold, with blue and white colors that echo the blue ocean and waves. It is waterproof to 100 meters through the screw-in triangular pit bottom cover and triple-buckle lock triple waterproofing system. The 44 mm gauge diameter is quite large among The Rolex models, so if you want to steer this smart yacht, the hand diameter should also be a bit "heavy"!