Watchmaking Magic! Rolex Yacht-Master II

Have you taken a look inside the Rolex Yacht-Master II? At 44mm, it's not only one of the largest watches made by Rolex. It's also one of the most complicated (second only to the Sky-Dweller).

The gold Yacht-Master 2 (reference 116688) shown on the video houses a 360-component Caliber 4161 movement, which powers this beast of a sports watch, equipped with a regatta timer for yacht racing. The watch also contains the same Ring Command bezel as the Sky-Dweller, but uses it instead to control the timing mechanisms.

Join us in this episode of our Watchmaking Magic series as we perform a complete overhaul on the watch, taking every single piece apart with surgical precision before putting them back together again.

Yuri Lopez from Chrono Sky (see Instagram and website links below), our preferred watchmaker, allowed us to take some breathtaking footage of the entire process.

Main Video Sections

00:04 Removing watch hands and dial.
00:24 Yacht-Master II disassembly begins.
02:52 Mainspring uncoiling and panning of all the disassembled parts.
03:22 Washing all the parts.
03:35 Assembly begins.
03:37 Assembly of mainspring.
06:37 Assembly of dial and hands.
08:09 Final testing.
08:19 The final watch.

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[oldtimer]

I haven’t read every comment, but apart from the master watchmaker’s obvious skill and talent, no one has mentioned anything about the manufacture of these micro components!
Absolutely awesome micro engineering. The mathematics behind even the ratios of the multiple micro gears is mind blowing!
👍👍

[loganbarr]

One of my favorite Rolex’s. I could watch this guy all day. I find this very relaxing. I wish I had this kind of talent.

[manjubellad]

Watch making is really under appreciated. Nobody can imagine the level of effort, compassion and most importantly skill that they put in to get these beautiful masterpieces to the people out there. Not mentioning at the price that even premium, it doesn’t justify the their compassion and dedication

[famaccount]

Could watch this all day. Extreme satisfying and calming.

[citizen]

its so enjoyable watching the disassembly and reassembly of a movement that I knew nothing about, your video was for me the right length and with most relaxing music, 10/10 very well done.

[billcore]

Amazing video. Demonstrates why some watches cost so much. The workmanship is beautiful

[jangzebkhan]

So relaxing to watch a professional at work. Masterclass

[lindsaycoffey]

“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic” - Arthur C Clarke.

[menaseven]

Nice look inside of the 44 mm Rolex Yacht-Master. I enjoy watching the watchmaker Sky Chrono at work.

[ramrat]

that was so therapeutic I was mesmerized by your work thanks for sharing!

[piabayetti]

Growing up I always knew Rolex was a great name, now I understand why!

[abdelhalimchouli]

Mesmerizing! This is why the watchmaker argument (fine tuning) never dies.

[globalcellulars]

I love it when a watchmaker is working on a Rolex so flawlessly and he is rocking a Panerai. Panerai fan here, great job and great choice on your watch

[shahidzaman]

Very talented man who reassembled the hundreds of tiny parts of this watch.salute to him

[markhondaturbo]

I wish Rolex had display case backs. The movement is so pretty to look at, I love their finish quality

[MinhTran-olwg]

It's so amazing how this watch maker disassemble the watch and put it back together wow. Well done

[haujon]

The absolute precision and know how of the watch master are amazing. Every pieces inside the watch are much more complex than putting puzzles together. Now, I understand why Rolex es are so so valuable besides their marketing strategies .Low supply with high demand. A state of Art 🎨

[abdulwahid]

Great job with all the best information and knowledge, that s really incredible

[islandboy]

Expertise at it's finest folks! What an amazing technology transformed into an art form! Bravo Rolex!

[mjc]

Fascinating to watch (no pun intended)! Thank you