美斯加盟PSG｜登陸巴黎戴Rolex Yacht-Master 升值潛力有驚喜？｜香港01｜一物
【美斯戴Rolex】雖然東京奧運已圓滿落幕，但今夏體壇的轟動新閒還是浪接浪，足球世界方面，當今球王美斯就終於離開母會巴塞隆拿，正式轉投PSG巴黎聖日爾門。別以為這只不過是體壇大新聞，卻原來與腕錶世界也址上關係。
話說自巴黎市民知道美斯將加盟PSG後，當地數以萬計球迷都特意湧到機場，恭迎球王來臨，而美斯抵達巴黎後，輾轉去到PSG主場王子公園體育場期間，也親切向沿途球迷揮手示好，盡顯巨星風範。而有趣的正是在美斯揮手期間，有錶迷發現原來他佩戴了Rolex的腕錶出場，而且不是一般大熱炒賣款式，而是Yacht-Master。
Rolex Yacht-Master別有一番味道（Rolex）
作為主打遊艇領域的專業腕錶，Rolex Yacht-Master最特別之處是其獨有的鉑金鋼錶殼，而錶圈上的數字刻度也比較巨大，存在感十足。雖然傳統歷史上Yacht-Master人氣未必不及得上Daytona、Submariner、GMT或Explorer 1這些熱炒款式，但能夠被美斯看得上眼的，當然非同小可。
入門級Rolex Yacht-Master 268622。（Rolex）
入門級的Yacht-Master 268622，人氣熱度和升值潛力相對一般，自2020年1月起始，便僅升值1.9%而已，但進階的永恆玫瑰金款式268655，這年半間的升幅也有5.3%，縱然仍然難以和Daytona媲比，但起碼坊間「撞錶」的機率大大減少，何況鐘錶之道森羅奧妙，博大精深，無時無刻就只著眼在Daytona、GMT Master和Submariner，也頗沒有意思的。
Rolex Yacht-Master 26655-0002 Intense Black。（Rolex）
至於今次美斯手上所戴的為Yacht-Master 26655-0002 Intense Black，蠔式錶殼結構，直徑40mm，以18ct玫瑰金作主要材質，如斯黑金互相混搭，成熟冷峻之中又帶有恰到好處的奢華，而且市價也並不低，新品約HK$240,000，和一隻GMT-Master MK2的價錢差不多，不過考慮到美斯現在於PSG的周薪高達$700萬港幣，一枚Yacht-Master玫瑰金對他而言，按比例可能平過大家買Apple Watch呢。
余文樂罕有拍賣勞力士Daytona｜估價逾1,200萬港元
【Rolex｜勞力士】香港男明星余文樂，即將踏入40歲的他與拍賣公司「佳士得」合作。自9月17日起舉辦「No Time Like Present」NFT加密藝術余文樂線上拍賣專場，讓人最為關注的是，一枚極罕有的Rolex Daytona 6263，該錶配上了Paul Newman 「RCO錶盤」。
余文樂與拍賣公司「佳士得」合作 舉辦線上拍賣專場
香港男明星余文樂已出道20年，同時亦是演員、歌手、潮流品牌「MADNESS」主理人與電競職業戰隊「MAD Team」老闆，但他亦是一位藝術收藏家。
於11月即將踏入40歲的他與拍賣公司「佳士得」合作，自9月17日起舉辦「No Time Like Present」NFT加密藝術余文樂線上拍賣專場。而且他更將部分所得收益捐贈「願望成真基金」，幫助重症孩童與青少年。
設有「NFT加密藝術」拍賣
根據佳得士網頁所顯示，這次「No Time Like Present」NFT加密藝術余文樂線上拍賣專場的精彩藏品，還有喬治康多鉅作《修女與神父》，而且更有NFT加密藝術。
當中包括：余文樂珍藏的一組由Larva Labs創作的罕見CryptoPunks、Yuga Labs創作的Bored Ape Yacht Club （BAYC），以及Larva Labs的最新力作Meebits。
Rolex Daytona 6263配「RCO錶盤」罕有拍賣 估價逾1,200萬港元
可是，最為令人關注的是一枚極罕有的勞力士腕錶Rolex Daytona 6263，而且更配上了Paul Newman 「RCO錶盤」。
這隻配有Paul Newman 「RCO錶盤」的Rolex Daytona 6263是於1969年製做，是極罕有以不銹鋼所製Daytona，而且附有原廠證書。因此這隻錶款在勞力士預計，最高估價可超過1,200萬港元，亦打破了佳士得拍賣紀錄。
Rotex Daytona保值 3大因素
除了余文樂所拍賣的Rolex Daytona 6263外，近年不少Rolex Daytona都越炒越有。如：位列天價頭五名的Rolex，絕大部份是Daytona。而Rotex Daytona為何這麼保值，主要有3大因素：
5隻史上最貴勞力士 均有4大共通點 最貴一隻Rolex接近1.4億港元
一、名人效應
