Why is the Yacht Master not as popular as the other sports models?

[RJRJRJ]

Originally Posted by Tangier11

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The Rolex buyer are not typically the thrifty shopper, at least not when it come to watches

For most people, $8500 for a Sub is something they need to budget for and hope to buy one day. The YM is 40% more expensive.

[steeevvvooo]

Originally Posted by RJRJRJ

For most people, $8500 for a Sub is something they need to budget for and hope to buy one day. The YM is 40% more expensive.

That's a fair point generally but at current market values it is less applicable I guess. Assuming they are both achievable from an AD then 40% premium is a lot to pay for the average buyer just looking at sticker price. We all, myself included, often lose the distinction between WIS and the vast majority of the watch buying public.

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[CaliBear]

Originally Posted by Tangier11

LOL,, because "dont own a yacht" Please post pictures of yourself with your Submarine, in the oval office and with your race car at Daytona

Cute but Rolex's own advertising (copied below) claims the YM is meant for sailing. I'll take their word for it that this is what they meant the YM to be.

Submariners that never see the water are often derided as "desk-divers". Perhaps YMs that never see the ocean should be called "dry-dockers" or "landlubbers."

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Rolex Website

"As comfortable at sea as aboard a sailboat, the Yacht-Master combines character and performance. The waterproof and robust qualities of this model make it the ideal watch for water sports and sailing in particular."

"Rolex has forged a privileged relationship with yachting out of a natural affinity with this dynamic nautical sport and its time-honoured values.
The Oyster Perpetual Yacht-Master symbolizes the privileged ties between Rolex and the world of sailing that stretch back to the 1950s. Yachting has an elegance that the sport’s harsh conditions cannot obscure. Today, Rolex is the committed partner of the most prestigious yacht clubs, institutions and regattas in the world, sharing the highest standards of excellence with the custodians of yachting’s finest spirit."

[Tangier11]

Originally Posted by RJRJRJ

For most people, $8500 for a Sub is something they need to budget for and hope to buy one day. The YM is 40% more expensive.

I just dont buy that (no pun intended) I dont think most sub buyers settle for the sub because of $$. Its a luxury item, if one can truly afford to buy am $8500 wrist watch they can afford a few grand more. IMHO

I think most people are followers and many end up with a sub instead of say the YM or Daytona because its kinda the default setting of Rolex.

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I very much like the blue and the gray dial Yacht-Masters. The are quite underrated.

[HORNBLOWER]

Beautiful watch. Sub blinged up, what's not to like?

[NachoNeal]

Originally Posted by HORNBLOWER

Beautiful watch. Sub blinged up, what's not to like?

Apparently a lot!

[OmaniRolex]

What’s not to love?


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[robrtx]

The Blue that Rolex uses for these dials is amazing.........

[omx5o]

Originally Posted by robrtx

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The Blue that Rolex uses for these dials is amazing.........

Looks like a 126622. Congrats.

[HogwldFLTR]

Originally Posted by mailman

Your correct about the attitude towards it. I’ve wanted one for a long time and was able to get one at a price I was extremely happy with. The correlation you make between the function of it and the Sub Date could be applied towards a 116506 and a 116500.

I'm certain it could; the 500 is much more popular for certain. The Pt ve SS desirability is greatly determined by pricing; some might desire the Pt but consider it unobtainable. In my eyes the desirability of the 116506 has gone down since the introduction of the 116500 with the ceramic bezel. When the 116506 was the only ceramic bezeled Daytona it had an almost magic attraction now the ceramic bezel can be had at a much lower cost. I don't see the YM as having the same draw as the Pt Daytona however; maybe if it was all Pt.

For me the YM is a much more attractive watch; it's not got the Maxi case which is just fine with me.

[mk2jag]

About the price point. I purchased a RG tt version. im not up to snuff on the ss prices but in terms of a tt Rolex, I didn't think it is an outrageous price to pay.....

seeing that the bezel on the ss version is Pl, no wonder why they ask more for it. Rolex is known for their inflated prices in regard te pm.....

[steeevvvooo]

Terrible watch... no idea why anyone would buy one over a sub...



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[1hoot]

Originally Posted by BigBoy17

The YM is elegant, both a sport watch and dressy piece of jewelry. I prefer the original gritty platinum dial. What a watch

I agree, very classy, good symmetry, and very comfortable to wear. I was offered the rhodium and blue dial version for $9800 while in Cancun in March 2018. I regret not taking that deal.

[Onikage]

Absence of maxi lugs I like.

[Neurogeek]

Personally i think the YM40 is Rolex's version of the luxury Sports watch. Ie. Rolex' 5711. Polished centerlines, thinner case dimension, and the polished plat bezel.
One has to own one to appreciate the beauty of it.

Who cares about whether it is appreciated in 2019. It is whether it will be appreciated in 2049 that matters.

Heck even the name suggests it - Yacht Master

[Neurogeek]

Originally Posted by Tangier11

I just dont buy that (no pun intended) I dont think most sub buyers settle for the sub because of $$. Its a luxury item, if one can truly afford to buy am $8500 wrist watch they can afford a few grand more. IMHO

I think most people are followers and many end up with a sub instead of say the YM or Daytona because its kinda the default setting of Rolex.

Good Point. But i personally can afford a C200, not C250. I guess the few G matters if you take "default setting" into consideration

[Wrist King]

What are the chances of Rolex making the blue face YM in 36mm? Then I could get one for the wife and one for me

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[djyolky]

Originally Posted by Wrist King

What are the chances of Rolex making the blue face YM in 36mm? Then I could get one for the wife and one for me

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Check yo self before you wreck yo self

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[WatchLurv]

Originally Posted by Wrist King

What are the chances of Rolex making the blue face YM in 36mm? Then I could get one for the wife and one for me

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0% since the dark rhodium came after and they made a His & Hers for it.

[No SUBctitute]

Because the bezel is too large and flashy. Rolex wants it to be a dress watch and a sports watch. Its neither.

[Dr.Stu]

I don't think the bezel is either too large or too flashy. I think it is either a very dressy sports watch or a very sporty dress watch. (The blue dial leaning sportier, & the Rhodium dial leaning dressier). In either case, a classier, more refined & slimmed down Sub (w/date). People frequently name the DJ as the perfect "one-watch-collection", but I think the YM (I have the 126622 Platinum w/Rhodium dial) could take that title.

[Dsmith1974]

Some like it yacht.


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[jamescarter2a]

Originally Posted by robrtx

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The Blue that Rolex uses for these dials is amazing.........

With a matching blue ceramic insert, it would be stunning IMO

[djyolky]

Originally Posted by Dsmith1974

Some like it yacht.


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I see what you did there.

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[mk2jag]

Originally Posted by No SUBctitute

Because the bezel is too large and flashy. Rolex wants it to be a dress watch and a sports watch. Its neither.

it is a dress watch and a sports watch, that's what's so nice about it.....

[Nikrnic]

At its price point it seems your paying for the bezel. It does look like a dressy Sub yet it has a more standard 100m depth rating, trip lock crown and twinlock looking crown guards. I guess it makes sense for its yacht racing heritage.

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[Wcdhtwn]

Has anyone bought, or even seen, the new WG 42mm? I thought there was an “Incoming” thread for one a few months ago but not finding it in search. I’ve never seen one at an AD, it’s never talked about here, even in this YM thread.

[Rags]

Love the watch except for the bezel, the numbers stick out to far for me.

[Nikrnic]

That bezel is definitely The Bling factor..not in a gaudy way at all but still a little much for me.

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