As they move to the line for the start of the legendary Rolex Fastnet Race off the southern coast of England in August 2013, skippers will be able to trust the pioneering mechanical countdown of their Rolex Oyster Perpetual YACHT-MASTER II regatta chronograph in order to cross the line as soon as possible after the starting gun. This chronometer-certified professional regatta chronograph is a marriage of state-of-the-art technology and time-honoured tradition – like the regatta yachts themselves.

At BASELWORLD 2013, Rolex is introducing a new version of the Oyster Perpetual YACHT- MASTER II. Rolex’s revolutionary regatta chronograph, launched in 2007, is available for the first time in 904L steel, fitted with a CERACHROM bezel insert in blue ceramic. A high-performance timekeeping instrument, designed for professional skippers as well as yachting enthusiasts, the new YACHT-MASTER II is a pure example of Rolex expertise in terms of precision, functions and reliability.

PROGRAMMABLE COUNTDOWN AND RING COMMAND BEZEL
The YACHT-MASTER II features an exclusive function developed by Rolex: a countdown which can be programmed from 1 to 10 minutes and in - corporates a mechanical memory, allowing it to be reset to the same
countdown duration. Once launched, it can also be synchronized on the fly, enabling it to be adjusted to match the official regatta countdown. The countdown function responds ideally to the need for precise timing during
the crucial starting sequence of a regatta. Although technically complex, it is essentially very simple to use: the countdown programming is accessed via the rotatable RING COMMAND bezel, an innovative interface
between bezel and movement developed by Rolex.