所指的名人效應不是一般常見的品牌代言人。勞力士Daytona已面世約50年，而當中有不少著名佩戴者。他們都是因熱愛這隻錶而佩戴並不是因為任何報酬，所以自然地提升了的聲譽。以奧斯卡最佳女主角獎得主之一鍾安 · 活華（Joanne Woodward）為例，她送了Daytona給丈夫 - 奥斯卡影帝之一的保羅紐曼（Paul Newman）作為禮物。
自此保羅紐曼（Paul Newman）便一直鍾情勞力士錶。而這對影帝影后夫妻檔並不是勞力士Daytona的代言人，但間接地幫了Daytona提升其聲譽。而且美國荷里活明星Paul Newman手戴的Daytona，自出演電影《Winning》開始，直到2017年這腕錶以1,775萬多美元 ( 約137,611,135港元 ) 的天價拍賣出，成為了目前史上昂貴腕錶。加上目前Daytona大都是缺貨狀態，幾乎VIP客戶才能擁有。
二、Daytona設計特別
勞力士公司非常清楚「勞力士王者」— Daytona的受歡迎程度。所以在Daytona面世50年至今，多次改變 Daytona款式，現在已累積一系列的Daytona，但魅力依然沒減退。
例如：2016年把 Daytona 鋼殼款改換成陶瓷殼款、改良2017年 Daytona的3種金殼款式（黃K金、白K金和玫瑰金）也可以裝上橡膠錶帶等，保持了 Daytona款式的特點，又加上了些新穎的配搭。
三、產量非常稀少
基本上勞力士Daytona是一錶難求，許多人都渴望擁有這款腕錶，因為其產量非常稀少，因而令勞力士Daytona價格不斷攀升。
所以若沒有特別門路，基本上是買不了，由此可見Daytona莫名的吸引力。
80後合資8位數開二手錶店！最怕遇到2類客｜坦言：「有人買勞力士為儲首期」
報告：40%收入逾5萬美金收藏家 都有收藏手錶嗜好
除了余文樂喜歡收藏名錶外，美國知名物產保險公司安達（Chubb）的研究報告發現，1212名年收入超過5萬美金的收藏家中，約有40%的人都有購買手錶的嗜好。
而且有37%的人表示如果在自己的預算內，他們會出於個人興趣和喜好而買錶，不一定是為了其他目的。
5大收藏家認為「最值得投資收藏品」
另外，研究報告中的1212名受訪者中，有高達79%的人曾經透過線上拍賣會入手自己喜歡的收藏品。而當問到收藏家們若在預算內心中最值得投資的收藏品項目時，前五名分別：
珠寶配件（47%） 藝術品（41%） 葡萄酒（34%） 名錶（32%） 名車（30%）
可見手錶在收藏家心中的保值性，原來未必是最緊要。若可選擇，他們會先下手其他的標的，手錶反而比較接近個人的興趣，而非主要的投資類別。
周杰倫、吳啟華都喜愛收藏勞力士
有見及此，大家都會常見不少藝人、明星都喜愛收藏勞力士。如：世上只得約10隻的Daytona 6264 「Paul Newman」John Player Special，除了余文樂擁有外，其實周杰倫也有。
此外，吳啟華早前於節目《Tiger’s Talk》上講到他擁有一款「糖果圈」Rolex Yacht-Master 116695SATS，這款錶款2020年市價為81萬左右。
The 16 Best Rolex Watches for Men in 2021
Buyers new to Rolex face mountains of information, which makes getting to know the brand intimidating and confusing, not to mention choosing a model to buy all the more difficult. Today, the catalog of Rolex watches is comprised of 941 individual references, each falling into one of 16 families:
Rolex Submariner
Rolex GMT Master II
Rolex Cosmograph Daytona
Rolex Sea-Dweller
Rolex Explorer
Rolex Explorer II
Rolex Milgauss
Rolex Air-King
Rolex Yacht-Master
Rolex Yachtmaster II
Rolex Oyster Perpetual
Rolex Datejust
Rolex Day-Date
Rolex Pearlmaster
Rolex Sky-Dweller
Rolex Cellini
Here’s everything you need to know about each Rolex watch, including prices (both new and pre-owned), history and, for readers ready to make the leap, handy links to buy them.
