THE ESSENTIALS

MAKE: ROLEX
MODEL: 16628
YEAR: 2001
CASE DIAMETER: 40mm
CASE MATERIAL: STAINLESS STEEL
BRACELET MATERIAL: STAINLESS STEEL
MOVEMENT: AUTOMATIC

The Rolex Yacht-Master 16622 was born at the turn of the millennium, a sports model, but not in the same vein as its tool-watch cousins such as the Submariner and Sea-Dweller. Instead, the Yacht-Master was designed for someone who’d done well during the dot-com boom and wanted a utilitarian Rolex that suited a more bougie lifestyle.

The 16622 set the template for Yacht-Masters that followed. The watch features a 40 mm case that wears slimmer than both the GMT-Master and Submariner, paired with a platinum bezel, matching platinum dial, and subtle red accents that give it just the right amount of swagger.