iW Magazine iW Magazine Summer 2017 | Page 97

ROLEX OYSTER PERPETUAL YACHT MASTER II Perhaps the best-known modern regatta watch uses its own timing complication that is both programmable and correctible. The Yacht- Master II’s countdown can be programmed for a duration of between one and ten minutes. The programming is memorized by the mechanism so that at a reset it returns to the previous setting. Once launched, the countdown can be synchronized to match the offi cial race countdown. The dial on this newest model now features a triangular hour marker at 12 o’clock and a rectangular hour marker at 6 o’clock for more intuitive reading. A luminescent disc on the hour hand clearly distinguishes it from the minute hand. Prices: Starting at $18,750 in steel. SUMMER 2017 | INTERNATIONAL WATCH | 97