This story is part I of a two-part series, The Complete Guide to Rolex. For an in-depth breakdown of every movement, bracelet, clasp and bezel currently offered by the brand, click here.
Submariner
Current Variations: 8
8 Price: $8,100+
$8,100+ Pre-Owned Price: $9,100+
Rolex and Blancpain were neck in neck in releasing the first dive watches with rotating bezels. However, when in 1953 Rolex put an external diving bezel on a more robust version of their already famously water-resistant Oyster Perpetual, kept the automatic winding in place, and added a sturdy adjustable bracelet, the most iconic and important dive watch in history was born.
It wasn’t really until the 1980s, however, that the Sub became the fashionable item it is now, largely due to preppy folks sporting them as an assertion of an active lifestyle that, more likely, revolved around cocktails at the yacht club. Alas, tool watches became fashion items during this decade, and the rest is horological history.
Rolex understood that their Submariner had ascended from tool to jewel, and so gold, two-tone, and even diamond-encrusted versions cropped up during the decade of materialism. Today, however, it’s the plain steel models that are impossible to come by at retail, and which sell for as much as 25 percent above retail among enthusiasts, while gold models often sit in the display case awaiting adoption. It’s a strange phenomenon, but people around the world are clamoring for steel Subs.
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GMT-Master II
Current Variations: 8
8 Price: $9,500+
$9,500+ Pre-Owned Price: $10,000+
When Pan American Airlines ruled the trans-Atlantic skies in the 1950s, Rolex designed the GMT Master for their pilots, who needed to track multiple time zones simultaneously. In 1989, the Crown upgraded to the GMT Master II — a new movement and slimmer case turned out to be big hits as steel and gold models asserted a pitch-perfect jet setting attitude. Plenty of folks knew to rock a Rolex Submariner for maximum panache, but rocking a GMT Master II was a slyly stylish move that demonstrated the owner’s uniqueness. To this day, the GMT Master II emits a reserved eccentricity.
In 2007 Rolex put out an improved GMT Master II with ceramic bezel and a new movement that hosted a suite of modern updates. Since then, it’s been all about metal and color combos, which are judiciously and painfully released at a rate of about one a year, at best. And getting your hands on a steel GMT Master II at retail is nearly impossible. However, the “Batman” (blue and black), “Pepsi” (blue and red), and “Rootbeer” (brown and beige) have all been released to great applause. (Many of us fans are hoping for another “Coke” {black and red} sooner rather than later!)
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Rolex Cosmograph Daytona
Rolex Cosmograph Daytona ref. 116500LN Courtesy
Current Variations: 14
14 Price: $13,150+
$13,150+ Pre-Owned Price: $17,000+
Before the 1960s, Rolex housed third-party chronograph movements in Oyster cases. Then the company upped the case size, redesigned the dial and put out the space-age sounding “Cosmograph.” Shortly thereafter, when the Crown sponsored races at Florida’s famous beach-side track and put its name on the dial, the legend of the Rolex Daytona was born. Though not to much fanfare … that would come later.
Paul Newman’s wife bought him one with a creamy Bauhaus-inspired dial — now called the “Newman” dial — and the famed actor casually gave it to his son-in-law sometime in the 1980s. He auctioned it off for $17.2-million dollars in 2017, making this once humble and unpopular Daytona variant the most expensive wrist watch ever sold.
The auction transformed what was already becoming an increasingly coveted watch into a crazed run on all Daytonas, old and new. Now you can hardly get one at retail, especially in all stainless steel, and the used market for Daytonas of any era in any style or metal with any dial has gone completely berserk. Like so many steel Professional models, the Daytona remains in-demand and sells above retail on the secondhand market — a remarkable result for what was initially an unremarkable watch.
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Rolex Sea-Dweller
Current Variations: 4
4 Price: $11,700
$11,700 Pre-Owned Price: $9,800+
As SCUBA matured beyond surface-level military and recreational uses, commercial, research, and exploratory techniques were developed for going deeper for longer. The Sea-Dweller was Rolex’s answer to the demands for watches capable of withstanding the pressure of these deeper dives. In 1967 upon its initial release, the Sea-Dweller was rated to a depth of 4,000 feet (1,220 meters). In 2007 a newer Sea-Dweller was rated to 12,800 feet (3,900 meters), at the time a record-breaking figure.
