The Rolex Yacht-Master 42 In RLX Titanium Introduction
With the launch of the new RLX Titanium Yacht-Master 42, Rolex has admitted its big mistake. This is because this new watch is made of the same lightweight, high-tech, non-precious alloy that Rolex used for the first time in the huge pure-function Deepsea Challenge. Using this most useful alloy to showcase the Yachtmaster 42, Rolex no longer denies the Yachtmaster’s destiny as a “super submarine.”
Allow me to interject. Do you know what happened to the brother of Louis XIV, known as the Sun King? Well, his younger brother, Monsieur Philippe I, Duke of Orleans, was dressed as a girl when he was a child. In order to prevent possible infighting between the two brothers for the throne, Queen Anne, the mother of both brothers, together with the powerful Cardinal Mazarin, decided to dress the little one as a girl and make him lose his masculinity. Does Rolex know this terrible historical story? Did the royal family replicate this strategy to “deal” with yachting celebrities? It sure seems so. Queen Anne and Cardinal Mazarin never corrected or apologized for their behavior. Rolex somehow made up for its mistake by finally letting Yacht Prestige be what it was meant to be – a superior submarine for the next generation.
Since Daan has written about his first-hand experience with the RLX Titanium Rolex Yacht Prestige 42, I’ll stick around to say a few words about my first encounter with the watch at the 2023 watch show. When I first saw the watch behind the showcase glass, I didn’t like the look of it. However, things quickly changed once I got it at the press conference. On the hand, and more importantly on the wrist, the Yacht Prestige 42 looks and feels like a grey, stealthy RLX Titanium premium tool watch.
In particular, the sinister-looking frosted Cerachrom bezel combined with the polished numerals and the titanium’s grey tones. These features, combined with the dial’s black color, clearly reveal the deepest essence of the Yacht Prestige. The superb finishing of the replica watch and strap is also an expression of luxury. Those subtle, polished touches bring sparkle to the gray mainstream dress.
The Yacht Prestige was supposed to be better than the Submariner, that’s all. But the watch was denied its rightful place on the Rolex throne by the “King” himself. Thirty-one years after launching the Sub 2.0 and positioning it close to, but not in, its natural habitat, Rolex recognizes its mistake. And Rolex was generous enough to not only acknowledge it but to correct it. The painful truth is out. Now, let the healing of the Rolex Yacht Prestige begin with the new Yacht Prestige 42 in RLX Titanium.
