SPECIFICATIONS
Brand: Rolex
Model: Yacht-Master II
Reference Number: 116680
Movement: Automatic
Condition: Mint
Gender: Men’s
Time Period: 2013-2017
Box: Yes
Papers: Yes
THE CALIBER
Caliber: 4161 Rolex In-House
Jewels: 48
THE CASE
Case Material: 904L Stainless steel
Case Diameter: 44 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Waterproof: 330 ft./ 100 m./ 10 ATM
Bezel Material: Blue Cerachrom (ceramic) bezel ring command function with Arabic numerals, 90-degree bidirectional rotatable
Glass: Sapphire Crystal
Caseback: Solid
Dial: White matte
Dial Numerals: Twelve squares blue tone 18K gold and Chromalight luminescent coating hour indices, minute/seconds divisions around the outer rim, arched 10-minute counter Regatta Timer with Arabic numerals that circles the center of the dial
THE BRACELET / STRAP
Bracelet Material: 904L Stainless steel Oyster flat three-piece link
Buckle: Oysterlock folding with 5mm Easylink extension
Buckle Material: Stainless steel
THE FUNCTIONS
Chronograph, hours, minutes, center sweep chronograph seconds hand, recessed subsidiary small seconds dial at 6 o'clock, programmable 10-minute Regatta countdown function around the center rim, 72-hour power reserve
FURTHER READING
Blued 18K gold applied and Chromalight coating pencil-shaped hand, red stick-shaped second hand, red and white arrow-shaped 10-minute Regatta countdown function
90-degree bidirectional rotatable 10-minute graduated with blue Ceramic insert and engraved Arabic numerals and Yacht-Master II inscription
Blue lacquer small seconds counter recessed sub-dial
Stainless steel screw-down solid case back
Stainless steel Triplelock waterproofness system screw-down crown with Rolex logo
Stainless steel downturned lugs
Programmable countdown with mechanical memory and on-the-fly synchronization. Stop-seconds for precise time setting
Paramagnetic blue Parachrom hairspring oscillator, Paraflex shock system, Parachrom blue hairspring, COSC certified
Bidirectional self-winding via Perpetual rotor, 360 components
This mechanism oscillates at the frequency of 28,800 vph (4Hz).
How To Use the Yacht-Master II Bezel & Chronograph functions:
To access the chronograph functions, the top and bottom side pushers will be used. To start and stop the chronograph seconds, hand on the dial, and press the top pusher. It will then begin to sweep clockwise around the dial. To reset the second hand to the 12 o’clock position, press the bottom pusher.
To access the programmable Regatta countdown function, unscrew the crown and turn the ring command bezel counterclockwise until it clicks into position (90 degrees). You can then press the bottom pusher to set the bezel. Using the screw-down crown, you can now set the dedicated triangle hand to coordinate with the 10-minute counter that circles the center of the dial. For example, countdown from 5 minutes, set the hand to position 5, and so forth. Next, rotate the bezel clockwise back into its original position and screw the crown back into the case. Press the top pusher to start or stop the countdown.
The countdown can be synchronized on the fly to match the official race countdown:
Pressing the bottom pusher while the chronograph functions are in use activates the “Flyback” function, automatically moving the countdown back to the most recent minute. The Regatta chronograph also features a mechanical memory. The triangle hand will automatically return to whichever minute it initially set before the countdown by resetting the time via the bottom pusher.
Just like the Sky-Dweller, the Yacht-Master II features a 'Ring Command' bezel that operates in conjunction with the movement, acting as the key to the programmable countdown.
This model ref. 116680 was produced from 2013 to 2017 and was then replaced by the newer version, same ref. 116680, with only three slight cosmetic differences:
- The sport hands (“Mercedes symbol” hour hand)
- The triangle marker at 12 o'clock
- The rectangle marker at 6 o'clock