Could This Be The Best Rolex EVER ??
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- Опубліковано 27 лип 2024
- FINALLY, we have got our hands on the The Rolex Titanium Yacht Master 42, but what did we think and know.
Well, like all Rolex Professional watches, the Yacht-Master 42 offers exceptional legibility in all circumstances, and especially in the dark, thanks to its Chromalight display. The broad hands and hour markers in simple shapes - triangles, circles, rectangles - are filled with a luminescent material emitting a long-lasting glow
This model is made of RLX titanium which is a grade 5 titanium alloy specially selected by Rolex.
Like all titanium alloys, it is especially lightweight and is noted for its mechanical strength and corrosion resistance. Another characteristic of RLX titanium is the possibility of working it to give a polished or satin finish according to the brand’s specifications. Its high mechanical strength makes it complex to work with, and the decision to use it has required the introduction of special production processes.
The watch has a bidirectional rotatable 60-minute graduated bezel is made entirely from precious metals or fitted with a Cerachrom insert in high-tech ceramic, but it''s almost silent ??
The raised polished numerals and graduations stand out clearly against a matt, sand-blasted background. This functional bezel - which allows the wearer to calculate, for example, the sailing time between two buoys - is also a key component in the model’s distinctive visual identity.
The Model REFERENCE for this watch is 226627 and it is Waterproof to 100 metres / 330 feet, the MOVEMENT inside is a Perpetual, mechanical, self-winding CALIBER 3235, Manufacture Rolex
and has a POWER RESERVE of approximately 70 hours.
The BRACELET is an Oyster, three-piece solid links.
Lastly, a Superlative Chronometer (COSC + Rolex certification after casing) - Навчання та стиль
TBH, if I could currently justify spending that much on one watch, and it had to be a Yachtmaster, I would go for the 42mm yellow gold on oysterflex. The titanium is very nice though. A real subtle slightly under the radar flex
Having met Josh during my recent visit to the fabulous premises of BQ Watches, I can sincerely write that Josh oozes class, knowledge and talent in abundance. Talent: due to his superb photography. Spencer must be applauded for his outstanding achievements as a business person. The organisation and presentation of the company are superlative.
This watch looks absolutely amazing! My dream watch has always been the Submariner in Titanium. I never thought it would happen, this is very close. Maybe one day they'll make the Submariner.
Intriguing new direction for Rolex going for titanium - will have to see how this one checks out in reality but the price is way up there for what you’re getting and the out the gate secondary prices are completely bonkers. Then there’s always the Tudor Pelagos for a fraction of the price of titanium is your thing.
Looks like a seiko . Dont understand the fuss
You can literally say that about any dive watch. This has always been the weakest argument to me
Straight from the live to the unboxing 👍🏻💪🏻
Stunning love it 👌
Funny they don’t mention the price. £39k on the BQ website, £27,200 over list or 3.3x RRP. You’d be bonkers to pay that. Like all the other 2023 releases the offered price will deflate - production is limited, so not RRP but prob £10k over.
According to P Thorpe watch market hubris was fuelled by those amateur ‘greedy flippers’. Uh huh, sure.
It's a shame isn't it? It's really sad what Rolex has allowed to happen to their brand. I've given up and moved on from Rolex!
I don’t have an issue with Rolex really, hardly their fault demand for their product exceeds supply (although not so much lately). A lot of ire is directed at ADs but it’s not easy for them to allocate in-demand watches; why should someone who’s never bought anything from them get a steel sports watch? It’s not 1995.
I’d like the Titanium YM and am happy to wait until I get one from the AD, as I have for my other watches.
Someone who can afford to lose 15 grand more or less on that watch will pay the 39 grand for it ,
Rolex is a rich man's game. For some, they make 39 grand every second! For them, buying this watch is nothing. I'm surprised it hasn't already sold.
@@kd300You’d really have to love titanium.
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That's a really good looking watch. Suits you perfectly too Gavin 👍
Going to ask my AD for this soon
Be under list in 1 year!
Don’t believe the hype
The hype has ruined collecting Rolex watches. Even the author of the Daytona chapter of the latest Rolex Magazine romanticizes the Daytona beyond the realms of reality.
