Rolex — Yacht-Master

Yacht-Master 40 16622

Produced 1999–2012. The Yacht-Master 40 ref. 16622 is the 'Rolesium' model presented in 1999 — a 40 mm stainless-steel case with a solid platinum bidirectional bezel and platinum dial — produced until around 2015. It is powered by the…

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Rolex Yacht-Master 40 16622
Reference16622
BrandRolex
FamilyYacht-Master
Produced1999–2012
StatusDiscontinued
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Rolex — 8 min readRolex Yacht-Master: The Luxury Tool Watch That Went RacingA connected history of the Rolex Yacht-Master and Yacht-Master II, from the full-gold 16628 and Rolesium 16622 to Oysterflex, 42 mm RLX titanium, and the reworked 2026 Yacht-Master II regatta chronograph.

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