Excellent Condition. Complete with All Original Boxes & Papers.

Practically Unworn and Almost indistinguishable from New Condition

Model: 226659

One owner watch:

Majority of time left on the Manufacturer's Warranty

The Oyster Perpetual Yacht-Master 42 in 18 kt white gold with a black dial and an Oysterflex bracelet.

• Model case

  Oyster, 42 mm, white gold

• Oyster architecture

  Monobloc middle case, screw-down case back and winding crown

• Diameter

  42 mm

• Material

  18 kt white gold

• Bezel

  Bidirectional rotatable 60-minute graduated bezel with matt black Cerachrom insert in ceramic, polished raised numerals and graduations

• Winding crown

  Screw-down, Triplock triple waterproofness system

• Crystal

  Scratch-resistant sapphire, Cyclops lens over the date

• Water resistance

  Waterproof to 100 metres / 330 feet

• Movement

  Perpetual, mechanical, self-winding

• Calibre

  3235, Manufacture Rolex

• Precision

  -2/ 2 sec/day, after casing

• Functions

  Centre hour, minute and seconds hands. Instantaneous date with rapid setting. Stop-seconds for precise time setting

• Oscillator

  Paramagnetic blue Parachrom hairspring. High-performance Paraflex shock absorbers

• Winding

  Bidirectional self-winding via Perpetual rotor

• Power reserve

  Approximately 70 hours

• Bracelet

  Oysterflex

• Material

  Flexible metal blades overmoulded with high-performance elastomer

• Clasp

  Folding Oysterlock safety clasp with Rolex Glidelock extension system

• Dial

  Black

• Details

  Highly legible Chromalight display with long-lasting blue luminescence

• Certification

  Superlative Chronometer (COSC Rolex certification after casing)

The Yacht-Master’s new Oysterflex bracelet, developed by Rolex and patented, offers a sporty alternative to metal bracelets. The bracelet attaches to the watch case and the Oysterlock safety clasp by a flexible titanium and nickel alloy metal blade.

The blade is overmoulded with high-performance black elastomer which is particularly resistant to environmental effects, very durable and perfectly inert for the wearer of the watch. For enhanced comfort, the inside of the Oysterflex bracelet is equipped with a patented longitudinal cushion system that stabilizes the watch on the wrist and fitted with an 18 kt white gold Oysterlock safety clasp. It also features the Rolex Glidelock extension system, designed by the brand and patented. This inventive toothed mechanism, integrated beneath the clasp, allows fine adjustment of the bracelet length by some 15 mm in increments of approximately 2.5 mm, without the use of tools.

By operating its own exclusive foundry, Rolex has the unrivalled ability tocast the highest quality 18 kt gold alloys. According to the proportion ofsilver, copper, platinum or palladium added, different types of 18 kt goldare obtained: yellow, pink or white.

They are made with only the purest metals and meticulously inspected in an in-house laboratory with state-of-the-art equipment, before the gold is formed and shaped with the same painstaking attention to quality. Rolex's commitment to excellence begins at the source.

The Yacht-Master’s bidirectional rotatable 60-minute graduated bezel is made entirely from precious metals or fitted with a Cerachrom insert in high-tech ceramic. The raised polished numerals and graduations stand out clearly against a matt, sand-blasted background.

This functional bezel – which allows the wearer to calculate, for example, the sailing time between two buoys – is also a key component in the model’s distinctive visual identity.