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Rolex Yacht Master is a sports watch by Rolex. It was released back in 1992 and was branded as the best sports watch on the planet. It did not take long before becoming heartbeat of many sport lovers due to its exclusive design and 18 K Yellow Gold.

Year 1994 was great for Rolex Yacht Master. Rolex Yacht expanded its line of watches for women as well as mid-sized men. It was first time that Rolex released a smaller professional watch. This was a clear indication of the popularity that Rolex was getting with the sport loving community for its Rolex Yacht Master.

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A German national, Hans Wilsdorf started Rolex in 1908. Wilsdorf was not along when he founded the company. His brother in law, Davis, was also involved with the company. The company carried both the founder’s name in its original name, Wilsdorf and Davis.

When Wilsdorf started the company, the technology was not advanced to the highest level. The Swiss watchmakers were mainly focusing on pocket watches as they were not confident that they would successfully manage the watch technology at a smaller scale. This restricted the accuracy for wrist watches. However, Hans Wilsdrof was a perfectionist. He had only one thing on his mind and that was to make accurate movements possible within smaller watches that can possibly fir the wrist watch. His ambition led him to unprecedented success within no time as he started manufacturing watches that were accurate and the movement of the hands was perfect.
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The Rolex GMT Master was designed as an aviator watch and it carried that branding theme right from the beginning. Even if you see the earliest adverts and commercials, you will clearly notice it being advertised as aviator’s choice.

The special thing about Rolex GMT Master Watch was its fourth dial. This new addition was unprecedented in the watch making industry before Rolex GMT Master Watch. This extra hand allowed display of additional time from another city or even time zone. It is really the choice of the owner. The watch has an outer bezel to make two different times possible on the same watch.

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Rolex Daytona features two different model ranges. Under the older model range, only few watches were manufactured and were marketed only to specific niche watch enthusiastic community. The Rolex Daytona watches produced under this series were only seen between 1960s and 1980s. This series became obsolete later on.

The series was discontinued in the late eighties; however, the limited supply in early nineties was a clear signal for the predecessor series. The second series did not only meet the demand of loyal Daytona customer but also marketed itself beyond the niche audience. This led this model to unprecedented success within no time.

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The Rolex watches are known for their class and quality. They have been one of the leading watch brands since their origin. One of their major successes was with the Rolex Submariner that was launched back in 1954. This watch started off really well because of James Bond wearing it in one of its movies. It soon becomes the pulse of youth even though it was specifically designed for submariners. Its distinguishing feature was and still is its excellent water resistant capabilities.

When you buy your Rolex submariner, the first thing to do with it is setting it up. This is generally something that not everyone is comfortable with. However, the directions below will definitely help you get through within minutes.
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