I’ve admired this watch for its looks alone but now I’m even more impressed by its technical aspects. I had no idea it was this good. The ring command bezel is a great idea. These videos are fantastic each one has taught me something valuable and interesting. An outstanding channel
I had no idea it was that complicated... sort of makes me regret buying my SubC Date now. I guess i have something to look forward to in the future, i hope to add this to my collection one day
Firstly its impossible to get just like the Daytona. Retail is a lot higher than a two tone gmt or sub and the resale value is 100% above retail price. Definitely not great value
@@jtPwnz True that; I happen to be very lucky to own it; however, my friend has been all over the world looking for it. Wants to pay retail; there are 2-4 year wait lists for it.
Excellent watch and I loved the way you set it up, I thought it was a genius move when the watch came out. On a side note, Citizen (although quartz) has been using the hour markers as month indicators when setting up a watch for ages, not only that, but they use the full hour marker as a leap year and minute markers after a full marker years after leap year, so you can set their perpetual calendar watches without having a leap year disc :) So September of 2017. Would be the first minute marker after the 9 o'clock hour marker as it is 9th month of leap year plus one year, GENIUS!!
Khaled Rahman Possibly, existing watch modifiers can also modify this one, although it would pose a problem that Rolex does not produce stainless steel fluted bezels. Rolex doesn’t regularly offer this watch in 100% steel. If you are a historically important collector with very deep pockets, though, you might be in the position to ask for a custom model. Why would you like to have a steel bezel?
Your making of each video... the subtle lighting, minimal background and props. The valuable information you provide for each of the Product, the voice modulation, basically EVERYTHING is getting me addicted to this channel 👍🏼👍🏼
That's it! That's the Rolex I'd buy if I had the budget for a high end watch. Beautiful, clean design, not oversized, not over decorated, only one knob protruding from the case, one set of hands, and ingenious use of the bezel.
I love my YM2 and I've been thinking about picking up a second Rolex. I like the Sky-Dweller but I also like the new ceramic Daytona, but at 40mm it's a bit small on my large wrist. I wish Rolex managed to somehow work in the day, which is a nice touch on an annual calendar, but I get why they didn't include it.
I have a Sky-Dweller in stainless and yellow gold. It's my favorite watch I own. Having a yellow gold Day-Date, a white gold Cellini, a stainless and platinum Yacht-Master, a stainless and rose gold Datejust, and an all stainless Datejust, that's saying a lot. You would think my solid gold Day-Date would be my favorite because it's the most sought after Rolex there is, but the Sky-Dweller is a special watch. Between the size, movement, and complication, it's a truly impressive timepiece that can be worn casually, in a business meeting, or going out for the evening; I love the versatility. Part of me wishes I would have bought one of the solid gold models, but the two tone has a certain sophistication about it that you don't get with a solid gold watch. It's elegance without the pretention. If you 're ever in a position to purchase a Rolex for the first time, I would highly recommend choosing the Sky-Dweller; you can't go wrong with this model.
Very good video, but when we're watching newer ones we notice a high improvement of quality. Not that it wasn't good ! but that's very nice to see you becoming even better.
I am lucky to have a bunch of Rolex, all back to 1961, I was never a fan of the sky dweller but the more I really learned about it and realized It is the most complicated Rolex ever made, no it is no a Patel annual or perpetual, I decided I must have one..I think that if watch box concentrated more on the workings and less on the wrist fit, these videos may even be better.
Shayne Corritori Shayne Corritori I have a ton of experience with timepieces and I am glad you replied! Just because this guy has an English accent does not mean he has any experience with a real timepiece. Remember, the only accents that matter are the ones that give you head! Legend5712
Great commentary on a really cool Rolex. I love how they came up with such a sleek design and for such relatively reasonable price, considering the competition.
Thank you very much for a great review the Sky Dweller in Steel is a very beautiful time-piece and the complication is magnificent. Value for money, there is a long waiting list and on the grey market going for over list price.
I had very little interest or knowledge of the Sky Dweller but the demonstration of its complication changed that. It is so elegantly executed, simply breath-taking.
And for what it's worth, someone with ADHD like me and I really appreciate a complication that you can actually play with on demand, like a chronograph or God forbid a minute repeater. So I really wish they made a complex one like this but for a chronograph or for something else interesting
I think the only Rolex I will ever say that is worth the price. The technical details that went into this piece are really something that people should appreciate. Generally Rolex is overpriced, but this is something that I think is really reasonable.
