I've wanted this watch forever. I asked my AD, 2 years before this watch released, that I wanted it. And when it came out. No call. I thought there was no way in hell that anyone requested that watch before me. But... they gave it to an even more high roller than me I guess.
YM 42 is my favorite of the Rolex. My wrist size doesn't lend itself to the more dainty Rolex offerings, so I can really appreciate the 42mm. I don't love titanium, and I prefer the gloss dial of the precious metal versions, but if the titanium were available at retail, I might choose it. The secondary market has clearly lost the plot though. Why would you pay more for the Ti version than for one of the two gold options?? Makes no sense.
Cool watch for sure. The great thing about Rolex is that you get the same, fit finish and quality whatever watch you buy. Even a simple Explorer or an Explorer II are manufactured to the same quality as their most expensive watches and as such are terrific value on the grey market currently. You can buy both for the cost of a GMT Master II, so that’s exactly what I did.
Cool watch, but the extremely and unnecessarily low production numbers of it annoys me. It's as if Rolex is going out of their way to upset their customers and real watch enthusiasts. It also encourages flipping. And, the lack of a Glidelock clasp on this watch is malpractice. Rolex should supply all of their sports watches with the Glidelock at this point.
I think one thing we've learned over the last few years is that Rolex doesn't give a f*ck about it's customers! They just look at us as suckers because it doesn't matter what they do, we just come back on our hands and knees begging for more watches.
This is an absolute Home Run for me. Titanium is my favorite watch material. I've been dreaming that Rolex would do this for years although I was hoping it would be with the Submariner. I'm still hoping for that. Maybe one day it will happen now.
That bluish glair on the cyclops normally indicates that it’s a Replica due to the Glue the Replicas don’t get right . That Watch might just be a superclone
The white gold 42mm pops with a higher contrast .. I like the big white markers on a black dial contrasting with the polished case (But love titanium on a NATO like the no date prototype) Lets discuss please
Bingo! The Rolex dealer realises that Stainless steel and Precious metal Rolexes are difficult because they have ceased to be day in, day out watches. The answer is a Pelagos. It's an amazing watch, using the more beautiful titanium, and it's so tough. Eventually the average Rolex customer with start to understand the benefit of this watch. It is the future! It's the best solution.
Some advice. Please show images or clips of the watches you're talking about. Quite a dull watch otherwise and difficult to follow what you're talking about. Also, why show a 360 video from the Rolex website if you have the watch there in person, would make much more sense and better viewing if you filmed the watch much more closely whilst you explain the design features.
Man have the times changed. I remember during the Pandemic how gray market dealers disparaged Chrono24, and how these prices aren't real, how they are inflated, and you shouldn't put any stock in Chrono24! Now David is breaching Chrono24 on his channel. Bob Dylan was right, "the times they are a changin'".
Theyre starting to come down. Lets say this model was made in quantities similar to steel YM, what would be the premium? I dont think it should trade for more than GMT tbf.
Obviously you don't know the watch. The precious metal watches, on man made straps have a problem with balance. They always feel like they're falling off your wrist. If you're on a boat, your always moving, and pulling things. With the unbalanced nature, you're forever banging it on things. And with WG, it gets destroyed in a matter of days. Titanium is so much more balanced. And the wear is less and there's an element of self healing in the metal. It really does work. Obviously if you go full metal, then it's better. But I have experience of a Pt Daytona. And that is so heavy, it starts affecting your whole body movement and posture.
