Rolex · Family: Yacht-Master
The Rolex Yacht-Master 42 RLX Titanium (ref. 226627) is the first Yacht-Master made entirely in titanium, unveiled at Watches & Wonders 2023. Its 42mm case pairs a matte black Cerachrom ceramic bezel with a matching matte dark-grey dial, powered by the in-house Calibre 3235 with roughly 70 hours of power reserve. Cazador has no verified price observations yet. Its standout trait: it's Rolex's first sports watch built entirely in titanium, with no polished surfaces.
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The Yacht-Master debuted in 1992 as Rolex's answer to recreational sailing — a sports watch with a character closer to jewelry than to a dedicated dive tool like the Submariner. Across three decades the line was cased in steel, gold and platinum, but never in titanium, even as other manufacturers explored the alloy more freely.
That changed at Watches & Wonders 2023, when Rolex introduced the Yacht-Master 42 in RLX titanium, the brand's designation for its grade-5 titanium alloy. The 42mm case keeps the proportions of the steel Yacht-Master 42, but at a noticeably lighter weight, with a uniform matte finish across the case, bezel and Oyster bracelet — a departure from the polished surfaces typical elsewhere in the Rolex catalog.
The unidirectional bezel carries a matte black Cerachrom ceramic insert with a 60-minute scale, paired with an equally matte dark-grey dial — a coherent, tool-oriented color treatment that sets this execution apart from the more dressed-up Yacht-Master variants. The sapphire crystal retains the Cyclops lens over the date.
Inside is the Calibre 3235, the same in-house movement used across Rolex's professional lineup, with a Chronergy escapement, a blued Parachrom hairspring and roughly 70 hours of power reserve, certified as a Superlative Chronometer. Water resistance is rated to 100 meters — enough for nautical use but well below the 300 meters of the Submariner or the Sea-Dweller's dive-focused rating.
As of this writing, the Yacht-Master 42 RLX Titanium remains in Rolex's current catalog with no discontinuation announced, marking the brand's entry into a material it had avoided across its sports lineup until 2023.
It's Rolex's name for its grade-5 titanium alloy, used for the first time on a Yacht-Master in 2023. It's applied to both the case and the Oyster bracelet of this reference.
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It's Rolex's first sports watch made entirely in titanium, introduced in 2023. Before this reference, the brand had not used the material anywhere in its regular catalog.
The in-house Calibre 3235, with a Chronergy escapement, roughly 70 hours of power reserve and Superlative Chronometer certification — the same movement used in other Rolex professional references of this size.
It's rated to 100 meters of water resistance, enough for daily and nautical use, but well below the Submariner's 300 meters. It's not built as a professional dive tool.
Matte dark grey, matching the matte finish of the black Cerachrom ceramic bezel and the titanium case and bracelet.
Based on the catalog data we work from, the Yacht-Master 42 RLX Titanium remains in active production, with no discontinuation announced.