The Sea-Dweller is essentially a beefed-up Submariner, but that beefing up shouldn’t be taken lightly: Rolex had to entirely re-engineer the case, the crystal, the case back and more to get this kind of water resistance, so while the Sea-Dweller resembles the Submariner on the outside, the guts are a different animal. Waterproofness in nano-scale wristwatches has turned out to provide useful tech that can be ported over to small submarines, cameras, and other scientific tools that are plumbing the depths of our largely unexplored oceans. Rolex often backs those scientific expeditions, linking the watch and the brand to the essence of professional SCUBA diving.
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Explorer
Rolex
Current Variations: 2
2 Price: $6,450+
$6,450+ Pre-Owned Price: $4,300+
This watch had already existed for over two decades as the Oyster Perpetual when Rolex sent one up Mt. Everest with Sir Edmund Hillary’s team for the first successful summiting in 1953. After that, Rolex rearranged the dial somewhat, printed “Explorer” on it, and sold it to a new wave of midcentury mountaineering enthusiasts. The Explorer went on to become an “entry-level” Rolex sport model, due only to price, and remains in that position to this day.
Like all Rolex models, the Explorer has gone through many permutations, including more modern iterations like the 14270 (1989-2001), now popular among vintage collectors because its tritium luminescence has finally turned beige. Rolex upped the case size with the 2002 release of the 39mm Explorer, though since 2021 the Explorer is back down to 36mm, indicating that the trend toward smaller watches is quite real today. In 2021, Rolex shocked us with a two-tone model, bringing gold to the lineup for the first time.
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Explorer II
Rolex
Current Variations: 2
2 Price: $8,550+
$8,550+ Pre-Owned Price: $8,000+
A spelunking watch? That’s right. The boldly luminescent 24-hour GMT hand was included to help those living in caves keep track of day and night. While spelunking isn’t exactly a popular sport, the Explorer II became a rather popular watch among those who love a cool design and GMT functionality.
Offered today with either a black or white (“polar”) dial, the Explorer II came out in 1971 in order to “perpetuate the privileged relationship Rolex shares with exploration,” according to current marketing materials. However, the spelunking history is largely forgotten as the watch increasingly serves as a tool for adventurers of all kinds. (The more recent editions — unlike the original — feature fully functional GMT movements, so the watches can be used for tracking second time zones.)
Though the Explorer II went from a tasty 40mm case up to a 42mm “maxi” case in 2011, the reference 216570 was intended to celebrate the original design of 1971, which amounts to an orange GMT hand in the “correct” shape. Those two extra millimeters don’t feel significant on the wrist, however, and only seem significant when compared directly with a 40mm model.
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Milgauss
Current Variations: 2
2 Price: $8,300+
$8,300+ Pre-Owned Price: $8,700+
In 1956, when the Milgauss came out, the world was abuzz with nuclear research, especially at places like CERN, still the most advanced particle accelerator. Meanwhile, all the incredible technology developed during WWII was being ported to commercial uses, making electrical engineers one of the most important professional groups on the planet at the time. Rolex gave them what they needed, a watch able to withstand 1,000 (“mil”) gauss (a measure of electromagnetic fields).
Sadly, scientists and engineers aren’t the famous heroes they ought to be, and the Milgauss is the only current Rolex model to go out of production, from 1988 to 2007. However, when the watch returned in 2007, it was a rather exciting surprise for Rolex enthusiasts, and the lightning bolt seconds hand remains the most playful feature of any Rolex model to date. The modern version isn’t entirely impossible to get your hands on at retail, and more than any other Rolex model the Milgauss is the most likely to help you stand out in a crowd. It is, for sure, a watch for those in the know.
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Air-King
Current Variations: 1
1 Price: $6,450
$6,450 Pre-Owned Price: $3,000+
Like The Explorer, the Air King had existed as the Oyster Perpetual for a long while before Rolex printed “Air King” on the dial and began marketing it to a new set of post-WWII jet setters — men who adored and imitated the former war pilots now flying jumbo jets across the Atlantic. Released in 1945, Rolex’s new model caught that wave of enthusiasm for the future, and nothing at that moment said “future” like beautiful commercial jets that turned a weekend jaunt across the ocean to Paris, New York, Rome, or London into a reality.