@@verynormalman I own one and you have no idea what you are talking about. The white gold is mixed with palladium and platinum. So it does not get destroyed. Also I hate rubber straps. The white gold is balanced perfectly. The clasp is white gold too which gives the watch perfect balance. I know you have never tried the yacht master or any oyster flex bracelet on. There is a reason people love the oyster flex bracelets. You have no experience with these watches. As far as titanium they do scratch. Try getting scratches out of titanium. I have 42mm Tudor Pelagos blue dial. Love the watch but yes it has desk diving scratches on it. I have other titanium watches same thing. As far as which is better on a boat why would I wear either? If I was a fisherman on a boat I would not wear even a 5k watch. Nobody is buying either of these watches to work on a boat. I would just wear a beater watch or a Gshock. As far as it being balanced just go to a Rolex AD that has something on an oyster flex bracelet. You will understand immediately what I am talking about. It really not a rubber strap. It has carbon fiber in the rubber to give it more flex. The inside has rubber pieces that help it fit super comfortably too. But the balance is perfect. I bought the 42mm Yacht Master white gold over the day date. I thought that was my grail watch until I tried it on. No adjustability killed it for me. Ended up with the Yacht Master. My only complaint is I had to buy a palladium wedding ring to match the Rolex white gold color. It is very unique and doesn’t match with white gold or platinum wedding rings.
@@shawnmartin1306 I see the problem. You're a watch man, with a watch that is about being on a boat. I am a man with a boat, who needs a watch? Get a boat, then you'll see my points are very accurate. A boat is a frantic place. Movement is vital. Drinking a cocktail, on a balcony doesn't really test the balance of a watch, as I described. Your message could have been kinder, and you have jumped to conclusions.
The Pelagos 39 is a strange watch. It is very light and kind of insubstantial. I really wanted one, had several tries, but never liked it. The FXD wears quite small, and feels great. The 42 Pelagos also wears well, and doesn't feel like the case is 42 mm.
@@Anonymouslyme1The G2 does wear very well. The wear does look good, and the watch has a fantastic colour. G5 is very dour grey. It doesn't have any internal shine or light, like the G2.
@@milsub59 Thanks, so about the same as an older Rolex with the hollow end links and bracelet. Build quality of the newer with the comfort of the older. I guess I need to get real friendly with my dealer.
@@stephens2r338 Yes, a similar feel, but much larger. It is lovely in the flesh, but a bit grey with the matt finish of the case. Around 36k with dealers.....good luck
No. The new for sale at £25k. Forget everything else, irrelevant. C24 is always, always, always ... 20% more than actual sales price. So no, the right price is £20k, not £30k. Especially these days...
I’ve always preferred the yacht master over the submariner, in particular, the platinum bezel variants.
I've wanted this watch forever. I asked my AD, 2 years before this watch released, that I wanted it. And when it came out. No call. I thought there was no way in hell that anyone requested that watch before me. But... they gave it to an even more high roller than me I guess.
It is sad to see how many Yach Masters Titanium are in Chrono24 ... flippers ... sad.
Its all a scam. Its a game set up with boutiques and an international professional distribution
YM 42 is my favorite of the Rolex. My wrist size doesn't lend itself to the more dainty Rolex offerings, so I can really appreciate the 42mm.
I don't love titanium, and I prefer the gloss dial of the precious metal versions, but if the titanium were available at retail, I might choose it. The secondary market has clearly lost the plot though. Why would you pay more for the Ti version than for one of the two gold options?? Makes no sense.
Let me guess, 6.25”?
It’s beautiful, an understated elegance about it . Very nice of the owner to share it with us. 👍
Cool watch for sure. The great thing about Rolex is that you get the same, fit finish and quality whatever watch you buy. Even a simple Explorer or an Explorer II are manufactured to the same quality as their most expensive watches and as such are terrific value on the grey market currently. You can buy both for the cost of a GMT Master II, so that’s exactly what I did.
Cool watch, but the extremely and unnecessarily low production numbers of it annoys me. It's as if Rolex is going out of their way to upset their customers and real watch enthusiasts. It also encourages flipping. And, the lack of a Glidelock clasp on this watch is malpractice. Rolex should supply all of their sports watches with the Glidelock at this point.
I think one thing we've learned over the last few years is that Rolex doesn't give a f*ck about it's customers! They just look at us as suckers because it doesn't matter what they do, we just come back on our hands and knees begging for more watches.
@@sinjinadams2862 It'll hurt them longterm.
