ED209
[Purist]
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Rolex Yacht Master or Milgauss?
I’ve been searching for a new watch and have narrowed it
down to three choices and for me it was surprising to include two Rolex’s: the Yacht Master and the Milgauss. Over the past weekend I had originally
visited a local AD not for me, but to help a co-worker look at watches as a
gift for a family member. So I tagged
along and ended up looking around for something to get for myself. Funny how that turns out 
Anyway, the original watch I’m considering is a Audemars
Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Diver. It’s a
watch I’ve seriously thought about for the past few months and wasn’t really
looking at anything else. But while I
was at the AD with my friend we started looking at all the models of
Rolex. The AD had a large selection and
very shortly I was asking the sales rep to show me a few Rolexes. The first was the Rolex Yacht Master 116622 with the blue dial. It's been on the back of my mind ever since iim7v7im7 posted his initial impressions of his Rolex ( Please click here )
The blue dial on the Yacht Master looks great and reminds me of my first Rolex that I ever purchased which was an Air King also with blue soleil dial. The 40mm case size is perfect for my small wrist. The sales rep mentioned that the Yacht Master case is made of Rolesium which is a Rolex alloy of 904L stainless steel and platinum. I didn’t know this and when I was handling the watch I couldn’t tell any difference. The bezel on the Yatch Master is made of 950 platinum and I did see (and feel) the difference in the metal. I liked how the bidirectional bezel looked with both polished and sand blasted finish. The raised numbers and hash marks were also polished and had a nice visual contrast. What really stood out was the beautiful blue soleil dial. In various light the sun burst pattern look gorgeous to me and since my favorite color is blue it was an obvious choice. One thing I never really liked about Rolex is the bracelet, to me it always seemed a little cheap and not nearly as well made as some other brands. However the polished center links did look nice with the satin finished outer links. Overall the Yatch Master felt nice on my wrist, and again I loved the blue dial.
The second watch I requested to see was the Rolex Milgauss 116400GV. I was intrigued by the green tinted sapphire
crystal and I liked the color contrast of the orange seconds’ hand. The Milgauss case is also 40mm but when I
tried it on it somehow felt a little smaller when compared to the Yacht Master. Maybe it was the thinner polished concave shaped bezel. Weight
wise I could not really feel too much of a difference between the two
Rolexes. The dial was interesting with
the thicker orange colored hour markers at the 3, 6, and 9 o’clock
positions. I also liked the simpler look
of the Milgauss without a date when compared to the Yacht Master with the Cyclops
date.
But now with the recent news from Baselworld 2014 Rolex novelties the new Milgauss with the blue dial and green glass might be yet another one to consider.
Not sure what I’m going to do; wait till later in the year to see a side by side comparison with the two Milgauss and also compare it to the blue Yacht Master; or just simply pick up the AP Royal Oak Offshore Diver that I had original planned. Any thoughts from my fellow Purists?
Regards,
ED-209
Rolex Yacht Master or Milgauss?
The Green Milgauss is a crazy creation from Rolex, which is not that common for that brand.
Not common at all
Pick up the AP first...
Tough decision
Without smallest hesitation, I would take the
Good to hear from you Kari
At least in my YM
Good to know
YM for me.
I don't know much about vintage
YachMaster for me too.
The platinum dial
Interesting question
Agree about the styling
My thoughts
You're right about the alloy
There it is!
Like the others...
It's for you right?
Yep it's for me
Knowing you, I would suggest the Milgauss
