No Yacht fans here?

[33JS]

Originally Posted by kokota

Hey John, nice looking Yachtmaster.
I noticed it has the smaller type crown and not the trip lock crown. Is it safe to assume the early models came with a twin lock crown?
What series is yours?
When did they change over to trip lock?

Thanks!

Cheers, it's a lovely piece!

I think Xenophone has answered the query on the crown, and the one in the picture is the mid-size bought in 2004. It was only in 2005 or 2006 that the TT came out in a full-sized version, hence the one I ought had to be 'mid'.... Unfortunately I'll have to sell this one soon....

[33JS]

Originally Posted by minkysailing

Dear Forum,.

To dash peoples perception further of the Submariners etc, I am also a retired pro deep sea diver or again more correctly a commercial mixed air diver. I have worked for several companies to name but a few Comex. Sorry to say once again but I use to own a SD and regrettably due to the dry suits we wear and nature of the work I in my 12 year professionally diving all round the world have never seen a commercial diver wearing a Rolex whilst working.

I've spent a lot of time working with Sat divers in the North Sea, on most of the DSV's therein, and can assure you that many of the older divers do or at least have worn their SD's whilst working.

[lorsban]

I'm actually trying to save up for one. It'll take me a while but after seeing it in person and trying it on, I think it's worth every penny!

[TheDeuce]

OK, so I'm seeing a lot of talk about what makes the YMII a "Yacht-friendly" watch (regatta timing, etc...) but I've often wondered what makes the original YM a "yacht-friendly" watch.

Early disclosure time - I just closed a deal on a new 40 mm SS/Platty and will be taking delivery late this week (I plan on calling it my KnottyPlattyYachtty) and have been adoring the YM for years but other than the bi-directional bezel, what differentiates it from a Sub in terms of function? The Sub has the depth rating to give it the divers claim... what's the Yachttys schtick?

Besides being the stone-cold fox of the Rolex lineup that is!


m.

[dannyp]

I always wished the SS/Plat YM came with the white dial available on the 18k and SS/18k version. I don't love the monochromatic look of the current rendition.

[Xenophon]

I bought a new one yesterday, it's a lovely watch
http://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=90461

[minkysailing]

Just seen on the news that owner Mike Slade of ICAP Leopard has just taken line honours at the 2009 Fastnet Race and been presented with a Rolex Yachtmaster watch.....

http://fastnet.rorc.org/blog/news-2009/index.html

[Xenophon]

Originally Posted by minkysailing

Just seen on the news that owner Mike Slade of ICAP Leopard has just taken line honours at the 2009 Fastnet Race and been presented with a Rolex Yachtmaster watch.....

http://fastnet.rorc.org/blog/news-2009/index.html

I was wondering what was keeping them. Not a great time this year but that's the fun of sailing.

[Armand]

YM or DD II are next on my list - with appopriate dial ...

mic6, where are you?

Methinks you might really use the Timing feature of your beloved YM II!

;-)

Hermann

[dcash0615]

I had lunch with a friend the other day and he had on a YMII in two tone stainless steel. He said it was new and expensive and he had just go it. I did not have the heart to tell him I knew it was a fake since the YMII does not come in stainless steel.

Originally Posted by valentine

I have been hoping for a SS/Plat version of the Yachtmaster II since I tried the first one on in white gold!....I love it! there was a guy in chinatown with one in stainless steel....but for 80 bucks??

[dannyp]

Originally Posted by dcash0615

I had lunch with a friend the other day and he had on a YMII in two tone stainless steel. He said it was new and expensive and he had just go it. I did not have the heart to tell him I knew it was a fake since the YMII does not come in stainless steel.

Was it yellow gold or white? He may have gotten it from a grey dealer like this, who mistakenly thinks it's stainless/18k white, when, in fact, it's all 18k white:
http://www.authenticwatches.com/role...ii-116689.html

[DadsWatch72]

Thats a nice looking watch. I like red and blue colors in a watch.

[jnkay]

Yachtie fans may find this interesting: at a party last night, yachties outnumbered all other rollies. There were 2 people wearning platty YMs out of about 25 guys. One guy was wearing a tt blue sub, one was wearing a datejust, and one had on a tt daytona. First time I've ever seen yacthies outnumber subs.

[cmr]

my wife wears a ladies platinum ym. it's a very beautiful watch.

