Rolex Yacht Master History

 Story behind the Rolex Yacht-Master

If you ever wonder why watches by this brand are so expensive, there is a valid reason behind the high price point. Each watch takes a lot of time and effort to design, test out and the eventually manufacture. Each watch collection that exists today by Rolex has a history behind it about how it was designed and built back in the day. The history behind the Yacht Master collection by Rolex is quite an interesting story.

The Rolex Yacht-Master was not the only watch collection by Rolex that was built in order to fit the requirements that would be needed in a watch which had to spend the majority of the time at sea. Even though the Rolex Yacht-Master was designed in the 1960s, it was not released at that time because the Submariner had just been released around the same time. While the theme behind both the watches was quite similar, the features on each of the watch collections were quite different. So Rolex decided to wait it out and release the new design under a different name than releasing it as a Submariner collection.

So in the early 1990s, 1992 to be exact, Rolex proudly released the watch that would define the Yacht Master collection perfectly for years to come. The focus on the Rolex Yacht-Master was more towards the durability of the watch so the company included a triple lock system within the watch which could be activated by using the screw down feature on the crown of this watch. The water resistance level on the Rolex Yacht-Master went up to a remarkable 330 feet.

The 1992 design of the Yacht Master collection by rolex was made from an 18-carat gold material with the markings on the bezel being in the same colour as well which were embossed on the bezel so it was not quite easy to see the markings. The date feature had a cyclops lens over it which magnified the date and the watch markings were black against a white dial. With this initial release, most people got the idea that the Rolex Yacht-Master was supposed to be a more luxurious take on the original Rolex Submariner.

Two years after the initial release of the original Yacht-Master watch, the company released another smaller sized version for men so the dial and body of that watch were designed accordingly. During the same year, the company also released a Rolex Yacht-Master for women. Then in 1999, Rolex Yacht-Master was released but the speciality of this watch was that it was a combination platinum material with an addition to the stainless steel which was used in the manufacturing process.

From the 2000s onwards, the designs of the Rolex Yacht-Master improved quite a ton. The bezel, instead of having the same colour markings and numerals now changed up to being a coloured bezel with the markings and numerals being engraved in the watch in a contrasting colour so the markings stood out. Furthermore, the later designs became sleeker and easier to wear around often. The newer designs have a more sporty look to them than being heavy and luxurious.