- Item Code/Product Code: YM-44
The Oyster Perpetual Yacht-Master II in yellow gold colour with an Oyster bracelet and a bidirectional rotatable bezel with a blue Cerachrom insert.
Ring Command Bezel
A synchronized countdown
Rolex achieved perfection when it turned its attention to redefining the purpose and functionality of the bezel. Typically, a bezel operates independently from the internal mechanism; however, the Ring Command bezel in the Yacht-Master II regatta chronograph operates in conjunction with it.
As a mechanical component linked to the movement, the bezel literally acts as the key to the programmable countdown, allowing it to be set and synchronised to the sequence of race start times. Complex in design, but simple in use, it is functionally beautiful.
White dial
A characteristic aesthetic
The Yacht-Master II is equipped with a new dial, and new hands that are characteristic of Rolex Professional models, enhancing legibility and sharpening its aesthetic appeal. The dial now features a triangular hour marker at 12 o’clock and a rectangular hour marker at 6 o’clock for more intuitive reading of the watch.
A luminescent disc on the hour hand clearly distinguishes it from the minute hand. The Yacht-Master II’s countdown can be programmed for a duration of between 1 and 10 minutes. The programming is memorized by the mechanism so that at a reset it returns to the previous setting. Once launched, the countdown can be synchronized on the fly to match the official race countdown.
Yellow gold colour
Commitment to excellence
By operating its own exclusive foundry, Rolex has the unrivalled ability to cast the highest quality gold alloys. According to the proportion of silver, copper, platinum or palladium added, different types of gold are obtained: yellow, pink or white.
They are made with only the purest metals and meticulously inspected in an in-house laboratory with state-of-the-art equipment, before the gold is formed and shaped with the same painstaking attention to quality. Rolex's commitment to excellence begins at the source.
The Oyster bracelet
Alchemy of form and function
The Oyster bracelet is a perfect alchemy of form and function, aesthetics and technology, designed to be both robust and comfortable. It is equipped with an Oysterlock folding clasp, which prevents accidental opening and the Easylink comfort extension link, also exclusive to Rolex.
This ingenious system allows the wearer to increase the bracelet length by approximately 5 mm, providing additional comfort in any circumstance.
Model case
- Model case
Oyster, 44 mm, yellow gold colour
Oyster architecture
Monobloc middle case, screw-down case back and winding crown
Diameter
44 mm
Material
stainless steel yellow gold
Bezel
Rolex Ring Command (bidirectional 90° rotatable interacting with the movement) in 18 ct gold with blue Cerachrom insert in ceramic and numerals coated in gold
Winding crown
Screw-down, Triplock triple waterproofness system
Crystal
Scratch-resistant sapphire
Water resistance
Waterproof to 100 metres / 330 feet
Movement
- Movement
Perpetual, mechanical, self-winding, regatta chronograph
Calibre
4161, Manufacture Rolex
Precision
-2/+2 sec/day, after casing
Functions
Centre hour and minute hands, small seconds hand at 6 o'clock. Programmable countdown with mechanical memory and on-the-fly synchronization. Stop-seconds for precise time setting
Oscillator
Paramagnetic blue Parachrom hairspring
Winding
Bidirectional self-winding via Perpetual rotor
Power reserve
According usage
Bracelet
- Bracelet
Oyster, three-piece solid links
Material
stainless steel yellow gold
Clasp
Folding Oysterlock safety clasp with Easylink 5 mm comfort extension link
Dial
- Dial
White
Details
Highly legible Chromalight display with long-lasting blue luminescence
MACHINE WARRANTY
"1 YEAR 1 MONTH 1 DAY"