Interesting tid-bit: the 34mm case was considered large at the time, and that’s why it was called the King. Today’s model is 40mm across, and carries one of the most divisive dials in Rolex’s catalog (along with that of the Sky-Dweller). Admittedly, the intermittent hour and minute markers on the modern Air King are visually unique (for some, jarring), as are the touches of green and yellow, which have no discernable significance.
For today’s Rolex enthusiasts, the Air King is positioned at the bottom of the Professional series watches. However, you can get an Air King at retail relatively easily, and that’s almost impossible to say of any other all steel model on the Professional side of the catalog. A bird in hand beats two in the bush.
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Yacht-Master
Current Variations: 12
12 Price: $11,250+
$11,250+ Pre-Owned Price: $5,500+
By the 1980s, the Rolex Submariner had come out in gold, and preppy folks around the world were rocking them as status symbols. Rolex kind of punched the preppy class on the nose with the all-gold Yacht Master of 1992. Interestingly, the Yacht Master’s evolution has been one of increased sportiness and reduced bling since its release — not the common direction for Rolex’s evolution. The toning down of glamor and upping of ruggedness has made the Yacht Master a bit of a sleeper model in the Rolex catalog, but it is every bit as capable as the Submariner, which it resembles.
In 1999 Rolex offered the Yacht Master in platinum and steel (reference 16622), and from there it’s been an endless riffing on precious metal combinations (though never has an all-stainless steel model emerged). Todays' Yacht Master is 42mm or smaller, and the watch carries all the latest Rolex technology inside and out. Distinguishing features include the “relief” ceramic bezel, and the Oysterflex rubber strap, which is surprisingly luxurious and durable on the wrist.
What has always seemed lacking, however, is a timing mechanism specific to racing a sailboat, usually a 10-minute timer of some kind that’s activated when the starting gun goes off. However, given the watch’s roots as a schmancy timepiece for hanging around the docks in style, the less utilitarian design makes sense.
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Yachtmaster II
Current Variations: 4
4 Price: $18,750+
$18,750+ Pre-Owned Price: $18,000+
Now we’re talking serious sailboat racing technology, with one of Rolex’s more sophisticated movements featuring a ten-minute countdown stopwatch complication, running seconds on a traditionally placed subdial above 6-o’clock, a large 42mm case, a ceramic bezel, 300m of water resistance and more yachting style than any other sailing watch on the market.
The Ring Command bezel allows one to select between one to ten minutes to be timed. (However, as a sailor who used to race on pretty big boats, I can attest that the two-handed moves required by this mechanism are entirely unsuited to the dangerous scenarios of crewing in a race, especially during the start when things are truly hectic.) Nonetheless, this is one of Rolex’s coolest and most complicated mechanisms (along with that of the Sky-Dweller), and most people aren’t actually crewing on real racing boats — or climbing mountains, or flying jets, or SCUBA diving, though those watches all sell out fast, too.
Released in 2010, the Yacht Master II is the latest new model from Rolex, and it has yet to gain historical significance. As such, they’re more readily available at retail, and for those who dig the maritime vibe and the cool movement, the Yacht Master II is a hit.
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Oyster Perpetual
Current Variations: 32
32 Price: $5,100+
$5,100+ Pre-Owned Price: $2,000+
In many ways, this is the watch that launched Rolex as the king of industrial watchmaking. The “OP” was, upon its release in 1950, both highly water-resistant and automatically wound, a first-time combo. “Perpetual” refers not to it being always wound, but to its rotor swinging 360 degrees around a central axis — so, perpetually winding (despite it only winding in one direction). But none of that matters much to end users, who adore these waterproof watches for their durability and midcentury, function-forward appearance.
The Oyster Perpetual has perpetually been in production since then, and this model formed the basis for most other Rolex models, including the famous Submariner, the Explorer, the Air King, the Datejust and the Day-Date. Today’s Oyster Perpetual comes in many sizes, many colors, and is one of the few all-steel models readily available (except in new colorways, which seem to sell out fast for about a year after release).
With no date, no cyclops, no complications, no fluted gold bezel, and a sleek case polished to a high mirror finish, the “OP” is a pure expression of the Rolex brand, one that’s instantly recognizable despite it lacking some key iconic visual cues.
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Datejust
Current Variations: 650
650 Price: $6,600+
$6,600+ Pre-Owned Price: $2,100+
Rolex took their Oyster models (first released in the 1920s) and in 1945 added the first date complication that changed “just before” midnight, rather than taking hours to turn over. (Or was “just,” as in “accurate,” depending on your interpretation.) Sounds like a simple thing, but in the 1940s, and even now, that feature was unique and convenient. The “cyclops” date magnifier was also a first on the Datejust of 1945.