You learn something new everyday, and today I learnt that this watch is pretty damn good and worth consideration if my piggy bank ever has enough money in it to buy one.
If i could only own one watch for the rest of my life, THIS would be it ! This is my dream watch ! I hope that one day i will have the money to own it.
The simple mention of Casio gives me hope for seing in the future a comparison between Casio, Seiko and Citizen top analogue radio signal watches, the second best option after high accuracy quartz (mechanicals are a different world that I like too, but less than good quartz)
Can you review a Ulysse Nardin Marine Chrono in steel with steel bracelet. Having just picked up a Rolex Sea Dweller DeepSea D Blue, I’m interested in getting the Marine. Im waiting for my dealer to get a Sky Dweller in Rolesor delivered.
Everyone knows that when on compared on the basis of time keeping, any luxury mechanical watch offers poor value compared to a simple $20 quartz watch... but watches are different things to different people. to some its a fashion statement, success statement, while to others its an appreciation for a brand with history in watchmaking, an admiration of the intricate mechanisms once built by hand and the amazing engineering behind it... while you can achieve a full calendar digitally for a fraction of the price, think about the engineering ingenuity to build a movement, essentially made of wheels, springs, and weights, that keeps track of time, date, month, year, with a margin of error of less than 2 seconds per day...self winding... that's impressive
@Watchfinder&Co what about the Oris Big Pilot, where the bezel can change the GMT marker position? Suppose it's not the same / as complicated. But similar thought pattern. Good on Rolex for finally trying something different. Awesome video and watch. Thank you.
Too much competition in the watch world. I see its appeal, but this watch is overpriced. Jaeger-LeCoultre and Glushutte Original are offering higher horology under $10K. Granted, the Skydweller isn't an entry-level Rolex, but this should be about $12K. The blue dial on white gold looks great though.
for all you neophytes watching this video please get it out of your heads that rolex invented or came up with the 12hour/12 month marker thing. it was created by timex and they were the first. rolex basically ripped timex off
Watchfinder: at first glance I preferred the Sky Dweller.. with giving a little time to it... I preferred the Day Date... reason being, I felt the Day Date is an ever green watch that I would not grow out of it.. did not feel that way for the Sky Dweller..
Man i swear on the thumbnail it looked like a Seiko SARB033... Good review by the way, think they should have kept producing it only in precious metals, kind of a disrespect with those who bought the watch thinking it would be in precious metals only..
Love this watch...friend of mine got this ins a 2 tone recently from a rolex dealer for about 16300 USD....what would the steel version be then? I find his looked a bit big though.... Seemed much bigger than my 2 tone sub for some reason
Great review and just sub. I saw this in person and even tried them on. Its nice, clean and very professional piece. But I end up getting the yacht-master 40 with blue dial. Simple and elegant. Cheers!
It's probably one of the fewest Rolexes so far that I can admire for their innovation. The rest (apart from the overengineered Deepsea, which I also like for its astronomical capabilities) seems quite overrated and overpriced for what they offer at their price point.
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I’ve admired this watch for its looks alone but now I’m even more impressed by its technical aspects. I had no idea it was this good. The ring command bezel is a great idea. These videos are fantastic each one has taught me something valuable and interesting. An outstanding channel
It's a watch with many hidden talents. Thanks for your compliments, and for watching the channel!
I had no idea it was that complicated... sort of makes me regret buying my SubC Date now. I guess i have something to look forward to in the future, i hope to add this to my collection one day
Low key makes me want a Sky-Dweller now
What's low key about this???
SeaJayB that other people don’t want it...like a fashion trend. I like it, but it’s not common, so I low key want it
Firstly its impossible to get just like the Daytona. Retail is a lot higher than a two tone gmt or sub and the resale value is 100% above retail price. Definitely not great value
@@jtPwnz True that; I happen to be very lucky to own it; however, my friend has been all over the world looking for it. Wants to pay retail; there are 2-4 year wait lists for it.
@@SeaJayBelfast "Low key" is not in reference to the watch in this case
This is a brilliant example of elegant engineering. Love it.
Excellent watch and I loved the way you set it up, I thought it was a genius move when the watch came out.
