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General

Collection (differs)
Yacht-Master
Royal
Status
In production
In production
Introduced (differs)
2019
2026
Retail price (differs)
€36,900
€5,820

Case

Shape
Round
Not known
Diameter
40 mm
40 mm
Thickness (differs)
12 mm
11.4 mm
Lug width
20 mm
Not known
Material (differs)
Everose gold
Steel and yellow gold
Finish
Not known
Polished and satin finish
Bezel (differs)
Bidirectional rotating
Fixed
Bezel material
Not known
18k yellow gold
Bezel insert (differs)
Cerachrom ceramic, Black
Yellow
Caseback (differs)
Screw-down
Solid
Crystal
Sapphire
Sapphire
Cyclops
Yes
Not known
Crown
Screw-down
Screw-down
Water resistance
100 m
100 m

Movement

Calibre (differs)
Rolex 3235
Tudor MT5633
Type
Automatic
Automatic
Origin
In-house
In-house
Power reserve
70 h
70 h
Frequency
28,800 vph (4 Hz)
28,800 vph (4 Hz)
Jewels (differs)
31
26
Certification (differs)
Superlative Chronometer
COSC
Functions (differs)
  • Centre hour, minute and seconds hands
  • Instantaneous date with rapid setting
  • Stop-seconds for precise time setting
  • Date
Complications (differs)
  • Central seconds
  • Date
  • Hacking (stop) seconds
  • Date
  • Day
  • Power reserve indicator

Dial

Colour (differs)
Black
Champagne
Material
Brass
Not known
Pattern (differs)
Gloss
Sunburst
Indices (differs)
Baton
Mixed
Hands (differs)
Mercedes
Baton
Lume
Chromalight
Not known
Date
Not known
3 o'clock

Bracelet

Type
Metal bracelet
Metal bracelet
Name
Oysterflex
Not known
Material
Not known
Stainless steel
Clasp (differs)
Folding clasp
Folding clasp, Steel and yellow gold
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