The most iconic modern Datejust retains the fluted bezel of the early Oyster models, though it serves no function now. (Originally that bezel was the receiving end of a tool that unscrewed the bezel ring to release the crystal from the mid-case. Today, that bezel is integrated into the mid case, and the fluting is purely decorative.) Combined with the cyclops, these visual cues say “Rolex” more loudly than any other features on any other model, including the Submariner and the Daytona.
Neither too sporty, nor too dressy, the Datejust is the perfect solution for the person seeking one watch to do it all. Robust, ready for water and shocks and all kinds of abuse, but dressy enough to go to a wedding or funeral, the Datejust is a midcentury classic that remains the centerpiece of Rolex’s catalog. Essential, iconic, perpetually in vogue, a Datejust might be the only watch you’ll ever require.
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Day-Date
Current Variations: 168
168 Price: $33,150+
$33,150+ Pre-Owned Price: $8,900+
In 1965, Rolex offered a version of their Datejust with the day of the week boldly displayed in an arced aperture at the top of the dial. It also came on a newly designed five-link bracelet that glimmered in the lowest of lighting. Few would have expected these slight modifications to a 20-year-old model to have become the chosen watch of multiple presidents of the USA — JFK and Regan among them — but that’s what happened.
Now nicknamed “The President,” the Day-Date is the other most recognizable Rolex after the Datejust, and no dressy Celini or any other model seems capable of outshining it, literally and figuratively. As such, the Day-Date is always on offer in an array of sizes and with enough precious metals and diamonds to cross that thin line into gaudiness. (Indeed, it’s only available in precious metals.) But a stock, unadorned Day-Date remains one of the classiest watches on the market, a sign of sophistication and good taste.
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Pearlmaster
Current Variations: 4
4 Price: On request
On request Pre-Owned Price: $11,000+
These are Datejusts with lots of jewels on them, and often with mother of pearl dials. It’s hard to know why Rolex decided to separate the Pearlmaster out from the Datejust, but we sense that this was an archaic gendering move meant to set aside a sector of Datejusts for women only. Released along with the all-gold Yachtmaster in 1992, the Pearlmaster saw Rolex serving up watches to an increasingly ostentatious world community that wanted to signal its wealth in an international language. (Rolex spoke that language quite clearly.) As such, there’s not too much to say about the Pearlmaster, other than that they’re typically very schmancy and pretty easy to find at retail.
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Sky-Dweller
Current Variations: 24
24 Price: $14,800+
$14,800+ Pre-Owned Price: $18,500+
The year 2012 saw Rolex release the Sky-Dweller to a very mixed response. Some hate how it looks quite vehemently, which makes it a bit of a rebel choice, while others applauded the mechanical accomplishment.
What distinguishes the Sky-Dweller is, indeed, the brilliant movement inside. This is a full-on annual calendar (displaying months, but not years), and it uses a truly clever mechanism and display: The months are indicated by a tiny aperture that turns red at each of the 12 markers around the dial, while the date is in the traditional position at 3-o’clock. A 24-hour GMT indicator is located on the ring above 6-o’clock, which is the most divisive visual feature of the Sky-Dweller.
But what truly distinguishes this movement is that the bezel works as a selector for whatever function you’re looking to set via the crown: One rotates the bezel to any of seven positions and uses the crown to adjust the affiliated function. Sounds tricky, but after one try it’s entirely intuitive. A brilliant design, and quite unique.
It’s also 42mm across, which is on the larger side for a Rolex, but for those who want their watch to leap off their wrist, the Sky-Dweller is a perfect choice.
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Cellini
Current Variations: 20
20 Price: $15,200+
$15,200+ Pre-Owned Price: $2,200+
Historically, Rolex hasn’t been a big dress watch company, but, ironically, it’s in their dressy Cellini collection that the brand has been the most daring stylistically. It’s almost as if the Cellini line exists as an aesthetic playground for Rolex, though that was more true during the 1970s when seemingly every shape known to geometry was tried and abandoned on an annual basis.
Today’s Cellinis are lovely dress watches, styled in that 1930s way that still marks the main offerings from Patek Philippe and Vacheron Constantin. What sets the Cellini collection apart from those high rolling Swiss brands, however, is the decidedly lower prices of these watches. Rolex makes no pretense to hand-building their watches, and as such the Cellini line represents a reasonable entry point into the world of high-end Swiss dress watches.
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