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Best sailing watches: 16 options for racing and cruising

• October 17, 2023

Fox Morgan, Phil Sampson and Roger Hughes test and review 16 of the best sailing watches available with functions for racing and cruising sailors

The best sailing watches can offer a multitude of functions, from MOB alerts to tidal calculations and large faced race count down timers. And yet still there’s utter simplicity of a waterproof self winding timepiece.

Just as tablets and even smartphones have revolutionised how sailors use multifunction displays and instruments, so the latest smart watch technology has now firmly filtered into sailing. While we’re now familiar with using our watches to give us directions, make calls and send messages, and act as a repeater screen on our wrists ashore, so the latest sailing watches also make navigation, data and comms technology wearable afloat.

You’ll see that Garmin have several entries in our best sailing watches guide and if you’re specifically after a Garmin, we have rounded up the best of those in this guide to the best Garmin watch for yachting sailing and more .

However, the cleverest watch is not always the best watch for sailing. For racing an extremely simple and speedy to operate model may suit better. Price is not always an indicator of functionality either; even some of the least expensive sailing watches, like the Casio we showcase below, can be packed with features.

At the other end of the scale,  luxury horology brands – including Rolex, Panerai, and Omega among others – have long been closely associated with sailing, seeing it as the perfect sport to demonstrate their style, waterproof and ruggedised qualities, and accuracy.

In making our selection of the best sailing watches, we’ve chosen those with features specifically suitable for wearing aboard. That doesn’t mean, however, that they float, so be sure to do the clasp up securely and be wary of pulling off jacket sleeves in a hurry and losing your prized timepiece overboard!

Editor’s top choices at a glance

Best sailing smart watch – Garmin Quatix 7 Best premium sailing watch – Garmin MARQ Captain Best value sailing watch – Casio Lithium Quartz Best racing sailing watch – Ronstan Clear Start Race Timer

Best sailing watch for multifunction use

Garmin quatix 7.

Best sailing smart watch

Specifications: Apple or android smart phone compatible,  Sizes: 47mm / 51mm, Weight 70g, Battery life: up to 16 days with screen on by demand, GPS tracking, waterproof to 10 ATM

Reasons to Buy: Large easy to read face | incredible versatility for an array of lifestyle activity | healthy wellbeing and boat interactivity | customisable to suit individual needs Reasons to Avoid: Battery life not as good as the Quatix 6 if screen is always visible | bright facia can be distracting | touchscreen is pointless without the additional kit it interfaces with

Garmin’s latest sailing smartwatch includes improvements to strengthen integration with onboard electronics.

It’s a touchscreen model that can, for instance, be used to control MFD displays or Fusion audio systems, as well as Garmin autopilots.

You can also pay for things with contactless payments, but you’ll need to use an intermediary app, such as Curve if you are in the UK as British banks haven’t signed up for that function directly yet.

So let’s address the major change for the Quatix 7 over the Quatix 6, and that’s the display. Plenty of folks complained about the darkness or difficulty seeing the Quatix 6 screen, so they’ve addressed that with a much brighter lit up style of screen.  It is very bright even when turned to its dimmest setting. To save the battery from being drained unnecessarily at night, there’s a night time version of the watch screen where you can view it as a digital numeric mono display, on demand, otherwise the screen is completely blank. This brighter clearer display does come at a compromise of battery life or screen saver settings.

The extra screen size in the same outer bezel size though is really very nice. Maps and other tracking options can be easily seen.

High end Sapphire models add a new ultra-clear AMOLED touchscreen.

The watch can output directly to Strava and myfitnesspal along with other apps according to your preference. We like this watch very much indeed and it is currently the best smart sailing watch for all round functionality. Pricey though, but worth it.

Garmin MARQ Captain

Best premium sailing watch

Specifications: Type: Smart | Size: 46mm

Reasons to buy: Weather and tidal data | MOB and GPS functions | Stream boat data to your wrist Reasons to avoid: Full extent of capabilities is governed by the onboard technology it’s connected to | Premium price

Tested by: MBY Editor, Hugo Andreae

Our top priced pick comes from wearable tech-specialists, Garmin. The MARQ Captain sailing watch comes packed with marine-relevant features.

Functions include weather and tidal data for your home port, a regatta timer to pinpoint starting times, a ‘tack assist’ function to determine whether you’re on lift or a header, a man overboard button and GPS.

The full extent of its capabilities is governed by the onboard technology to which it is connected, but possibilities include streaming boat data direct to your wrist wherever you are on the boat and controlling products from the Garmin-owned Fusion range of audio systems.

Garmin Instinct 2S Solar

Specifications: Type: Smart | Size: 40mm / 45mm / 50mm, weight 53g(2oz)

Reasons to buy: GPS positioning on charts | barometric pressure and compass | Smartphone connectivity | An incredible amount of styles and colours | A single charge lasts 14 days Reasons to avoid: Premium price without a premium design

Tested by: Tech Editor, Fox Morgan

The Instinct 2, launched in February 2022 is Garmin’s all-round watch, which they call their outdoors watch. Features that are particularly relevant to sailors include GPS positioning on charts; barometric pressure and a compass.

It has smartphone connectivity, receives emails and texts, and can control music via a phone. This watch also has an inbuilt thermometer and heart rate monitor.

The Garmin Instinct is available in no fewer than 20 different styles and colours. It’s actual diameter is 47mm (1 13/16” in) but the viewable face is 32mm (1 1/4”). The Instinct is 16mm (5/8” in) thick and weighs 53g (2 oz).

For racing sailors, it also has multiple start sequence options. We have an indepth review from long term testing of this watch coming soon.

The Garmin Instinct watch is a good alternative for anyone seeking a more moderately priced alternative to the Quatix 6.

Garmin Quatix 6 Multisport Marine Smartwatch

Specifications: Apple or android smart phone compatible,  Sizes: 47mm / 51mm, weight 82g, Battery life: up to 16 days with screen always visible, GPS tracking, waterproof to 10 ATM

Reasons to buy: Suits a multitude of water activity | Highly customisable | An incredible amount of data available on your wrist | A single charge lasts 14 days Reasons to avoid: High level of functionality is not for the technologically phobic

This watch I tested comprehensively for several weeks/months – it is a very smart design, with functions for every type of pastime on the water and off it.

Garmin is well known for superior boating instruments and they have now managed to squeeze all the data of a ten-inch chartplotter into a 1.3” inch round sailing watch. Bluetooth functionality means you can connect it to a Garmin chartplotter using the free Garmin Connect app, and to other makes of plotter using the Garmin transceiver (a $150 extra).

This allows all the features of a chartplotter to be displayed on the watch, including charts and even autopilot control to allow you to change heading or follow a GPS route – provided it is also connected through the chartplotter.

The Quatix 6 also offers more typical smartwatch functions including the ability to receive email and texts, can be used to control music on board, and monitors the user’s heart-rate.

It’s simple to switch between ‘boat display’ and ‘stylish watch’ modes, as hundreds of different watch faces that can be downloaded to customise it to the wearer’s preference, including an antique style face and even a copy of Big Ben. The Quatix 6 can also be switched between analogue and digital.

