That said, it feels like a luxury watch, but that is very much down to the outstanding build quality throughout, instead of using luxury materials per se. Mixing stainless steel and gold (once I wore this view on a late 2017 installment of Friday Live I erroneously stated the center hyperlinks and bezel were white golden, which many readers quite rightly adjusted; mea culpa) is a fascinating decision, because clearly it is very hard to tell which is which; there is something almost perverse about it. It isn’t something you have since it does anything concerning projecting status, but I’ll say it is, in ways I didn’t expect, nice to know it is there. There is just something a bit magical about a little bit of gold, make it yellow, white, or Everose.However, the luxury you receive from the white silver and gold Sky-Dweller is largely that of something constructed and engineered with great care, attention to detail, and precision, not a luxury of substances or a luxury of manually executed decorative techniques.Just as with the dial, dial furniture along with palms, Rolex makes some of the best bracelets at the business; sized to match my seven inch wrist, the Sky-Dweller was immediately comfortable and the visual effect of the electric-blue dial made it quite enjoyable to wear. I generally like to re-set the time on my watch a couple of hours before landing, to just kind of get used to the notion of being in a different time zone slowly. In theory, you’d feel that remembering which of those bezel places is employed for re-setting local time might be challenging — one of my initial thoughts on getting reacquainted with all the Sky-Dweller was that some kind of function index would be nice — but in fact, I did not have any issue, even at the bleary dimness of a redeye flight cottage, remembering both clicks to the left was right.
That said, it feels like a luxury watch, but that is very much to the outstanding build quality throughout, instead of using luxury materials per se. Combining stainless steel and white gold (when I wore this view on a late 2017 installment of Friday Live I mistakenly said the middle hyperlinks and bezel were white golden, which several readers quite rightly corrected; mea culpa) is a fascinating choice, since obviously it is very hard to tell which is which; there is something almost perverse about it. It’s not something you have since it does anything in terms of projecting status, but I will say it is, in ways I did not anticipate, nice to know it’s there. There’s just something a little magic about a bit of gold, make it yellow, white, or Everose.However, the luxury you get from the white silver and gold Sky-Dweller is mainly that of something constructed and engineered with fantastic care, attention to detail, and precision, not a luxury of substances or a luxury of manually executed decorative techniques.Just as with the dial, dial furniture and palms, Rolex makes a number of the greatest bracelets at the industry; sized to fit my seven inch wrist, the Sky-Dweller was instantly comfortable and the visual effect of the electric-blue dial made it very enjoyable to wear. I generally prefer to re-set time in my watch a few hours before landing, to just sort of get used to the idea of being in a different time zone slowly. In theory, you would feel that recalling which of those bezel positions is employed for re-setting local time may be difficult — one of my initial ideas on becoming reacquainted with all the Sky-Dweller was that some kind of purpose indicator would be nice — but in reality, I didn’t have any problem, even at the bleary dimness of a redeye flight cabin, remembering both clicks to the left was right.
The Sky-Dweller has always had a somewhat contradictory personality. It’s the most complex watch Rolex makes (with regard to mechanical sophistication, it is only rivaled by the Yacht-Master II) and when it had been introduced in 2012, it was only available in precious metals. At precisely the exact same time, it’s clearly intended to be an extremely practical watch — lasting, easy to use, and easy to live with, even under the stress of navigating the world’s increasingly unfriendly skies. But in 2017, Rolex introduced two Rolesor variations of the Sky-Dweller (Rolesor is the organization’s term for its mixtures of steel with yellow or white gold) which instantly made this most functional of complex watches, immediately more accessible. In Everose and on a ring, the Sky-Dweller is a39,550 watch, and in white gold on a white gold necklace it’s $48,850, which clearly produces precious metal variations of the Sky-Dweller as much statement pieces as anything else. (Jay-Z has been regularly spotted wearing a yellow gold Sky-Dweller, for example.) Though we’ve done A Week On The design with a Sky-Dweller before, that was an Everose version on a strap and with the newer, less overtly luxurious models out, we believed this would be a good time to revisit that the Sky-Dweller. The newest variant in steel, using a white gold bezel, is currently the most inexpensive version, at less than half the price of the metal versions, and that’s the one we chose for our newest A Week On The Wrist.The Sky-Dweller is a combination of just two complications: a dual-time zone, or even GMT complication, and an annual calendar. The former is easy to comprehend: the watch shows the time in 2 time zones and has an hour that could be individually set, forward or backwards, in one-hour jumps.
Stainless steel case with a stainless steel Rolex oyster bracelet with 18kt yellow gold center links. Fixed fluted 18kt yellow gold bezel. White dial with yellow gold-tone skeleton hands and index hour markers. Minute markers around the outer rim. Dial Type: Analog. Luminescent hands and markers. Date display at the 3 o’clock position. 24 hour disc. Rolex calibre 9001 automatic movement with a 72-hour power reserve. Scratch resistant sapphire crystal. Screw down crown. Solid case back. Round case shape. Case size: 42 mm. Oysterlock clasp. Water resistant at 100 meters / 330 feet. Functions: date, hour, minute, second, dual time. Luxury watch style. Watch label: Swiss Made. Rolex Oyster Perpetual Sky-Dweller Automatic Mens Two-tone Watch 326933WSO.
Information
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Rolex -
326933WSO -
Men’s -
Swiss Made -
Automatic -
Rolex Calibre 9001 -
72 hours
Case
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42 mm -
Stainless Steel -
Round -
Solid
Dial
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Analog -
White -
Scratch Resistant Sapphire -
Yellow Gold-tone Skeleton -
Minute Markers around the outer rim -
Index -
24 Hour Disc -
Hands and Markers -
Fixed Fluted -
Screw Down
Band
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Bracelet -
Stainless Steel and 18kt Yellow Gold Rolex Oyster -
Gold Tone, Silver Tone, Yellow, Two tone -
Oysterlock
Features
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100 meters / 330 feet -
Date display at the 3 o’clock position -
Date, Hour, Minute, Second, Dual Time -
Calendar, Gold, Perpetual, Stainless Steel
Additional Info
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Luxury Watches - 2 Year Jomashop Warranty
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RLX326933WSO -
Watches