Limited use to the complication and in a world of watches that are too large this one takes the cake..

Apr 10, 2024,02:23 AM
 

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YM II - Discontinued

 
 By: diracpoint : April 9th, 2024-19:51
Probably the most hated and most misunderstood model in the modern Rolex sports model collection. Nevertheless, with its bezel-controlled programmable mechanical timer equipped with a mechanical memory and on-the-fly synchronization to the nearest minute,...  

I'm like Warren Buffet...

 
 By: mdg : April 9th, 2024-20:45
...I only buy what I can understand : )

I'm sure he has 'people' for that...

 
 By: mdg : April 9th, 2024-21:03
...besides, he has money to buy old masters, which can be understood : )

=-)

 
 By: amanico : April 9th, 2024-21:08

👍... This version has nicer lume ...

 
 By: diracpoint : April 9th, 2024-21:02
compared to the mkI with blue hands.

It’s not the watch, but the people who bought and wore this watch, that gave it a bad rep IMHO.

 
 By: Lankysudanese : April 9th, 2024-20:48
Amazing engineering, but just too big for many wrists. RIP indeed

Especially ...

 
 By: diracpoint : April 9th, 2024-20:59
the full YG version, which is commonly seen on celebrities ...

As a former sailor...

 
 By: patrick_y : April 9th, 2024-21:56
during my University years, I can say, this complication was useless!

Perhaps ...

 
 By: diracpoint : April 9th, 2024-23:14
as "useless" as a tourbillon in a wristwatch? 😉

Hmm...

 
 By: patrick_y : April 9th, 2024-23:21
I mean... We had digital countdown timers where everyone was looking at the same reference. Nobody needed to "sync" their watches. And the crew of sailors work together to make sure that the boat crosses the start line as soon as the race starts.

Sometimes there are two or three digital countdown clocks on the boat.

 
 By: patrick_y : April 10th, 2024-05:52
And I could see the large countdown clock on land. On huge boats, like in Americas Cup, they have real professionals. With hundreds of millions of dollars on the line - the budget of some teams - these real professionals don't use watches neither. They're... 

Thank you so much

 
 By: myles721 : April 10th, 2024-20:22
for that informative explanation!!! On my powerboat I rely mostly on my PO Chrono because I can time two events simultaneously for instance over all trip time and elapsed time from last refueling. Thank you again⛵️⛵️⛵️

You're most welcome!

 
 By: patrick_y : April 10th, 2024-21:59
Ahh! You probably can't wait for the warm weather to return so you can enjoy your time back on the water!

She launches this weekend🤩🤩🤩

 
 By: myles721 : April 11th, 2024-06:23
🛥️🛥️🛥️

Enjoy!

 
 By: patrick_y : April 11th, 2024-15:04
It's raining here in San Francisco this weekend.

I’m sure it’s back at some point.

 
 By: gary_g : April 9th, 2024-22:36
I always liked the design but this thing was massive.

I think ...

 
 By: diracpoint : April 9th, 2024-23:15
I read somewhere that Rolex filed a new patent for an updated mechanism. Will be interesting to see.

Hi!

 
 By: alexxelor : April 10th, 2024-06:13
It’s complication is fascinating and useful for specific use in sailboat races, but unfortunately I think it is a wrong watch because it is too thick. The complication of the Sky Dweller is also fascinating, but again, Rolex got it wrong because the watch... 

Agreed. Much too thick.

 
 By: patrick_y : April 10th, 2024-15:27
So inelegant.