DETAILS
As all professional sailors know, yacht races can be won or lost even before the starting line is crossed. With that in mind, the Rolex Yacht-Master II is equipped with a programmable countdown feature that can be set according to the starting sequences of each regatta. Crossing the finishing line first, however, is entirely up to you and your crew.
MATERIAL
The bezel of a watch can deteriorate when exposed to sunlight, chlorinated water or scratches. This is why Rolex has created a special bezel with a Cerachrom disc. Made from extremely hard ceramic material, it has excellent corrosion-resistant properties, its colour is unaffected by ultraviolet rays and it is virtually scratch-proof. To inscribe numerals on this hardest of materials, Rolex even developed and patented a unique process. The numerals and graduations are carved before the ceramic hardens; the Cerachrom disc is then covered with either yellow gold or platinum, atom by atom, and polished until only the preci
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