It’s overall diameter is 51mm (2” in) with a 36mm (1 5/8” in) viewable face, and it is 17mm (11/16”) thick. The Quatix 6’s weight is 83g (3oz) with the plastic strap or 156g (5.5oz) with the stainless band, which is quite a bit heavier than a conventional watch.

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Spinnaker haas automatic.

Specifications: Type: Analogue | Size: 43mm

Reasons to buy: S mart styling | easy to read day and night | electronics free | self winding Reasons to avoid: Due to self winding mechanism the watch is not as slim as a quartz movement watch which might mean that cuffs on shirts and foulies are tight.

Tested by: Professional TopSail Schooner Skipper, Phil Pryor

The joy of a traditional analogue watch is right here in this stylish all metal timepiece from Spinnaker.

Spinnaker Watches collaborated with the Marine Conservation Society to produce this limited edition model that’s a tribute to marine biologist and pioneering diver Hans Hass.

If you want to ditch the computers and keep it simple then this is definitely worth a look.

It feels reassuringly sturdy with it’s all metal band and easy to read rating bezel.

It’s waterproof to 300m and requires no batteries as this watch self winds from the motion of your hand through every day movement.

The winder unscrews to allow time, day and date adjustment and that my friends is all there is to this gorgeous watch. At least as far as the wearer is concerned. Behind that metal back is the smooth Japanese workings of a self winding watch. When it arrived in the box the watch was still and inactive. But the moment I removed it from the box it started to self wind. With just a small amount of movement, the second hand was moving.

For sailors who want to a sleek non electric time piece and for those divers who like to go under the water as well as on it.

I love this safety yellow colourway as it really stands out and is easy to read. This might not be to everyone’s taste though which is fine because the Spinnaker Hass comes in 9 different colourways.

Buy the Spinnaker Hass now on eBay

Buy Spinnaker Hass from Spinnaker

Casio Lithium Quartz

Best value sailing watch

Specifications: Type: Digital | Size: 48mm

Reasons to buy: Great value | Highly functional | 2 year warranty Reasons to avoid: Lacking in design | Lacking extensive features of premium alternatives

There’s no question that when it comes to affordable innovation, Casio is right up there.

Despite being one of the lowest-priced watches in our selection, the Casio Tide Watch Orange is a highly functional piece of kit which, in addition to all the usual time, day and auto date functions also features a tide graph and lunar phase display.

More conventional sailing watch functions include a timer, stopwatch and LED might. It is water resistant to 100m/10 bars and has a 2 year warranty, all packed into a 48mm diameter, 13 mm thick case.

Best sailing watch for racing

Ronstan Clear Start Race Timer

Best racing sailing watch

Specifications: Type: Digital | Size 65mm

Reasons to buy: Robust design with secure strap | Extra-large | easy to press silicon buttons | Great display Reasons to avoid: Some consumers report issues with clasp/strap

With wrist, hull, mast or boom mount options, the Swiss-made Ronstan ClearStart Race Timer is aimed squarely at racing sailors.

Made by renowned rigging and hardware company Ronstan, it’s a robust design with a secure elastic strap and substantial ‘bumper’ around the digital display.

The ClearStart Race Timer’s features include extra-large, easy-press silicon buttons, a highlighted start/stop button, oversized 16 mm digits set in a 65mm rotating face and a double line display simultaneously showing the race countdown and time.

In addition, the ClearStart Race Timer offers ‘5-4-1-0’ and Match Racing start sequence programmes, making it a great choice for competitive sailors. Ruggedly constructed and built to last, this sailing watch weighs in at 92 grammes and is water-resistant to 50 metres.

Buy the Ronstan ClearStart Race Timer now from West Marine

Optimum Time Series 14 Rechargeable sailing watch

Specifications: Type: Digital | Size: 68mm

Reasons to buy: Rechargeable battery | Packed with features | Suitable for mounting Reasons to avoid: Basic design

Optimum Time’s bold coloured watches are popular among racing sailors from dinghies upwards, and the new rechargeable design makes it more sustainable for anyone who uses theirs frequently.

Featuring a 36mm diameter LCD display mounted within a bright red and black 68mm ABS case, Optimum Time’s Series 14 watch is a substantial device that is equally suited to being mounted on a mast or boom as your wrist, while the digits are large enough to allow crew to see the same timer as the skipper.

Waterproof to 5 ATM (i.e. capable of withstanding a pressure of 5 bar), the sailing watch is packed with useful features and comes complete with a bespoke USB charger clamp for convenient charging.

Buy the Optimum Time Series 14 now on Amazon

Timex Intelligent Quartz Yacht Racer watch

Best analogue racing sailing watch

Specifications: Type: Analogue | Size 46mm

Reasons to buy: Striking analogue display | Countdown timers Reasons to avoid: Larger than average design | Complex to set up | lacks reset button | Expensive

This is a very striking analogue watch, designed to appeal specifically to racing sailors who don’t want a digital display. It features a racing countdown timers (from 5 mins, 3 mins or 1 minute), then after the start the chronometer automatically starts a race timer for up to one hour.

This is a larger than average design, at 46 mm (1.81” in) diameter and 14mm (0.55” in) thick.

However, this watch is complex to set up, as some functions require three buttons to be pressed in sequence. There is also no ‘reset’ button for anyone who misses their start sequence timer.

Buy the Timex Intelligent Quartz Yacht Racer now on the Watch Shop

Optimum Time Series 3 sailing watch

Best all-round racing sailing watch

Specifications: Type: Digital | Size: 65mm

Reasons to buy: Great price | Highly functional | Easy to read Reasons to avoid: It’s really big

The popular ‘big yellow’ Optimum Time Series 3 is a lower-priced, yet highly functional racing watch. And it truly is big – far too large for my wrist at a gigantic 65mm (2.56” in) diameter and 16mm (0.62” in) thick. It’s also available in colours other than yellow – including white, blue and pink.

An advantage for racing is that this watch is easy to read at a distance thanks to its huge 16mm digits. A bracket is supplied to fix it to a mast. It also has a sync button if you miss the start gun, and can then run a repeat sequence or race timer for handicap competitions.

Robust, and water resistant to 5 ATM, with a wide elasticated strap.

Buy the Optimum Time Series 3 now on Amazon

Ronstan Clearstart RF4055 sailing watch

Best specialist racing sailing watch

Specifications: Type: Digital | Size: 50mm

Reasons to buy: Multiple start sequence options | Match racing timer | Can sync for early/late start Reasons to avoid: Larger than average design

This sailing watch is another specialist racing design. Race mode features include multiple start sequence options, match racing timer and the ability to sync for an early or late start.

The Clearstart RF4055 is unusual in that it has a fibreglass case, which is available in striking yellow and red as well as the more subtle black. It has a 50mm (2″) diameter face, which is larger than most watches, with a 13mm (0.5″ in) digital display, and the weight is 74gm (2.61oz), though the buttons have a lower profile than some other race watches making it neater to wear on shore.

Buy the Ronstan Clearstart RF4055 now on Amazon

Buy the Ronstan Clearstart RF4055 now on eBay

Optimum Time Series 12 sailing watch

Best audible racing sailing watch

Specifications: Type: Digital | Size: 26mm

Reasons to buy: Audible warning features | Many colour choices Reasons to avoid: No GPS or interconnectivity | Small display is hard to read in hectic moments

Another race timer with countdown time and pre-programmed start and audible warnings. Despite its more smart watch-style appearance, there is no GPS or interconnectivity, but you do get a countdown repeat option, World Sailing 5-4-1-0 start sequence pre-programmed with audible warning signals, and a sync button.

