106th Auction
2022/5/21
Lot 143
RolexYacht Master
An attractive mid-size wristwatch with red centre seconds, date and red "Yacht-Master" writing on dial - with original box, original certificate (code RHE CC = 10/4/99), booklets and Rolex service guarantee card dated 2013. The watch was delivered to the USA in 1999.
Sold
estimated
5.000—7.000 €
Price realized
6.300 €
specific features
Case
Steel, screw back ref. 2260, rotating platinum bezel, screwed "Twinlock" winding crown, very well preserved steel "Oyster" bracelet ref. 78740, Oysterlock folding clasp X7 (7/1999), bracelet length 135 mm, total length 175 mm.
Dial
Platinum, applied luminous indexes (Super-LumiNova), luminous Mercedes hands (Super-LumiNova).
Movement
Automatic.
Case no.A499189
Ref.168622
Cal.2235
Diam.34 mm
Circa1999
Ctry.Switzerland
In 1992 Rolex introduced a new member of the Oyster Perpetual family: the Rolex Yacht-Master.
While the Rolex Submariner was developed as a diver’s watch for underwater use, the Rolex Yacht-Master was a regatta chronograph. It has a bezel that rotates both ways and thus allows for accurate timing of events during the regatta. The reliefed platinum bezel with its 60 minute division is striking because it so effortlessly combines sheer elegance with superior functionality.