Malpractice , brilliant comment , all that’s needed to be said on this piece , probably doesn’t have triplock crown !!
Proper secondhand Rolex flippers vs bedroom secondhand Rolex flippers
The only two problems with this watch are the illegible bezel markings and the lack of Glidelock adjustment.
I agree, they also forgot to add 1, 9 & 11 indicators on the Bezel. The reason why I sold my 40mm YachtMaster.
This is an absolute Home Run for me. Titanium is my favorite watch material. I've been dreaming that Rolex would do this for years although I was hoping it would be with the Submariner. I'm still hoping for that. Maybe one day it will happen now.
Think Porsche 911, if it’s a great design leave it alone.
What about GT4RS 😁
And the original was the most iconic and best
12:00 damn that cupping action is crazy.
Made me readjust in my seat!!!! 🤣
Great video and review 👍🏻👍🏻
That bluish glair on the cyclops normally indicates that it’s a Replica due to the Glue the Replicas don’t get right . That Watch might just be a superclone
The white gold 42mm pops with a higher contrast ..
I like the big white markers on a black dial contrasting with the polished case
(But love titanium on a NATO like the no date prototype)
Lets discuss please
Bingo! The Rolex dealer realises that Stainless steel and Precious metal Rolexes are difficult because they have ceased to be day in, day out watches. The answer is a Pelagos. It's an amazing watch, using the more beautiful titanium, and it's so tough.
Eventually the average Rolex customer with start to understand the benefit of this watch. It is the future! It's the best solution.
Nice watch. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
Love it💯
Man I wish other brands did materials like Rolex. They are king for a reason
Omega does, and generally beats Rolex to the punch at every material(s) and technological turn.
Some advice. Please show images or clips of the watches you're talking about. Quite a dull watch otherwise and difficult to follow what you're talking about. Also, why show a 360 video from the Rolex website if you have the watch there in person, would make much more sense and better viewing if you filmed the watch much more closely whilst you explain the design features.
My ad has only gotten 4 since the release
1
That is loads....most AD's haven't had one.
will the premium come down as the reviews of this watch are very mixed
Man have the times changed. I remember during the Pandemic how gray market dealers disparaged Chrono24, and how these prices aren't real, how they are inflated, and you shouldn't put any stock in Chrono24! Now David is breaching Chrono24 on his channel. Bob Dylan was right, "the times they are a changin'".
Nice video , just going back to horological themes !
They’ve finally done it? They’ve just brought out a new solid gold DeepSea watch after this matt grey tin sport watch
Theyre starting to come down. Lets say this model was made in quantities similar to steel YM, what would be the premium? I dont think it should trade for more than GMT tbf.
Yacht Master 42mm White Gold > Titanium
I agree is crazy 😂
I just tried the 3000$ Tag Heuer solar titanium Aquaracer and it also felt weightless on the wrist… yet quality. Surprisingly tempting… ❤
Obviously you don't know the watch. The precious metal watches, on man made straps have a problem with balance. They always feel like they're falling off your wrist. If you're on a boat, your always moving, and pulling things. With the unbalanced nature, you're forever banging it on things. And with WG, it gets destroyed in a matter of days. Titanium is so much more balanced. And the wear is less and there's an element of self healing in the metal. It really does work.
Obviously if you go full metal, then it's better. But I have experience of a Pt Daytona. And that is so heavy, it starts affecting your whole body movement and posture.
@@verynormalman I own one and you have no idea what you are talking about.
The white gold is mixed with palladium and platinum. So it does not get destroyed. Also I hate rubber straps. The white gold is balanced perfectly. The clasp is white gold too which gives the watch perfect balance.
I know you have never tried the yacht master or any oyster flex bracelet on. There is a reason people love the oyster flex bracelets. You have no experience with these watches.
As far as titanium they do scratch. Try getting scratches out of titanium. I have 42mm Tudor Pelagos blue dial. Love the watch but yes it has desk diving scratches on it. I have other titanium watches same thing.