The Optimum Time Series 12 is available in many colours, but has a small 26mm (1.02” in) display, with 10mm (0.34” in) figures, which will make it hard to read in the middle of a hectic race start.

Buy the Optimum Time Series 12 now on eBay

Gill Race Watch Timer

Best racing sailing watch for watersports

Specifications: Type: Digital | Size 44mm

Reasons to buy: Water-resistant to 30 metres | Carbon housing | The sleep feature preserves battery life Reasons to avoid: Basic design and functions

This striking red and black Race Watch Timer is a sailing-specific watch developed exclusively for watersports apparel company Gill. It’s water-resistant to an impressive 30 metres, with the timepiece unit encased in a reinforced carbon ABS plastic housing with a stainless steel back.

As well as telling the time, the sailing watch’s functions include a countdown with synchro, day, date and alarm. There’s a keyboard lock feature to you don’t accidentally change the settings and an electro-luminescent backlight allows the wearer to check the data day or night.

A neat sleep feature preserves and prolongs battery life in a ruggedly constructed unit designed for durability and years of trouble-free service.

Limit ProXR Countdown sailing watch

Best value racing sailing watch

Reasons to buy: Large, clear, easy to read display | Multiple design options | Dual time, stopwatch, countdown and pacer functions Reasons to avoid: Lacks features/functions of more premium competitors | Chunky

Limit has been producing watches for more than 110 years and specialises in offering a wide variety of styles at great value prices.

For a budget-friendly sailing watch option, the Limit ProXR Countdown comes with a large, clear and easily readable display and is backed by a two-year guarantee.

It also has a dual time display and stopwatch, countdown and pacer functionality. No fewer than five alarms can be set and there’s a night time illumination facility.

Available in a choice of orange/black or blue/black, the looks of this chunky 50 mm case diameter sailing watch certainly belie its low price tag.

Buy the Limit ProXR Countdown now on gooutdoors.co.uk

Ulysse-Nardin The Ocean Race Diver

Specifications: Type: Analogue | Size: 44mm

Reasons to buy: manufacturer with a strong history in watch making | ‘green’ credentials | classy and collectible Reasons to avoid: Lacks features/functions of more sailing-specific watches | you’ll need deep pockets

Swiss watchmaker Ulysse Nardin sourced discarded fishing nets to upcycle into the base material for this watch, highlighting the 640,000 tonnes of nets that are discarded at sea each year.

In addition, 95% of components for the mechanical movement are sourced from within 30km of Ulysse Nardin’s site.

Buy The Ocean Race Diver now on ulysse-nardin.com

FAQ: What makes the best sailing watch?

The ability to read the time, countdown or data in a hurry or at an angle is key, so look out for digital readouts with large numbers – some sailing watches have the ability to switch from digital to analogue readouts – and screens that can be viewed in different qualities of daylight. Backlit functions are essential for anyone heading offshore, whether racing or cruising.

A well-fitting wristband or strap with a secure clasp is vital to keep the watch on your arm. Most sailing watches have soft rubber or synthetic wristbands, which are more durable in a marine environment, and safer than steel. Rubber straps are also lighter and easier to adjust.

If you plan to use your watch for race start timing, look for programmable start sequence options, a sync button, countdowns that switch to seconds in the final stages. A loud, clear alarm or ‘beep’ function that tells you time to the gun is particularly useful, so you can keep watching your course, trim and other boats around you during the final approach to the line rather than having to glance at your wrist.

You can read more about other types of GPS enabled and waterproof fitness trackers and smart watches at YBW.com

Didn’t find what you’re looking for? Head to Amazon’s dedicated boating page for more marine products.

Best Sailing Watches in 2022 (From Budget to Luxury)

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Best Sailing Watches

Garmin quatix 6 multisport – premium sailing smartwatch.

Read Amazon Reviews | See on Garmin

Tissot “Sailing Touch” Watch – Swiss-Made  

Casio Tide Watch (WS-1100H-4AVCF)

Optimum Time Sailing Watch: Simple Budget Pick

Garmin Quatix 5 

See the  quatix® 5 on Garmin.com | Read Amazon Reviews that mention “Sailing “

If you’re looking for a watch with multisport functions, this should be at the top of your list. Garmin is a trusted brand when it comes to smartwatches for sports, so you’re sure that you’ll have some of today’s best technology. The Garmin Quatix 5 is built on the powerful Fenix 5 platform, a smartwatch designed for use in the water. This is a good option if you want a more affordable version of the Quantix since the price has dropped since the release of the newers version 6.  There really are too many features to name here. If you want a closer look at what’s changed to see which is a better fit – check out this comparison of the Quatix 5 and 6 on Garmin. This powerful GPS marine smartwatch has a heart rate monitor (it’s wrist-based, so you don’t need to use a chest strap). Aside from the boat features, this model also has functions for a wide array of sports (i.e. running, hiking , biking , swimming, etc.) Garmin has dozens of models for different sports and fitness activities, but the reason why the Quantix model made our list is that it has Garmin SailAssist™ Capabilities that allow the user to have a virtual starting line. There is also a tack assist and a race countdown timer. This one is excellent on water, but it’s equally efficient on dry land too. Its simple design is also perfect for daily wear.

SUUNTO Core – All around value

The brand’s sailor-specific watch, the Suunto Elementum Ventus , was one of our top picks in the past but this one is not made anymore, but you may still find second-hand models on the market today. Occasionally one will pop up on eBay . The Suunto Elementum Ventus is a smartwatch with a sleek and sophisticated design, sapphire crystal glass, stainless steel case, and leather strap. The sailing features include a sailing timer, chronograph, compass, and weather predictions.

Garmin MARQ Captain (010-02006-06)

Read Reviews | See on Garmin.com

The Garmin MARQ Captain is an impressive luxury smartwatch filled to the brim with fantastic features for various activities. Along with Garmin’s staple features such as GPS, activity tracker, smart notifications, and Garmin Pay support – the MARQ Captain also provides Driver, Aviator, Expedition, Athlete, and Captain modes. This smartwatch is undoubtedly a masterclass in what these devices can achieve. Design-wise the Garmin MARQ is more oversized than your typical smartwatch. However, this bulkier appearance makes sense considering the MARQ’s build quality and feature-packed design. Also, despite the larger build of the Garmin MARQ, it is surprisingly lighter than you would think, at only 94 grams. In terms of features, the Garmin MARQ offers similar functionalities to the Garmin Fenix 6, and I would even dare say that the MARQ is simply a flashier version of the Fenix 6. However, one of the most notable features in the Garmin MARQ is undoubtedly the Athlete mode. This feature comes with layers of functionality that cover a vast selection of sports such as running, swimming, cycling, skiing, and golf. Besides the variety of sports features, MARQ also offers nifty functions such as a heart-rate sensor, stress tracking, and incident detection that sends notifications to your emergency contacts about your location. I also want to highlight the Recovery feature, which helps you keep track of your rest which can significantly help if you are nursing an injury. For sailing, I have to say that Garmin MARQ provides an unbeatable collection of features for sailors. The MARQ comes with a Regatta feature that helps you formulate the optimum route. The Tack feature also gives you real-time updates on wind shifts. In addition, the Garmin MARQ comes with a Man Overboard function that enables you to track a person who accidentally fell off the boat, which is one of its unique features. Garmin MARQ is undoubtedly one of the top options available in the market as a sailing watch. The Garmin Fenix 6 is a solid sailing watch, but the MARQ Captain is undoubtedly the more stylish of the two.