On a side note, Citizen (although quartz) has been using the hour markers as month indicators when setting up a watch for ages, not only that, but they use the full hour marker as a leap year and minute markers after a full marker years after leap year, so you can set their perpetual calendar watches without having a leap year disc :)
So September of 2017. Would be the first minute marker after the 9 o'clock hour marker as it is 9th month of leap year plus one year, GENIUS!!
Is it possible to get this watch in 100% steel? Or modify the watch to remove the white gold ceramic bezel with a steel version?
Khaled Rahman Possibly, existing watch modifiers can also modify this one, although it would pose a problem that Rolex does not produce stainless steel fluted bezels.
Rolex doesn’t regularly offer this watch in 100% steel. If you are a historically important collector with very deep pockets, though, you might be in the position to ask for a custom model.
Why would you like to have a steel bezel?
Also, humble Timex also used the bezel to set time, alarms, etc over 10 years ago
this is going to sound bizarre, it is for religious reasons.
Never heard that one before. Islam, I'm guessing? What's the restriction?
I'm surprised that you admitted that Rolex is a poor value compared to Casio Edifice. I give you thumbs up for being honest.
get out, omega fan boy
No shit Rolex is bad value compared to quartz
LMAO!! yeah,,,,,,right. Do I wear my Rolex Sky Dweller, or my Casio Edifice. Ohhhh, what to do!
i would wear my edifices with pride , some models are great
Indeed, but there's one thing quartz doesn't do. Guess what it is.
Your making of each video... the subtle lighting, minimal background and props. The valuable information you provide for each of the Product, the voice modulation, basically EVERYTHING is getting me addicted to this channel 👍🏼👍🏼
That's it! That's the Rolex I'd buy if I had the budget for a high end watch. Beautiful, clean design, not oversized, not over decorated, only one knob protruding from the case, one set of hands, and ingenious use of the bezel.
That movement though... IT'S OVER 9000!!
Us millenials looking at premium watches - look at us...who'd have thought?!
I can't wait for the day where I "settle" for a Daytona
IMO, this is Rolex’s best looking watch. Phenomenal stuff.
agree
Explorer 2 is the best looking to me but this is certainly a looker
Amazing watch!! What a dream to own such beauty!
Might be a dumb question but how does the bezel interact with the internals and keep water resistant ?
Andrew Mark not a dumb question. I’d like to know too.
Not at all. I want to know too
Seals. Lots of seals
its a paradoxon if you think about it
Andrew Mark Now I feel dumb by not noticing this.
This, right here in all its ingenious simplicity, is why Rolex is #1.
It's a wonderfully implemented complication. Surprised it hasn't been more widely noticed as it's remarkable engineering
I absolutely love this watch!!!
In my top 10 all time favourite watches!
The Sky Dweller is a Watch I aspire to own one day. The 9001 Movement and complication. It's a work of art.
I love my YM2 and I've been thinking about picking up a second Rolex. I like the Sky-Dweller but I also like the new ceramic Daytona, but at 40mm it's a bit small on my large wrist. I wish Rolex managed to somehow work in the day, which is a nice touch on an annual calendar, but I get why they didn't include it.
This channel is so amazing! Thank you
"I'll get one when they make it in steel"
*Sees price
"I'll get one when I'm an executive"
*Sees job offer
"Shit..."
Never knew sky dweller was this complicated
I ordered a yellow gold, sat, got a conformation today. Will ship, today and confronted payment.
I have a Sky-Dweller in stainless and yellow gold. It's my favorite watch I own. Having a yellow gold Day-Date, a white gold Cellini, a stainless and platinum Yacht-Master, a stainless and rose gold Datejust, and an all stainless Datejust, that's saying a lot. You would think my solid gold Day-Date would be my favorite because it's the most sought after Rolex there is, but the Sky-Dweller is a special watch. Between the size, movement, and complication, it's a truly impressive timepiece that can be worn casually, in a business meeting, or going out for the evening; I love the versatility. Part of me wishes I would have bought one of the solid gold models, but the two tone has a certain sophistication about it that you don't get with a solid gold watch. It's elegance without the pretention. If you 're ever in a position to purchase a Rolex for the first time, I would highly recommend choosing the Sky-Dweller; you can't go wrong with this model.
Very good video, but when we're watching newer ones we notice a high improvement of quality. Not that it wasn't good ! but that's very nice to see you becoming even better.
