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Rolex Yacht-Master 42 (Black Dial), reference 226658

Rolex

Yacht-Master 42 (Black Dial)

Ref. 226658

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Case42mm 18k yellow gold
DialBlack
MovementCalibre 3235
BraceletRubber Oysterflex
Year2024
PapersBox and Papers

The Yacht-Master is Rolex’s regatta line, the sports watch allowed precious metals and jewels without apology. Its bidirectional bezel and softened case make it the Submariner’s glamorous sibling.

Rolex's Yacht-Master 42, here in 42mm 18k yellow gold, carrying a black display. Calibre 3235 keeps it running.

Fun fact: The Yacht-Master bezel turns both ways and is graduated for timing a regatta start rather than a dive, which is why the numerals run in the opposite direction to a Submariner.

The collection

Yacht-Master

Rolex's nautical line, a 60-minute bezel that turns in both directions

The Yacht-Master arrived in 1992, first in 18 kt yellow gold, as a nautical watch rather than a divers' watch. Its 60-minute graduated bezel turns in both directions for timing intervals, the numerals and graduations raised and polished against a matte sand-blasted ground, and the case is waterproof to 100 metres. Rolex introduced the Rolesium version, an Oystersteel case and bracelet paired with platinum, in 1999, fitted the line with the Oysterflex bracelet in 2015 and added a Yacht-Master 42 in RLX titanium in 2023. Three sizes are catalogued today, in gold alloys, in Oystersteel combined with platinum or Everose gold and in RLX titanium, on the Oyster bracelet or Oysterflex depending on the reference.

Sizes in the family

37, 40 and 42 mm in the current collection

Who it suits

Suits a buyer who wants the shape of a Rolex sports watch without needing a diver's depth rating.

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