Ronstan ClearStart Sailing Watch – Budget

Corum Admiral AC One 45 Tides

Rolex Oyster Perpetual Yacht-Master II

Ulysse Nardin Marine Regatta

Panerai Luminor 1950 Regatta

Bremont Regatta AC

[instagram url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BDRRISat_Ld/ hidecaption=true width=320] The Bremont Regatta AC (America’s Cup) is a limited edition model (the company only produced 235 pieces) and is no longer in production. However, you can still try your luck searching for sellers on eBay. It was priced at around $6,800 when it was still available, this is relatively more affordable than the two luxury brands above. This series and a partnership with Oracle Team USA (OTUSA) were released in Baselworld 2016 with much acclaim. A Blog to Watch quoted Oracle Team USA Skipper Jimmy Spithill as saying (about both AC and OTUSA):

“Naturally, we have a central digital clock on the boat but every sailor still likes to have the time on his wrist, and before a race the countdown to the start is critical. It’s a really tough sport both mentally and physically, and not only does the team need to make decisions under immense pressure but we need to have equipment that allows us to do so,” Spithill said. “With the countdown function being so crucial when racing out on the water, we are really delighted that Bremont has invested in this for us and it’s incredibly special for me that the watches also incorporate some of our winning AC72 which I skippered in 2013.”

Some of the main features of the AC include a titanium case material, automatic movement, sapphire glass, and a rubber bracelet. This chronograph timepiece’s sleek, classic design exudes elegance without being flashy.

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The Best Watches For Sailing

A sport as old as sailing, which went unaltered for decades, is currently seeing a technological renaissance thanks to innovation in the sport.

So when it comes to the best sailing watches, it’ll depend on if you are a purist (mechanical) or a modernist (digital/smart sailing watches).

In my 10-year career working in the yachting industry, I have personally used multiple Garmin marine smartwatches, but they aren’t your only option.

This article will take you through the best mechanical sailing watches and digital sailing watches on the market today.

Now, let’s get into it!

🏆 Best Sailing Watch Overall: Garmin quatix® 7 Standard Edition

Key Specs 🗝️ 🗝️ Corning® Gorilla® Glass lens 🗝️ Silicone strap 🗝️ Total weight of 79g 🗝️ Battery life of up to 18 days (smartwatch mode)

If you are unfamiliar with Garmin watches, then here is your introduction to their quatix® marine series. In the world of smart marine watches, these are the holy grail regarding functionality. There is simply no equal to what Garmin produces.

The watch is made to integrate with your Garmin system on board your boat seamlessly. Everything from the chart plotter to the Fusion sound system can be controlled from your quatix® smartwatch.

In terms of design, you get five tactile buttons that each perform various functions and dull color touchscreen capability. And the AMOLED display means you can still read the watch face even in the brightest sunlight conditions.

The watch face/touchscreen is bulky at 1.3 inches, which I’m not a fan of in watches. However, it makes sense in this case because you need to view the outputs. The screen is made with a sapphire scratch-resistant lens.

While the standard edition of the quatix® 7 is a few hundred dollars cheaper, the Solar Edition can harness the power of the sun to increase the battery life up to 37 days (in smartwatch mode). So charging the quatix® 7 Solar is one less thing to remember if you are doing ocean crossings.

A nice feature of the quatix® 7 is the built-in flashlight with four brightness levels. And this doubles as a distress strobe light which is excellent for sailing use cases.

The quatix® 7 will give you alarms like anchor drag and tidal changes. These alarms are relayed from your navigation system. You can also use the quatix® 7 as a remote to manipulate your fixed Garmin boat systems.

Safety & tracking features come standard in the quatix® 7. If an incident is detected, the watch will automatically trigger a notification with your location to your preset emergency contacts. And lastly, the quatix® 7 will even tell the time!

• Alarms for anchor drag and tidal changes
• Integrates with your Garmin system on board
• Good battery life
• Difficult for some users to navigate

🏁 Best Sailing Race Watch/Regatta Timer: Optimum Time Series 3

Key Features: 🗝️ Large 90 o rotating display 🗝️ Adjustable elasticated strap 🗝️ Hard install capability 🗝️ Countdown timer (5;3; and multiples of 1 minute)

There are two schools of thought when it comes to sailing race watches. Some purists will champion a Rolex Yachtmaster. And there are practicalists (is that a word?) that want a stopwatch on their wrist, nothing more.

The Optimum Time Series 3 is just that. It’s large enough to read without glasses and known affectionately around the sailing fraternity as the Big Yellow Watch, among other names.

The Optimum is a firm industry favorite from sailing clubs to Olympic competitors. It’s large enough to be strapped to the boom, so the entire crew knows the start timing.

The elastic strap has enough room to fit a boom, so there is plenty of space for your wrist. The plastic clasp buckle locks the strap securely in place. The watch face will rotate to face the right way if you strap it to your mast.

As for features, you have the bare essentials for regatta sailing. It tells the time (shocker). And there is a countdown start timer in the 5;4;1 sequence. World Sailing standard. Added to that standard, you can set the watch to various countdown increment combinations.

• Designed specifically for use in sailing
• Simple and intuitive interface
• Durable choice for sailors
• Lacks more advanced features

📍 Best GPS Watch For Sailing: Garmin Instinct® 2 Solar

Key Specifications: 🗝️40mm/45mm 🗝️Power Glass™ lens 🗝️Monochrome sunlight-visible display 🗝️1.87oz (53gr) 🗝️Smartwatch mode: Up to 28 days/Unlimited with solar*

The Garmin Instinct® 2 Solar is the best GPS sailing watch on this list and is supported by the GLONASS and Galileo satellite constellations.

But before we get deep into the watch’s technical features, it’s worth pointing out some of the styling options available.

The standard and the camo are the same in every way except for the coloring. The tactical and surf editions are different colors and have additional features. All four models come in 40mm or 45mm diameters, which I like.

The Solar is ideal for boating and features plenty of bells and whistles to aid your time on the water. With a built-in compass to help you navigate as a backup system. Or make it even easier with the trackback function or point-to-point navigation from your wrist.

This digital breadcrumb trail that gets laid down in real-time is an incredibly useful tool for M.O.B. situations when you need to locate a casualty.

The Garmin Instinct® is a multi-disciplinary watch that will track a whole host of other activities you do outside of your time on the water. For the days when you are on the boat, be sure to use the safety & tracking features that come standard.

If an incident is detected, the watch will automatically trigger a notification with your location to your preset emergency contacts.

Lastly, let’s talk about the battery life, which is fantastic on this model. At the lower end (the 40mm), you can expect a minimum of 22hrs when the GPS is engaged and an amazing 21 days in smartwatch mode.