My favorite watch ever, Skydweller >>>
The only Rolex I really want!
Jean-Marc Brechbühler You don’t like the Daytona?
@@lifeoftennis1285 Overpriced crap
TheZondaS ok so...how about Omega Seamaster Professional?
I personally love the Daytona. It’s one of favourite Chronographs.
I am lucky to have a bunch of Rolex, all back to 1961, I was never a fan of the sky dweller but the more I really learned about it and realized
It is the most complicated Rolex ever made, no it is no a Patel annual or perpetual, I decided I must have one..I think that if watch box concentrated more on the workings and less on the wrist fit, these videos may even be better.
There is a reason why Rolex is a power brand
LOL POWER BRAND
Enjoyed the video, just picked one up last month.
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Nice. Waitlist or you were able to go and pick it up?
I want one so badly, but the gorgeous blue steel version is so hard to find. My AD hopes to get one this month...
I hope he does a video for a real timepiece like Fossil. Check out my Patek Philippe Unboxing!
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I have a ton of experience with timepieces and I am glad you replied! Just because this guy has an English accent does not mean he has any experience with a real timepiece. Remember, the only accents that matter are the ones that give you head! Legend5712
I don't know why, but the phrase settled for the Daytona is just so funny to me.
Awesome videos!
Since I can't get my hands on a Daytona (on a mile long list), would this be a good choice? Are these hard to find in the USA?
my favorite rolex by a million miles
That's gonna be the only Rolex I'll buy. If that ever happens) Loved it from the first sight, among all other Rolex watches.
I have the blue yachtmaster, bought in Feb and I’m really thinking of going for this as an upgrade
Great commentary on a really cool Rolex. I love how they came up with such a sleek design and for such relatively reasonable price, considering the competition.
It's amazing how these new watches end up straight at resellers and never show up at AD's...
Thank you very much for a great review the Sky Dweller in Steel is a very beautiful time-piece and the complication is magnificent. Value for money, there is a long waiting list and on the grey market going for over list price.
I had very little interest or knowledge of the Sky Dweller but the demonstration of its complication changed that. It is so elegantly executed, simply breath-taking.
And for what it's worth, someone with ADHD like me and I really appreciate a complication that you can actually play with on demand, like a chronograph or God forbid a minute repeater. So I really wish they made a complex one like this but for a chronograph or for something else interesting
Thank you. You have led me to a Rolex I want.
This is actually pretty cool. I wonder if it's possible to get it without the magnifying lens…
Thank you sir, that is my favorite watch and you just made me love it more now.
id prefer daydate.. but this one is a beautiful watch
My favourite Rolex. True craftmanship.
Me : I wanna know what love is
Rolex : Hold my beer
Sky Dweller over a Daytona any day! I would also much prefer the white dial stainless steel version, looks a lot cleaner
I think the only Rolex I will ever say that is worth the price. The technical details that went into this piece are really something that people should appreciate. Generally Rolex is overpriced, but this is something that I think is really reasonable.
Nice ring command bezel mechanism on the Rolex Sky Dweller. This is the jet set watch.
Never really fancied Sky Dwellers until I watched this review. Very nice!
You learn something new everyday, and today I learnt that this watch is pretty damn good and worth consideration if my piggy bank ever has enough money in it to buy one.
Ok that's my end game watch
This watch is amazing. Can't believe I never noticed it before.
If i could only own one watch for the rest of my life, THIS would be it ! This is my dream watch ! I hope that one day i will have the money to own it.
Excellent video. Please do the Omega Speedmaster Tin Tin Racing Edition.
The simple mention of Casio gives me hope for seing in the future a comparison between Casio, Seiko and Citizen top analogue radio signal watches, the second best option after high accuracy quartz (mechanicals are a different world that I like too, but less than good quartz)
Review the Breguet type xxii
Can you review a Ulysse Nardin Marine Chrono in steel with steel bracelet.
Having just picked up a Rolex Sea Dweller DeepSea D Blue, I’m interested in getting the Marine. Im waiting for my dealer to get a Sky Dweller in Rolesor delivered.
two tone daytona or sub...pls
just picked up mine today :)
Great technical ideas just not crazy for that dial. But glad they produce it
wish it had clear back!
Very nice. I’m buying one.
4-5 years of waiting for one. Good luck.
