More than 60 years’ involvement in sailing at its highest levels have produced the perfect blend of unabashed luxury, nautical style and rugged practicality: the Oyster Perpetual Yacht- Master 42

Rolex’s involvement across the entire spectrum of sport – and not only yachting – dates back to the company’s early days and the belief of its founder, Hans Wilsdorf, that its products should be sufficiently reliable, robust and precise to adapt to the ever- more- active lifestyles of their users. Thus, in 1926, Rolex produced the world’s first waterproof wristwatch, the Oyster, with a screw- down bezel and case back, and winding crown.

What followed were: the Oyster Perpetual Explorer and Explorer II, the Cosmograph Daytona, the Submariner and, more recently and probably of special interest to the yachting fraternity, the Oyster Perpetual Yacht- Master and Yacht- Master II. While the latter features a regattatimer complication, the Yacht- Master is a perfect example of stripped- down sporting purity, with a bidirectional,

60- minute bezel that’s ideal for reading sailing times between, for example, a pair of buoys.

This year, Rolex extended its Oyster Perpetual Yacht- Master collection with the new Yacht- Master 42, which at 42mm is slightly larger than the Yacht- Master 40 of 2015. It’s available in a single reference, with monobloc middle case, screw- down case back and winding crown in white gold, and black lacquer dial and Cerachrom insert on the bidirectional, 60- minute rotatable bezel. This new timepiece is powered by Rolex’s new- generation, self- winding Calibre 3235, which features a paramagnetic blue Parachrom hairspring and provides approximately 70 hours of power; this new movement now also powers the Yacht- Master 40. A highly durable bracelet in Oysterflex – a material developed and patented by Rolex that was first seen on the Yacht- Master 40 – completes the package.

The embodiment of both Rolex’s unending quest for watchmaking and its long and rich association with all things oceanic, the new Oyster Perpetual Yacht- Master 42 is a rare combination of luxury and rugged practicality – a timepiece that’s perfectly at home at sea or on land.