[sleddog]

Originally Posted by Xenophon

I bought a new one yesterday, it's a lovely watch
http://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=90461

A great picup Nathan.....
Looks just like mine only a newer style....
I dont wear mine enough but love it when I do!

[sakuraba]

Originally Posted by jnkay

Yachtie fans may find this interesting: at a party last night, yachties outnumbered all other rollies. There were 2 people wearning platty YMs out of about 25 guys. One guy was wearing a tt blue sub, one was wearing a datejust, and one had on a tt daytona. First time I've ever seen yacthies outnumber subs.

A true WIS!

I may have trouble remembering all the names of people I meet at parties (just the dudes ), but I sure as hell remember what watch they were wearing!

[deserted]

In my eyes it's the most underrated watch in the rolex line up, I hope to get the SS/ plat yatchmaster real soon , after i pay some bills.

[Skip Greenwade]

I have been following this thread with interest as I plan to buy a YM in the next 2 or 3 months. I see a lot of interest in the SS/platinum and the two-tone models, but virtually no mention of the solid 18K. There's a nice one on the For Sale Forum at what seems a very fair price. It's been there for a while and I'm curious why it hasn't sold.

I'm leaning toward the two-tone, but I'm really curious why there aren't more fans of the all-gold YM's. Am I missing something?

Best,
Skip

[jnkay]

Originally Posted by sakuraba

A true WIS!

I may have trouble remembering all the names of people I meet at parties (just the dudes ), but I sure as hell remember what watch they were wearing!

Funny, I was at a different party about a year ago, and I noticed a guy there that I'd seen at a restaurant earlier in the day. The only reason I recognized him was because I noticed his platinum ym at that restaurant and he was now wearing a datejust. He seemed to recognize me also, even though we never actually acknowledged each other at the restaurant. He came up to me and commented on my daytona, then asked where my black sub was that I was wearing that morning. Too funny.

[cmr]

Originally Posted by jnkay

Funny, I was at a different party about a year ago, and I noticed a guy there that I'd seen at a restaurant earlier in the day. The only reason I recognized him was because I noticed his platinum ym at that restaurant and he was now wearing a datejust. He seemed to recognize me also, even though we never actually acknowledged each other at the restaurant. He came up to me and commented on my daytona, then asked where my black sub was that I was wearing that morning. Too funny.

we are all sick.

[sleddog]

Originally Posted by Skip Greenwade

I have been following this thread with interest as I plan to buy a YM in the next 2 or 3 months. I see a lot of interest in the SS/platinum and the two-tone models, but virtually no mention of the solid 18K. There's a nice one on the For Sale Forum at what seems a very fair price. It's been there for a while and I'm curious why it hasn't sold.

I'm leaning toward the two-tone, but I'm really curious why there aren't more fans of the all-gold YM's. Am I missing something?

Best,
Skip

The cost might be an Issue on that.......I like the all gold series but simply can't afford it!!

[jnkay]

Originally Posted by cmr

we are all sick.

yup

[Singslinger]

Like the Deepsea, the YM2 has polarised opinion among Rolex lovers. Those who don't like its appearance base their view on a supposedly overcrowded bezel and/or the blue/yellow gold/white colour combo which is seen as too garish. This has led to the watch being called (unfairly, IMHO) the "Clownmaster'' in this forum. Other critics have dismissed the countdown function as being an expensive gimmick that real yachting enthusiasts would rarely use.

All I can say is to each his own. IMO, the YM2 is a handsome and very desirable watch that simply offers customers something different. If Rolex rested on its laurels and didn't bother with innovation or change, Daytonas would still be using the Zenith movement (or even the Valjoux 7750 that was in the originals from the 1960s and 70s), the depth rating of the Subs and SDs wouldn't have increased from the few hundred feet it was back in the 1950s, bracelets would still employ the flimsy Fliplock and there'd be no Glidelock, and....you get the drift.

To me, the YM2 contains a new movement and offers a modified appearance over the original YM and so customers now have greater choice. Like the Leopard Daytona, ice-encrusted GMTand Deepsea it might not appeal to everyone's tastes but isn't variety the spice of life?

Here's to a (hopefully, more affordable) S/S YM2 sometime soon!

[greekbum]

I wish they made the YM2 in SS

[xmen88]

I'm new in this forum, and i just got( 10 days) a YG with mother of pearl.
Love it, eat sleep... with it...
Special thanks to Tools, JJ Irani...