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Rolex
Ref. 116688
Yacht-Master II
An impressive and well-preserved yellow gold regatta chronograph wristwatch with retrograde countdown, bracelet, guarantee, hang tags, and presentation box
- Estimate
- $12,000 - 24,000
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- Circa 2016
- Reference No
- 116688
- Case No
- T9'176'9QO
- Model Name
- Yacht-Master II
- Material
- 18K yellow gold
- Calibre
- Automatic cal. 4161, 48 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- 18k yellow gold Rolex Oyster bracelet, max overall length 205mm
- Clasp/Buckle
- 18k yellow gold Rolex deployant clasp stamped G8V
- Dimensions
- 44mm diameter
- Signed
- Case, dial, movement, and clasp signed
- Accessories
- Accompanied by a Rolex guarantee dated September 2016 and stamped L’Angolo delle Ore S. R. L, Novara, fitted green leather Rolex presentation box, numbered hang tag, Rolex hang tag, leather wallet, product literature, and outer packaging
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Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
Released in 1992, the Yacht-Master was a professional tool watch designed for sailors, and it has since become one of the brands most popular models. Over the last 33 years, the model line has evolved with examples made in stainless steel, gold and platinum, along with the Yacht-Master II which sported a regatta timer, specifically used for yacht racing.
Making its debut in 2010, the Rolex Yacht-Master II reference 116688 in full 18K yellow gold was a luxurious iteration and truly innovative release by featuring for the first time in horological history a Regatta countdown complication. With programmable mechanical memory, the watch allows the wearer to choose how many minutes (1 to 10) the countdown lasts and retains the information after reset. The automatic caliber 4161 also boasts a 72-hour power reserve.
Highly legible, with a contrasting blue ceramic bezel, the Yacht-Master II is the ultimate professional-grade yachting watch with the Midas touch. Fresh-to-the-market from the original owner, the present example is offered in very good condition and complete with all of its original accessories.
Making its debut in 2010, the Rolex Yacht-Master II reference 116688 in full 18K yellow gold was a luxurious iteration and truly innovative release by featuring for the first time in horological history a Regatta countdown complication. With programmable mechanical memory, the watch allows the wearer to choose how many minutes (1 to 10) the countdown lasts and retains the information after reset. The automatic caliber 4161 also boasts a 72-hour power reserve.
Highly legible, with a contrasting blue ceramic bezel, the Yacht-Master II is the ultimate professional-grade yachting watch with the Midas touch. Fresh-to-the-market from the original owner, the present example is offered in very good condition and complete with all of its original accessories.
Rolex
Swiss | 1905Founded in 1905 England by Hans Wilsdorf and Alfred Davis as Wilsdorf & Davis, it soon became known as the Rolex Watch Company in 1915, moving its headquarters to Geneva in 1919. Like no other company, the success of the wristwatch can be attributed to many of Rolex's innovations that made them one of the most respected and well-known of all luxury brands. These innovations include their famous "Oyster" case — the world's first water resistant and dustproof watch case, invented in 1926 — and their "Perpetual" — the first reliable self-winding movement for wristwatches launched in 1933. They would form the foundation for Rolex's Datejust and Day-Date, respectively introduced in 1945 and 1956, but also importantly for their sports watches, such as the Explorer, Submariner and GMT-Master launched in the mid-1950s.One of its most famous models is the Cosmograph Daytona. Launched in 1963, these chronographs are without any doubt amongst the most iconic and coveted of all collectible wristwatches. Other key collectible models include their most complicated vintage watches, including references 8171 and 6062 with triple calendar and moon phase, "Jean Claude Killy" triple date chronograph models and the Submariner, including early "big-crown" models and military-issued variants.
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