• Different face size options
• Trackback feature
• Multi-disciplinary smartwatch
• Wide range of functions = complexity

🫰 Best Entry-Level Sailing Watch: Gill Stealth Racer Watch

Key Specs: 🗝️ 3.5oz (100grams) 🗝️ Black or orange 🗝️ Buckle/Mount: Nylon 🗝️ Battery Door: PC & 10% GFB

Gill makes some top-quality sailing apparel, and they have introduced their latest watch to the market. It’s a hit for entry-level buyers or beginner sailors needing something capable on the water and sleek enough on the street.

The Gill Stealth Racer watch is made with paddlesports, sailing, and dinghy sailing in mind and will suit anyone participating in those fields.

It’s made with carbon-reinforced ABS plastic front and a stainless steel case back. It is water resistant up to 50m and is shock/impact proof. The primary features include; four countdown modes (such as vibrate mode for a ‘silent countdown’), an audible alarm and alerts, and a backlight.

You can clearly distinguish the functions and modes on the face, and I’m a fan of the larger red button to start/stop the race countdown timer. Additionally, you have a key lock feature to prevent any bumps or knocks from muddling up the race start timer.

The sync timer is a glaring feature that is hard to find on this sailing watch. So if you miss any of the countdown guns, you’ll not be able to sync at the touch of a button.

This would be a deal breaker for serious racers. However, the Gill Stealth Timer does have the sync feature on the face.

Lastly, let’s talk about the modes. And in the Regatta mode is where you will find the SYNC options.

Although you need to press the lap and reset buttons together to match the official countdown. A dedicated button would have been better. You also have a compass mode to aid in navigation.

• The price is attractive
• Can clearly distinguish functions and modes
• No dedicated sync button
• Hard to read in sunlight

🧠 Best Sailing Smartwatch: Garmin quatix® 6 Marine Edition

Key Specs: 🗝️ 47mm and 51mm sizes 🗝️ Corning® Gorilla® Glass DX lens 🗝️ 2.9oz (83 grams) 🗝️ Battery life of up to 14 days (smartwatch mode) 🗝️ 10ATM water-resistant rating

While there is a newer quatix® series on the market (which we spoke about earlier), the 6 is still the leading digital smartwatch for sailing.

The quatix® 6 will give you the exact location of the start line so that you can time your start to perfection every time. Additionally, you have real-time boat data to ensure that you are sailing efficiently from the start line.

The Marine Edition is jam-packed with dedicated features for boaters with unparalleled boat connectivity. It’s compatible with Garmin chart plotters and other devices and will show you data such as current barometric pressure and hourly history.

You can also fully manage the vessel with the auto-pilot control to hold your heading while not helming physically.

The quatix® 6 will enable you to stream a plethora of data on its sizeable colorful display—everything from tidal information to wind speed and much more.

And for racers, there is the option to use the Garmin SailAssist capabilities, which use real-time data to suggest adjustments to your racing strategy on the fly.

Also compatible with Bluechart G3 Coastal Charts and Lakevu G3 Inland Maps, you can set Chartplotter location points with remote waypoint marking.

There is a considerable learning curve attached to this smartwatch when it comes to using all the functions. And it’s easier to use if you have other Garmin products in their ecosystem already on board.

However, it’s worth the effort to learn how to operate the functions, which are definitely helpful and not gimmicky.

• The exact location of the start line
• Compatible with Garmin chart plotters
• Auto-pilot control
• Considerable learning curve

⚙️ Best Mechanical Sailing Watch: TNG Classic Tornado

Key Specs: 🗝️ 42-hour power reserve 🗝️ Dedicated race countdown timer 🗝️ 4.7oz (134 grams) 🗝️ Stainless steel case 44mm Ø

TNG (Tack & Gybe) are Swiss-made mechanical watches made with discerning regatta sailors in mind. There is a considerable price jump when you move into the world of mechanical watches.

You won’t get close to the functionality of what the latest Garmin smartwatch will do. But you will get a superior build quality chronograph in every way.

Tack & Gybe have only been around since 1998, which is nothing in the lineage of Swiss watchmakers, but they have been making quality mechanical watches for sailors since inception.

The face features five dots representing one 1-minute by default and can be adjusted to a 10-minute countdown timer. It makes for a beautiful design suitable for serious racing and meeting sponsors/clients when required.

The Classic Tornado has a power reserve of 42 hours and a water rating of 10ATM

🤑 Best Luxury Sailing Watch: Rolex Yacht-Master II

Key Specs: 🗝️ Oyster Steel case 44mm Ø 🗝️ Rolex 4161 movement with 72-hour power reserve 🗝️ Count down timer 10-minutes 🗝️ 4.7oz (262 grams)

To round out the list, I’ve gone for one of the world’s most celebrated watches (at least amongst watch connoisseurs) ever produced. It’s an all-time classic Rolex in the same breath as the Daytona.

Granted, most of us will never have a spare $18k (give or take) to buy one of these, but it’s still fun to include this magnificent timepiece as the best luxury sailing watch. Although you wouldn’t expect to see this on the wrist of the professional at the America’s Cup , you might see one on the owner of Team USA 17 (Larry Ellison, Oracle).

The Yachtmaster II features a perpetual winding movement known for precision accuracy. In addition, it boasts a 10-minute timer for any regatta race captains to monitor.

A timepiece of this nature is a once-off lifetime purchase, so it’s made to be ultra-durable thanks to its oyster steel construction.

The RYM2 has a power reserve of 72 hours, a 10 ATM water rating, and scratch-proof sapphire crystal glass covering the dial.

Prices begin at around $18,000 and can rapidly increase. Use the button below to try different configurations and see how high you can inflate that price bracket.

🎖️ Our recommendation process

Between the editorial team at Sailing Savvy, we have nearly 20 years’ worth of experience within the yachting industry. We have used gadgets and watches while on the water.

The recommendations we share are 100% impartial and bias-free. We only offer genuine advice on what we have come to know as the best and most reliable sailing watches. And we also strongly advocate that Garmin makes the best watches for sailing and boating.

🧾 Sailors Buyer’s Guide To Sailing Watches

When shopping for a sailing watch or regatta timer, you should take into consideration a few vital elements:

Water Resistance

It’s important to choose a watch or timer that is water-resistant. So look for a sailing watch or timer with a high water resistance rating, such as 100 meters or more. This will help ensure that the watch or timer remains functional.

Sailing and boating, in general, can be rough on your gear and apparel, so it’s important to choose a watch or timer that can withstand the rigors of being on the water. Look for a watch or timer with robust construction and good reviews on its durability.

Functionality

Do you need a watch with a built-in chart plotter or a timer with multiple start/stop functions? Make sure to choose a watch or timer with the features you need, not those you don’t.

The market is saturated with overly gimmicky products claiming to make your sailing experience as smooth and efficient as possible.

What Watch Do Sailors Use?

Sailors can use various watches depending on their specific needs and preferences. Some sailors may prefer a mechanical sailing watch, a type specifically designed for use in sailing regattas. 

Other sailors may prefer a more general-purpose watch, such as a sports watch or dive watch, which can also be suitable for use on the water. Digital watches have other features, such as a built-in GPS, weather information, and even chart plotters, which can be helpful for sailors navigating.