I buy new, from AD at list price and tax free because I always export. Otherwise I don’t buy. It is as simple as that.
Watches are not that much of a dream that I would go crazy to get any. I could react differently when I buy a pre-war racing Bugatti though…
It will never approach list. It is getting cheaper though, and I think it will settle at 20-25K, when a lot more of them hit the market. I believe they will be a bit like the steel Daytonas, where demand will always outstrip supply, because I think they just won't bang them out like Subs. I'm delighted the prices are softening, because it will be more likely I'll be allocated one eventually. I put my name down for one on the morning of their release, and I'm optimistic I'll get one with 3 years of that date. So, fingers-crossed, I might have one in two years. Let's see.
Yes Josh, only one chance in 44 that the crown logo will sit like the Sky-Dweller, so Rolex told me. Now Josh, which country supplies Rolex with the steel?
its a beautiful piece and i wouldn't say no to it, but the light weightless would bother me. if anything is heavy made of metal to me, it always ,meant it was quality so i gravitated towards it
Ridiculous price 😮
Gav would agree with that, the feeling is that it may just hold it's price way above list as so few are to be produced and filter out, time will tell !
Has Rolex made a formal communication regarding the limited numbers for these titanium Yachtmaster or is it that they cannot be produced as fast as the stainless steel ones ?
I own the Omega Seamaster NTTD, it is my first Omega and my first titanium watch. I don’t regret buying it at all _ it’s a stunner _ and now I am considering exclusively buying lighter watches than the ones in stainless steel, ceramic or worse; all dead heavy and soft precious metals. I have seen that Omega has made two titanium calibres, I hope that this trend will gain more traction as shaving a few grams through the movement and its rotor got my full attention. I’d pay for that.
I absolutely love it, I would love to get one, but lose the cyclops🙈 And even with the rolex had a bit of a rough time, the gray prices on this one, are absolutely ridiculous😢
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A titanium submariner with glide lock would kill. Add some colored dials or bezels and it would kill even more.
Show us more of the watch!
This would be my first Rolex unless they release a titanium Submariner during 2024. I would only buy from a Rolex AD at list price to get it VAT free because I export abroad. I have done same for all my watches.
One thing though. The manufacturers specifications quote 95 grams for the Omega Seamaster NTTD whilst 100 grams for the Rolex. The Rolex may give a false impression that it is lighter because of the bulkier nature of its traditional bracelet vs the Milanese wowen titanium which does not look and feel as bulky…
and without antireflective traitment except for the cyclop
This is only the best Rolex ever if Spencer wears it virtually every day.
Ho much does it weigh in grams please ?
No date would have been sweet.
All the crowns line up on the sky dwellers in gold metals
Crown lines up in all skydwellers.
No, only precious metal ones..
Pass
I suppose Spencer can easily afford the flex to get this in early but will anybody be stupid enough to pay the asking after all that's happened since the madness. Rolex market prices will continue to fall.
Nope!
No way. A ceramic bezel when working the sails on a yacht ? A water resistance hardly better than a plastic Swatch ? You want a fabulous black Titanium that is much better for 3K ? Omega 2231.50 ! Way superior than this inadequate showoff piece.
What would be the issue with the ceramic bezel ? Do you think it may shatter as it may be knocked against the mast or the spinaker pole whilst setting up or jibing ? I did sail / participated in regattas with dinghies, windsurf and yachts and I think the depth rating of a Yachtmaster should be identical to a diver but that’s me… I am curious as to why the downgrade to 100m vs the Submariner’s 300m 🤔
The bezel is unreadeable...
I have always thought the same: just like the Daytona black dial in steel.
That’s correct but it’s not meant to be a diver…
70000 AUD get the fuck out of here with the mark ups
The Sub 41 is the best Rolex ever.
No.
Every Rolex is just ultra overhyped watch, no less no more.
Great Watch, TBH. Yawned 🥱and a little lost with your narration of the Titanium Yacht Master 42' .
Beautiful watch, but scratches like a chocolate bar.
Virtually everything scratches like a chocolate bar aside from ceramic which would shatter ic knocked up well enough…
No they don't
@@jamesenglish102 - I would agree with you wholeheartedly, if I were woefully misinformed.