Rolex

Yacht-Master II

Oyster, 44 mm, Oystersteel

M116680-0002

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  • REFERENCE

    116680

  • MODEL CASE

    Oyster, 44 mm, Oystersteel

  • BEZEL

    Bidirectional rotatable Ring Command bezel. Blue Cerachrom insert in ceramic, moulded numerals and inscription

  • WATER RESISTANCE

    Waterproof to 100 metres / 330 feet

  • MOVEMENT

    Perpetual, mechanical, self-winding, regatta chronograph

  • CALIBRE

    4161, Manufacture Rolex

  • POWER RESERVE

    Approximately 72 hours

  • BRACELET

    Oyster, three-piece solid links

  • DIAL

    White

  • CERTIFICATION

    Superlative Chronometer (COSC + Rolex certification after casing)

Ring Command Bezel

Ring Command Bezel

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

White dial

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.