Rolex Yacht-Master II: Multimedia Video-Blog Extravaganza!

• The new stainless steel Rolex Yacht-Master II is a love letter from Rolex to its most infatuated devotees.

• The largest, most complicated Rolex chronograph in the firm’s 100-year history, this is a special watch.

• Not just a large Rolex, this is one of the hottest luxury watches of recent years and virtually unobtainable.

• watchuwant.com is proud to offer this Rolex Yacht-Master II with full factory set and Rolex warranty.

• Click to Play: See the full-length video showcase HERE!

• Click to Watch our quick Yacht-Master II tutorial; master this mighty machine in five minutes flat!

  Once in a generation, it happens. Rolex, a perennial tease that never quite builds enough watches to meet annual demand, rarely hands out dealer agreements or parts accounts, and maintains Cold War-style secrecy around its R&D programs, will shock the luxury watch world by tailoring a model to suit the demands of its rabid fan base. While the Rolex Yacht-Master II of 2007 was a stunning technological showcase, the lack of a stainless steel option meant that many Rolex collectors opted to sit on the sidelines. More than a matter of price (many who abstained were men of exceptional means), the precious-metal Yacht-Master II mandated color schemes and aesthetic constraints that alienated the “tool watch” purists who represent the top candidates to buy complicated Rolex watches. No more. The new Rolex Yacht-Master II in stainless steel (Ref 116680) is the rare Rolex aimed directly at the hearts of the Five-Point Crown’s hardcore loyalists. Consider the stainless steel Yacht-Master II a love letter from Rolex to its most infatuated devotees. The hook is simple; this is the most complicated stainless steel Rolex in the watchmaker’s 100-year history. See the full-length video showcase HERE.

Steel is the essence of Rolex. While the 80s and 90s placed gold and gem-encrusted Submariners and Datejusts front-and-center in popular media, the company’s heritage is cast in 304, 316, and 904L stainless. As the water resistant watch of choice for military commandos, professional deep sea divers, and even a few fictional heros, the folklore of Rolex rests atop a history of building watches that could endure the unthinkable without missing a beat. And decades of six and seven-figure auction results confirm the collector love affair with high-carbon Rolex hardware. Rolex combines its signature base metal with a state-of-the-art Cerachrom ceramic bezel and a gloss white dial. The aesthetic is a cool two-tone that projects confidence without the ostentation of precious metal. Yacht-Master II chronographs feature a nominal 44mm case that reads far larger on the wrist. This watch needs no assistance to project power and presence, so the tasteful treatment of brushed steel, polished highlights, and royal blue ceramic strikes the perfect balance between visible style and discretion.

Small heat-blued metal accents and flashes of red highlight bring the dial to life and endow this high-impact machine with a playful countenance that will coax a smile from even the most hardened Rolex skeptics. And there’s no mistaking the Yacht-Master II in stainless steel for anything but a Rolex Oyster. The classic Oyster crown guards, integrated bracelet, and knurled bezel are present and correct in unprecedented proportions. For those who prefer a large watch in the modern paradigm or simply possess too large a wrist for traditional 36-40mm Rolex Oyster models, the Yacht-Master II in stainless steel opens the door to Geneva’s best-known export. With a 360-component programmable flyback countdown chronograph, the Yacht-Master II‘s unique complication certainly sounds, uh, complicated. But it’s not. This is a Rolex, and Rolex builds useful tools, not confounding novelties. As the name suggests, the Rolex Yacht-Master II is a nautical chronograph designed to track the countdown to regatta matches between racing yachts. The ability to program the countdown timer to capture any interval between ten and zero minutes may sound like an esoteric novelty, but the reality is anything but. Rolex’s programmable Cal. 4161 countdown timer is a marvel of intuitive interface and everyday practicality.Whether boiling eggs, timing five-minute breaks during a business meeting marathon, cooking fish tacos on the grill, or tracking your little terror’s time-out, Rolex’s customized countdown timer will become an indispensable part of any daily routine. Check out our quick Yacht-Master II “how-to” video and master this mighty machine in five minutes flat! Moreover, the original intent of the Yacht-Master II, sports timing, is relevant to a huge number of non-nautical competitive scenarios. Whether tracking overtime during conventional stick-and-ball sports or synchronizing your timer to a countdown reference clock, the Yacht-Master II will give the traditional Rolex Cosmograph Daytona chronograph a run for its money whenever a win is on the line and a useful timer is indispensable.

Unlike the Daytona, the Yacht-Master II is a “one-glance” chronograph with a huge 270+ degree, 10-minute arc, bold Arabic numerals for easy reading, a large red chronograph seconds hand over a white dial for high contrast, and a massive triangular countdown minute hand for instant recognition. This is a Rolex chronograph designed for those who don’t have time to squint at sequin-sized sub dials. With COSC Swiss chronometer accuracy and a 72-hour power reserve, the owner of this watch is assured of precise timekeeping throughout the remaining 23 hours and 50 minutes of the day not read from the chronograph. This Rolex Yacht-Master II in stainless steel is available with a full factory set from watchuwant.com. Not only does the lucky owner receive the much-sought Rolex Yacht-Master II in stainless steel, but the entire suite of Rolex instruction manuals, service documents, hang and chronometer seal tags, and the original microfiber polishing cloth are included with the package; this Yacht-Master II even includes the original factory protective plastic appliques on the immaculately finished Crownclasp. But the undoubted highlight of this example is the full factory warranty from Rolex. Originally purchased in January of 2014, this watch retains the balance of Rolex’s original two-year manufacturer warranty against malfunction or material defects. Rolex rarely throws raw meat to its fanatical core fans. In the roughly one-year-and-a-half since the stainless steel Yacht-Master II dropped at Baselworld 2013, very few have become available on the new or preowned market. watchuwant.com has one. One of the hottest Rolex watches of recent years, the Yacht-Master II 116680 is a modern collector phenomenon. Ours won’t last long; will it become yours? See the full-length video showcase HERE.