Ultimately, the best watch for a sailor will depend on their individual needs and preferences and may vary based on the type of sailing they do and the specific features they require.

Is The Apple Watch Good For Sailing?

The Apple Watch can be a good option for sailors who are looking for a smartwatch with a range of useful features. It has a built-in GPS and compass, which can be helpful for navigation and tracking your location on the water. The Apple Watch also has a water resistance rating of up to 50 meters, making it suitable for use in wet conditions.

What Do Nautical Watches Do?

Nautical watches, also known as sailing watches, are specialized watches designed for water use. They typically have features such as a built-in GPS, tide information, and other marine information fed in to help sailors navigate. 

They may also have water resistance, countdown timers, and anchor alarms. Nautical watches provide sailors with the information and tools they need to navigate safely and stay on course while sailing.

🗣️ Final Words On Sailing Watches

Ultimately your buying choice will depend on what functionality you need. If you are regularly racing in regattas, then you can’t go wrong with the Optimum Time Series 3, a classic racing timekeeper.

Optimum Time Series 3 Sailing Watch

But if you are more of a general cruiser and you already have Garmin systems, such as Fusion speakers, then the Garmin quatix® 7 Standard Edition is what I would recommend.

Garmin quatix® 7 Standard Edition Marine GPS Smartwatch

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Phil Sampson and Roger Hughes check out 15 of one of the best crusing watches out there with features for racing and cruising sailors

Simply as tablets and even smartphones have revolutionised how sailors use multifunction shows and devices, so the newest good watch expertise has now firmly filtered into crusing. Whereas we’re now accustomed to utilizing our watches to offer us instructions, make calls and ship messages, and act as a repeater display screen on our wrists ashore, so the newest crusing watches additionally make navigation, information and comms expertise wearable afloat.

Nonetheless, the cleverest watch will not be all the time one of the best look ahead to crusing. For racing an very simple and speedy to function mannequin might go well with higher. Value will not be all the time an indicator of performance both; even among the least costly crusing watches, just like the Casio we showcase under, may be filled with options.

On the different finish of the size,  luxurious horology manufacturers – together with Rolex, Panerai, and Omega amongst others – have lengthy been carefully related to crusing, seeing it as the proper sport to show their type, waterproof and ruggedised qualities, and accuracy.

In making our number of one of the best crusing watches, we’ve chosen these with options particularly appropriate for sporting aboard. That doesn’t imply, nevertheless, that they float, so you should definitely do the clasp up securely and be cautious of pulling off jacket sleeves in a rush and dropping your prized timepiece overboard!

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Greatest multi-function crusing watches.

Garmin Quatix 6 crusing watch

Greatest good crusing watch.

Learn our in depth Quatix 6 assessment and long run take a look at.

This watch we tried out at size – it’s a very complete design, with features for each kind of pastime on the water, together with diving. It’s a superbly crafted and extraordinary wrist pc.

Garmin is well-known for superior boating devices and so they have now managed to squeeze all the information of a ten-inch chartplotter right into a 1.3” inch spherical crusing watch.

Bluetooth performance means you’ll be able to join it to a Garmin chartplotter utilizing the free Garmin Join app, and to different makes of plotter utilizing the Garmin transceiver (a $150 additional).

This permits all of the options of a chartplotter to be displayed on the watch, together with charts and even autopilot management to will let you change heading or comply with a GPS route – offered it is usually related by the chartplotter.

The Quatix 6 additionally gives extra typical smartwatch features together with the power to obtain e mail and texts, can be utilized to regulate music on board, and displays the consumer’s heart-rate.

It’s easy to change between ‘boat show’ and ‘trendy watch’ modes, as lots of of various watch faces that may be downloaded to customize it to the wearer’s desire, together with an vintage type face and even a duplicate of Huge Ben. The Quatix 6 may also be switched between analogue and digital.

It’s total diameter is 51mm (2” in) with a 36mm (1 5/8” in) viewable face, and it’s 17mm (11/16”) thick. The Quatix 6’s weight is 83g (3oz) with the plastic strap or 156g (5.5oz) with the stainless band, which is kind of a bit heavier than a standard watch.

It’s waterproof to 100 metres, daylight readable and has an evening mild mode. The watch has a mushy artificial wristband, out there in varied colors.

A single cost will final 14 days with regular use, or there’s additionally a solar-powered model for steady self-charging (out there at twice the worth). However no matter you do, don’t drop this crusing watch overboard, because it doesn’t float!

Causes to purchase

• Fits a mess of water exercise • Extremely customizable • An unbelievable quantity of knowledge out there in your wrist • A single cost lasts 14 days

Causes to keep away from

• Excessive stage of performance will not be for the technologically phobic.

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Garmin Intuition 2S Photo voltaic

The Intuition 2, launched in February 2022 is Garmin’s all-round watch, which they name their open air watch. Options which can be notably related to sailors embody GPS positioning on charts; barometric stress and a compass.

It has smartphone connectivity, receives emails and texts, and may management music by way of a telephone. This watch additionally has an inbuilt thermometer and coronary heart charge monitor.

The Garmin Intuition is accessible in no fewer than 20 completely different kinds and hues. It’s precise diameter is 47mm (1 13/16” in) however the viewable face is 32mm (1 1/4”). The Intuition is 16mm (5/8” in) thick and weighs 53g (2 oz).

For racing sailors, it additionally has a number of begin sequence choices. We have now an indepth assessment from long run testing of this watch coming quickly.

Garmin Intuition 2, utilized in our current lifejacket take a look at

Garmin Intuition 2 – sport modes

The Garmin Intuition watch is an effective different for anybody in search of a extra reasonably priced different to the Quatix 6.

Learn our Garmin Intuition assessment for the earlier mannequin

• GPS positioning on charts, barometric stress and compass • Smartphone connectivity • An unbelievable quantity of kinds and hues • A single cost lasts 14 days

• Premium value with out a premium design

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Garmin MARQ Captain

Greatest feature-packed crusing watch.

Our high priced decide comes from wearable tech-specialists, Garmin. The MARQ Captain crusing watch comes filled with marine-relevant options.

Capabilities embody climate and tidal information on your house port, a regatta timer to pinpoint beginning instances, a ‘tack help’ perform to find out whether or not you’re on carry or a header, a person overboard button and GPS.

The complete extent of its capabilities is ruled by the onboard expertise to which it’s related, however prospects embody streaming boat information direct to your wrist wherever you might be on the boat and controlling merchandise from the Garmin-owned Fusion vary of audio methods.

• Climate and tidal information • MOB and GPS features • Stream boat information to your wrist

• Full extent of capabilities is ruled by the onboard expertise it’s related to • Premium value

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Casio Tide Watch Orange

Greatest worth crusing watch.

There’s no query that relating to inexpensive innovation, Casio is true up there.

Regardless of being one of many lowest-priced watches in our choice, the Casio Tide Watch Orange is a extremely practical piece of equipment which, along with all the standard time, day and auto date features additionally incorporates a tide graph and lunar part show.

Extra standard crusing watch features embody a timer, stopwatch and LED may. It’s water-resistant to 100m and guarantees a 10-year battery life, all packed into a 43mm diameter case.