As far as which is better on a boat why would I wear either? If I was a fisherman on a boat I would not wear even a 5k watch. Nobody is buying either of these watches to work on a boat. I would just wear a beater watch or a Gshock.
As far as it being balanced just go to a Rolex AD that has something on an oyster flex bracelet. You will understand immediately what I am talking about. It really not a rubber strap. It has carbon fiber in the rubber to give it more flex. The inside has rubber pieces that help it fit super comfortably too. But the balance is perfect.
I bought the 42mm Yacht Master white gold over the day date. I thought that was my grail watch until I tried it on. No adjustability killed it for me. Ended up with the Yacht Master. My only complaint is I had to buy a palladium wedding ring to match the Rolex white gold color. It is very unique and doesn’t match with white gold or platinum wedding rings.
@@shawnmartin1306 I see the problem. You're a watch man, with a watch that is about being on a boat. I am a man with a boat, who needs a watch? Get a boat, then you'll see my points are very accurate.
A boat is a frantic place. Movement is vital. Drinking a cocktail, on a balcony doesn't really test the balance of a watch, as I described. Your message could have been kinder, and you have jumped to conclusions.
Interesting it's down to £20k now, in 3 months
Titanium is overrated , I don’t wear my Tudor Pelagos 39. I regret buying it 🤷♂️🤷♂️
Thanks for your valuable opinion.😂
Yeah but yours is Grade 2 Titanium and not Grade 5 Titanium like this watch, which is much harder and less prone to scratching.
The Pelagos 39 is a strange watch. It is very light and kind of insubstantial. I really wanted one, had several tries, but never liked it. The FXD wears quite small, and feels great. The 42 Pelagos also wears well, and doesn't feel like the case is 42 mm.
@@Anonymouslyme1The G2 does wear very well. The wear does look good, and the watch has a fantastic colour. G5 is very dour grey. It doesn't have any internal shine or light, like the G2.
I absolutely love Titanium! It is my favorite watch material.
Rolex make a great entry level watch....but I've moved on.
Rolex 116600 still the Best Rolex
116600 the true classic craps on this, no glidelock, weird bezel, taking the piss!!
@@Leftystrat Please make a review first before talk..........all your requirement provided and only produce for 2.5 years......Super Collectible
How much does it weigh?
107 grams
@@milsub59 Thanks, so about the same as an older Rolex with the hollow end links and bracelet. Build quality of the newer with the comfort of the older. I guess I need to get real friendly with my dealer.
@@stephens2r338 Yes, a similar feel, but much larger. It is lovely in the flesh, but a bit grey with the matt finish of the case. Around 36k with dealers.....good luck
No.
The new for sale at £25k. Forget everything else, irrelevant. C24 is always, always, always ... 20% more than actual sales price. So no, the right price is £20k, not £30k. Especially these days...
I find the Submariner boring. I find the Yacht Master boring. Titanium adds very little.
How much you want for this watch???Cash Bud all cash
Won’t be worth much when the deepsea and submariner are released in titanium
And price themselves out potentially, risky move
Too much uuunnnzzz uuunnnzz me lad, we are not 18 and clubbing when we come to this channel
30k for a 14 k ad watch wtf!!!!!
What would be awesome is a Milgaus with a forged carbon case, that would be a real hot piece ❤
They did it in Tudor first
Yes Rolex’s gimp brand. Test ghe waters with Tudor because rolex is scared to take a risk
Have had 4 Rolexes-this reviewed watch is a complete snoozer.
More yawn inducing stuff from Rolex.
Looks boring, sounds boring… buy a sub… from a Rolex fan… Omega NTTD looks better and more interesting
Rolex lives in the weak and wounded. Dont fall the BS hype
A cheap car, sounds like a hollow door. Hmmm just like a Subaru 😂
Subaru has symmetrical full time 4wd. Their 4wd system is one of the best in the world
WATCH MARKET IS DEAD DEAD.....
Watch is overrated. Not a fan.