RolexYacht-Master 40

KEY FACTS

• A one-owner watch purchased new by the vendor from an authorised dealer in the UK
• Presented with the display box, outer box, warranty card, sleeve, booklets and swing tags
• Rolex’s five-year international warranty provides cover until 2027
• Rated AAA for condition by the vendor who notes the watch has only been worn to try on in the store 

FUNCTIONS

• Hours, minutes, seconds, date
• Bidirectional rotatable 60-minute bezel in platinum
• Oyster bracelet with folding clasp and Easylink extension
• Chronometer rated calibre 3235 (70-hour power reserve) 

SUMMARY

Launched in 1992 and conceived as a luxury version of the Submariner, the Yachtmaster has evolved to create its own niche within the Rolex range of sports watches. It’s a 40mm watch that wears smaller, and very comfortably, thanks to its 11.6mm height and curved swooping lugs. In many ways, it’s a sports watch that can be pressed into service as a dress piece. That’s because whilst the case and bracelet are in Oystersteel, the bezel is made in platinum which gives it a silvery whiteness and luminosity - and a real sense of luxury. Its striking blue dial, white gold hands and indices, and attractive red accents, plus the chronometer-certified calibre 3235 movement serve up a watch that a growing number of collectors recognise as the most underrated sports watch in the Rolex line-up.

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