WATCHES AND WONDERS
...A CELEBRATION OF 100 YEARS OF THE OYSTER...
YACHT-MASTER II
Sleek, Simplified & Modernized
Rolex's YACHT-MASTER is one of the newest and most modern models in their catalog, and it all began with the standard ROLEX YACHT-MASTER. That being said, this story is about the second variant of the Rolex YACHT-MASTER, known as the Rolex YACHT-MASTER II.
Rolex's has a fascinating history of discontinuing models and then bringing them back years later, and at Watches and Wonders 2026, they introduced a completely new YACHT-MASTER II in Oystersteel and well as in yellow gold. If you are not familiar with the YACHT-MASTER II, it's designed for timing Regatta starts.
I have never really been much into sailing, or timing regattas, so it's kind of hard for me to relate to this model, but on a positive note I think Rolex did a great job by simplifying this model, and it looks kinda cool to me, as it's a really bold Rolex at 44MM. Despite being on the larger size, my understanding is Rolex really focused on optimizing the curvature of the case to fit the wrist, so despite being a larger watch, is wears smaller on the wrist, which is a good thing.
Also, I REALLY like the white matt lacquer dial and the JUMBO 5-Minute makers. You can learn much more about this YACHT-MASTER II model as well as Rolex's yellow gold version of this model in Rolex's Newsroom.
