12.05.2017 - News
Our Favourite Watch Releases of 2017
The past year has been exceptionally eventful for the world of luxury watches and timepiece auctions. We recently witnessed the most expensive wristwatch to have ever been sold at auction sell for an incredible $17 million, and the famous bi-annual Only Watch charity auction produced some incredible record-breaking results. Although auctions are all very enthusing, sometimes it’s the new watch releases that sends us all into an excited rage, and this year has been a pretty remarkable year for luxury brands like Rolex, Audemars Piguet and Richard Mille. Rolex Oyster Perpetual Sky-Dweller Ref. 326934 (Stainless Steel) and Ref. 326933 (Yellow Gold and Stainless Steel) One of our favourite watch releases of 2017 would have to be the Rolex Oyster Perpetual Bi-metal Sky-Dweller. Rolex released the Sky-Dweller range (available only in precious metals) in 2012. However, this year the Swiss manufacturer decided to produce a more affordable alternative to the all-gold models, by introducing a stainless steel and a bi-metal (Rolesor) version. The new models are not only attractive and stylish timepieces, but are also testaments to the quality of Rolex watchmaking. The Sky-Dweller is Rolex's first wristwatch with a dual time-zone display and an annual calendar, and also holds one of Rolex’s most complex movements to date, Calibre 9001. The latest generation, which was produced with the prospective world traveller buyer in mind, differs slightly to the all-gold Sky-Dwellers. The hour markers are now a rectangular shape and the hands have been elongated; both features are also now made from materials coated in long-lasting luminescence to enhance readability. The Sky-Dweller is a sophisticated and striking wristwatch, so it's no wonder celebrities like Conor McGregor, Jay-Z and Roger Federer favour the stunning timepiece.- Material: 18-carat yellow gold and steel
- Calibre: 9001 (One of Rolex’s most complex movements to date)
- Diameter: 42mm
- Dial: Champagne coloured dial featuring a date indicator at 3 o’clock, 24-hour disc and 18-carat yellow gold fluted bezel, with scratch resistant sapphire glass
- Bracelet: 18-carat yellow gold and steel oyster bracelet with a folding Oysterclasp
- Movement: Self-winding
- Water-resistance: 100m
- RRP: £12,600
- Material: 18-carat white gold
- Calibre: 3120
- Diameter: 41mm
- Dial: Blue dial with “Grand Tapisserie” pattern, 18-carat white gold applied hour-markers and Royal Oak hands with luminescent coating and date indicator at 3 o’clock
- Bracelet: 18-carat white gold bracelet with AP folding clasp
- Movement: Self-winding
- Water-resistance: 50m
- RRP: N/A - Limited Edition of 200 pieces, availability is yet to be confirmed (other Frosted Gold models are available)
- Material: Black Magnesium alloy and satin-finished rose gold case
- Calibre: RMUL1
- Diameter: 41mm
- Dial: Secure skeletonized dial within a black ceramic and rose gold case, sapphire crystal glass, black inner bezel, skeletonized hands, model tag located at 9 o’clock, hour index markers filled with a luminous material, and NTPT carbon crown with black rubber protector
- Bracelet: A satin-finished black DLC titanium buckle paired with a black Polyurethane strap
- Movement: Self-winding
- Water-resistance: 50m
- RRP: $145,500 (USD) Limited Edition, exclusively sold at Richard Mille Boutiques in USA