• Nice worth • Extremely practical • 10-year battery life

• Missing in design • Missing in depth options of premium alternate options

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Greatest crusing watches for racing

Ronstan ClearStart Race Timer

Greatest racing crusing watch.

With wrist, hull, mast or growth mount choices, the Swiss-made Ronstan ClearStart Race Timer is aimed squarely at racing sailors.

Made by famend rigging and {hardware} firm Ronstan, it’s a strong design with a safe elastic strap and substantial ‘bumper’ across the digital show.

The ClearStart Race Timer’s options embody extra-large, easy-press silicon buttons, a highlighted begin/cease button, outsized 16 mm digits set in a 65mm rotating face and a double line show concurrently exhibiting the race countdown and time.

As well as, the ClearStart Race Timer gives ‘5-4-1-0’ and Match Racing begin sequence programmes, making it a terrific alternative for aggressive sailors. Ruggedly constructed and constructed to final, this crusing watch weighs in at 92 grammes and is waterproof to 50 metres.

• Sturdy design with safe strap • Further-large, simple to press silicon buttons • Nice show

• Some shoppers report points with clasp/strap

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Optimum Time Sequence 14 Rechargeable crusing watch

Optimum Time’s daring colored watches are in style amongst racing sailors from dinghies upwards, and the brand new rechargeable design makes it extra sustainable for anybody who makes use of theirs often.

That includes a 36mm diameter LCD show mounted inside a shiny crimson and black 68mm ABS case, Optimum Time’s Sequence 14 watch is a considerable machine that’s equally suited to being mounted on a mast or growth as your wrist, whereas the digits are massive sufficient to permit crew to see the identical timer because the skipper.

Waterproof to five ATM (i.e. able to withstanding a stress of 5 bar), the crusing watch is filled with helpful options and comes full with a bespoke USB charger clamp for handy charging.

• Rechargeable battery • Filled with options • Appropriate for mounting

• Fundamental design

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Timex Clever Quartz Yacht Racer watch

Greatest analogue racing crusing watch.

It is a very putting analogue watch, designed to enchantment particularly to racing sailors who don’t desire a digital show. It incorporates a racing countdown timers (from 5 minutes, 3 minutes or 1 minute), then after the beginning the chronometer robotically begins a race timer for as much as one hour.

It is a bigger than common design, at 46 mm (1.81” in) diameter and 14mm (0.55” in) thick.

Nonetheless, this watch is advanced to arrange, as some features require three buttons to be pressed in sequence. There may be additionally no ‘reset’ button for anybody who misses their begin sequence timer.

• Putting analogue show • Countdown timers

• Bigger than common design • Complicated to arrange, lacks reset button • Costly

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Optimum Time Sequence 3 crusing watch

Greatest all-round racing crusing watch.

The favored ‘large yellow’ Optimum Time Sequence 3 is a lower-priced, but extremely practical racing watch. And it really is large – far too massive for my wrist at a big 65mm (2.56” in) diameter and 16mm (0.62” in) thick. It’s additionally out there in colors apart from yellow – together with white, blue and pink.

A bonus for racing is that this watch is straightforward to learn at a distance due to its enormous 16mm digits. A bracket is equipped to repair it to a mast. It additionally has a sync button if you happen to miss the beginning gun, and may then run a repeat sequence or race timer for handicap competitions.

Sturdy, and water-resistant to five ATM, with a large elasticated strap.

• Nice value • Extremely practical • Straightforward to learn

• It’s actually large

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Ronstan Clearstart RF4055 crusing watch

Greatest specialist racing crusing watch.

This crusing watch is one other specialist racing design. Race mode options embody a number of begin sequence choices, match racing timer and the power to sync for an early or late begin.

The Clearstart RF4055 is uncommon in that it has a fibreglass case, which is accessible in putting yellow and crimson in addition to the extra delicate black. It has a 50mm (2″) diameter face, which is bigger than most watches, with a 13mm (0.5″ in) digital show, and the burden is 74gm (2.61oz), although the buttons have a decrease profile than another race watches making it neater to put on on shore.

• A number of begin sequence choices • Match racing timer • Can sync for early/late begin

• Bigger than common design

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Optimum Time Sequence 12 crusing watch

Greatest audible racing crusing watch.

One other race timer with countdown time and pre-programmed begin and audible warnings. Regardless of its extra good watch-style look, there isn’t a GPS or interconnectivity, however you do get a countdown repeat choice, World Crusing 5-4-1-0 begin sequence pre-programmed with audible warning alerts, and a sync button.

The Optimum Time Sequence 12 is accessible in many colors, however has a small 26mm (1.02” in) show, with 10mm (0.34” in) figures, which can make it onerous to learn in the midst of a busy race begin.

• Audible warning options • Many color selections

• No GPS or interconnectivity • Small show is tough to learn in hectic moments

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Gill Race Watch Timer

Greatest racing crusing look ahead to watersports.

This putting crimson and black Race Watch Timer is a sailing-specific watch developed solely for watersports attire firm Gill. It’s waterproof to a powerful 30 metres, with the timepiece unit encased in a bolstered carbon ABS plastic housing with a chrome steel again.

In addition to telling the time, the crusing watch’s features embody a countdown with synchro, day, date and alarm. There’s a keyboard lock function to you don’t by chance change the settings and an electro-luminescent backlight permits the wearer to verify the information day or night time.

A neat sleep function preserves and prolongs battery life in a ruggedly constructed unit designed for sturdiness and years of trouble-free service.

• Water resistant to 30 metres • Carbon housing • The sleep function preserves battery life

• Fundamental design and features

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Restrict ProXR Countdown crusing watch

Greatest worth racing crusing watch.

Restrict has been producing watches for greater than 110 years and specialises in providing all kinds of kinds at nice worth costs.

For a budget-friendly crusing watch choice, the Restrict ProXR Countdown comes with a big, clear and simply readable show and is backed by a two-year assure.

It additionally has a twin time show and stopwatch, countdown and pacer performance. No fewer than 5 alarms may be set and there’s an evening time illumination facility.

Out there in a alternative of orange/black or blue/black, the appears to be like of this chunky 50 mm case diameter crusing watch actually belie its low price ticket.

• Giant, clear, simple to learn show • A number of design choices • Twin time, stopwatch, countdown and pacer features

• Lacks options/features of extra premium opponents • Chunky

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Greatest new crusing watches of 2022

Garmin Quatix 7

Garmin’s newest crusing smartwatch contains enhancements to strengthen integration with onboard electronics.

It’s a touchscreen mannequin that may, as an example, be used to regulate MFD shows or Fusion audio methods, in addition to Garmin autopilots.

Excessive finish Sapphire fashions add a brand new ultra-clear AMOLED touchscreen.

Value: £599.99 to £1,049.99

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Spinnaker Hass

Spinnaker Watches collaborated with the Marine Conservation Society to provide this restricted version mannequin that’s a tribute to marine biologist and pioneering diver Hans Hass.

It’s water-resistant to 300m, has a scratch-resistant lens and a battery-free automated motion. 5 p.c of proceeds will assist the society’s work.

Value: £375

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The Ocean Race Diver

Swiss watchmaker Ulysse Nardin sourced discarded fishing nets to upcycle into the bottom materials for this watch, highlighting the 640,000 tonnes of nets which can be discarded at sea every year.