Pal your voice was better on this video than on the 2019 ones :)
Everyone knows that when on compared on the basis of time keeping, any luxury mechanical watch offers poor value compared to a simple $20 quartz watch... but watches are different things to different people. to some its a fashion statement, success statement, while to others its an appreciation for a brand with history in watchmaking, an admiration of the intricate mechanisms once built by hand and the amazing engineering behind it... while you can achieve a full calendar digitally for a fraction of the price, think about the engineering ingenuity to build a movement, essentially made of wheels, springs, and weights, that keeps track of time, date, month, year, with a margin of error of less than 2 seconds per day...self winding... that's impressive
Rolex should make a Tudor version that's all steel and doesn't have the cyclops lens.
I own several Rollies, but not this one. I just have never liked the fluted bezel. I wish they came up with an alternative.
@Watchfinder&Co what about the Oris Big Pilot, where the bezel can change the GMT marker position? Suppose it's not the same / as complicated. But similar thought pattern. Good on Rolex for finally trying something different. Awesome video and watch. Thank you.
Now I want this watch. I've just kown that this watch contains many hidden features. I like mysterious.
The only Rolex I lust after
Cool review.
I didn’t know these about this watch, now I’m tempted...
Wow man. Just wow. My new dream watch. Functional AF!
Why Rolex watches are always so visually simple compared to other brands, why they do not innovate their models
Finally, Watchfinder mentioned Casio.
Too much competition in the watch world. I see its appeal, but this watch is overpriced. Jaeger-LeCoultre and Glushutte Original are offering higher horology under $10K. Granted, the Skydweller isn't an entry-level Rolex, but this should be about $12K. The blue dial on white gold looks great though.
Such a beautiful timepiece, my favourite Rolex
Is there a Sky dweller that has a "greenish" dial like this one or is this just the blue dial with a greenish tint due to editing?
Beautiful watch. Excellent video. Love it 😍
what do you think of the Omega Seamster Steel & Yellow Gold on rubber or steel bracelet?
I loved the last line.
This watch reminds me of like a 2001 sears department store.
I love my SkyD I wear it as a daily
jlc perpetual ultra thin review please
for all you neophytes watching this video please get it out of your heads that rolex invented or came up with the 12hour/12 month marker thing. it was created by timex and they were the first. rolex basically ripped timex off
This is first and last time this guy has said something good about Rolex.
Best value Rolex out there
Wish they made one in gold case, Rolex's classic green dial and a dark brown leather strap!!!
Who knew two years ago that this blue dial steel Skydweller would become harder to get than a steel Daytona?
Does it cater for 29 days in the month of Feb for a leap year ? I noticed the date and month change with the same setting of the bezel..
no
Rolex Sky Dweller:
Very well explained...
which is a better bet ?
- all gold sky dweller or
- all gold day date ?
thank you...
Depends which you prefer, the smaller case size or the complications!
Watchfinder: at first glance I preferred the Sky Dweller.. with giving a little time to it... I preferred the Day Date... reason being, I felt the Day Date is an ever green watch that I would not grow out of it..
did not feel that way for the Sky Dweller..
Dope that month goes by clocked with the days, how’s with 28th and 29th februarys? Thank you
Great Watch. And a great review :-)
a Skydweller with a President Bracelet is the perfect match :)
Someone has thought of it (ring command bezel)
And it was a micro brand years and years ago
Man i swear on the thumbnail it looked like a Seiko SARB033... Good review by the way, think they should have kept producing it only in precious metals, kind of a disrespect with those who bought the watch thinking it would be in precious metals only..
Fernando Marçal Menezes it's not a disrespect. Would somebody buying a Camry be disrespecting someone who bought a Lexus? No.
Love this watch...friend of mine got this ins a 2 tone recently from a rolex dealer for about 16300 USD....what would the steel version be then? I find his looked a bit big though.... Seemed much bigger than my 2 tone sub for some reason
Great review and just sub. I saw this in person and even tried them on. Its nice, clean and very professional piece. But I end up getting the yacht-master 40 with blue dial. Simple and elegant. Cheers!
The Yacht-Master has really managed to go from zero to hero in the last few years! The blue dial with red text is stunning.
It's probably one of the fewest Rolexes so far that I can admire for their innovation. The rest (apart from the overengineered Deepsea, which I also like for its astronomical capabilities) seems quite overrated and overpriced for what they offer at their price point.
Finally a rolex that i actually really like!