As well as, 95% of elements for the mechanical motion are sourced from inside 30km of Ulysse Nardin’s web site.

Value: US$11,500 / £9,540

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What makes a great crusing watch?

The flexibility to learn the time, countdown or information in a rush or at an angle is vital, so look out for digital readouts with massive numbers – some crusing watches have the power to change from digital to analogue readouts – and screens that may be considered in several qualities of daylight. Backlit features are important for anybody heading offshore, whether or not racing or cruising.

A well-fitting wristband or strap with a safe clasp is significant to maintain the watch in your arm. Most crusing watches have mushy rubber or artificial wristbands, that are extra sturdy in a marine atmosphere, and safer than metal. Rubber straps are additionally lighter and simpler to regulate.

Should you plan to make use of your look ahead to race begin timing, search for programmable begin sequence choices, a sync button, countdowns that change to seconds within the last levels. A loud, clear alarm or ‘beep’ perform that tells you time to the gun is especially helpful, so you’ll be able to maintain watching your course, trim and different boats round you through the last method to the road quite than having to look at your wrist.

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Ideal for sailing, this watch features a bidirectional rotatable bezel made of platinum or gold to track elapsed sailing time; large hour markers and hands ensure legibility.

An automatic movement tracks the phases on the moon on the face of this watch , with a black, blue, or silver dial.

Evoking the feeling of a fine Cuban cigar, this limited edition of 99 watches is dedicated to the true cigar lover. (Not available until mid-June 2015.)

A vintage design, this watch features an internal rotating bezel with a Milanese mesh metal strap, a metallic blue retro dial, and 100m of water resistance.

With 24 karat gold and Grade-5 titanium, this watch is as high end as you can get and also features an alligator strap layered over stainless steel mesh and titanium carbide.

Limited to 100 pieces, this watch celebrates the 55th anniversary of the very first automatic winding movement Grand Seiko; the new model comes in white, yellow, or pink gold with coordinating Crocodile straps.

In honor of the yachtsmen of Emirates Team New Zealand, this watch comes in a limited edition of 2,013 pieces and features a regatta start countdown indicator, a matte black ceramic bezel, and a black rubber strap with red detailing throughout.

This watch features a minimalist dial and case design in rose gold with stenciled Arabic numerals and a mother of pearl moonphase indicator at 3 o’clock.

Touch-activated functions like meteorological forecasting abilities, a tide-calculator, and regatta countdown, among others, make this watch stand out from the rest, and it features a bi-material bracelet with a safety clip and extensions.

With neither dial nor hands, this watch is constructed so that it moves about its own axis; it also features UlyChoc shock absorbers and two silicium impulse wheels to maintain balance and minimize friction.

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Regatta Time: 7 Yachting Watches

A number of luxury watch brands have gotten involved in sponsoring sailing teams and events. Some brands have even developed timepieces specifically suited for competitive sailing and other nautical activities, often incorporating some version of the all-important regatta countdown function. Here we run down seven yachting and regatta watches and reveal why they’re ideal companions out on the waves.

1.Corum Admiral’s Cup AC-One 45 Tides

Corum has been making watches for yachtsmen since 1960, when it debuted the first Corum Admiral’s Cup watch, named after and inspired by the famous yacht race of the same name. The Admiral’s Cup has since grown to become an entire collection, one of Corum’s core pillars. Numerous variations on the Corum Admiral’s Cup have been introduced over the years, including the Corum Admiral’s Cup AC-One 45 Tides . This watch’s movement, Caliber CO 277 — which Corum spent three years working with the Astronomic Observatory of Geneva and French Navy’s oceanographic institute to create — contains a mechanical complication that is eminently useful for someone piloting a boat: a moon-phase-like function that informs the wearer of how strong and how high the tides are, and when high and low tide will next occur. (Tides, of course, are affected by the moon’s relation to the earth and sun.) A hand on the subdial at 12 o’clock indicates the tidal coefficient, or range between high and low tides. A subdial at 6 o’clock tells when the next two tides will occur. Meanwhile, the 9 o’clock display tells the wearer if tides are rising or falling. The date is displayed at 3 o’clock. The Corum Admiral’s Cup AC-One 45 Tides has the collection’s hallmark 12-sided case, which is made of titanium coated with blue PVD and measures 45 mm in diameter, and comes on a vulcanized blue rubber strap.

2. Panerai Luminor 1950 Regatta 3 Days Chrono Flyback Titanio

Panerai is much better known for making watches for use underwater rather than above the waves, but the Swiss-Florentine brand began sponsoring the Panerai Classic Yachts Challenge in 2005 and introduced its first dedicated yachting watch at SIHH 2013. (AT SIHH 2017, the brand took its support of sailing sports to the next level, becoming Official Timekeeper of the America’s Cup.) that The Panerai Luminor 1950 Regatta 3 Days Chrono Flyback Titanio (PAM00526) has a lightweight, brushed titanium case, 47 mm in diameter, and is outfitted with Panerai’s in-house Caliber P.9100/R, which powers not only a flyback chronograph but a user-friendly regatta countdown function.

To start the countdown to a regatta (in which perfect timing is crucial, with all boats required to line up behind an imaginary line without crossing it), the owner pushes an orange push-button at 4 o’clock to move the central orange chronograph minute hand back, one minute at a time, until it is at the correct position in relation to the length of the countdown. Next, he presses the chronograph stop/start button at 10 o’clock, which starts the chronograph hands moving, indicating first the minutes and seconds remaining until the start, and then, when the countdown has finished, the time elapsed since the start of the race. At the end of the interval being measured, the push-button at eight o’clock returns all the chronograph hands to zero; if it is operated while the hands are still moving, it activates the return-to-zero (flyback) function of these hands, enabling the wearer to start timing a new interval immediately, without using the stop and reset buttons. The flange around the dial displays a 15-minute scale for the regatta countdown, with the five final minutes distinguished in orange, along with a tachymeter scale that is measured in knots, which enables a sailor to determine the speed of his boat over a defined distance. For more details on this Panerai watch, including the price, click here . The price of the watch is $17,200.00 excl. sales tax (July 2017).

3. Rolex Yacht-Master II

The Rolex Yacht-Master II — the successor to the original Rolex Yacht-Master — debuted in 2007 and introduced a Rolex-exclusive regatta countdown function that can be “programmed” from 1 to 10 minutes and incorporates a mechanical memory that allows it to be reset to the same countdown duration used previously. Once launched, the countdown can also be synchronized on the fly, enabling adjustment to match the official regatta start-time countdown. Programming the countdown is easy, by means of the rotatable Ring Command bezel , a Rolex-developed system linking the bezel to the movement.

The Rolex Yacht-Master II has a 44-mm Rolex Oyster case (available in several precious metals, in Rolex’s proprietary “Rolesium” material, or in a new stainless steel version with blue Cerachrom bezel, shown below.) The watch contains the Rolex manufacture Caliber 4161, which has a COSC chronometer certification and includes a column-wheel chronograph. For more on the Rolex Yacht-Master II, click here .

4. Alpina Sailing Yachttimer Countdown

Not everyone who owns a boat is a millionaire, and the Alpina Sailing Yachttimer Countdown is a yachting watch for those on a slightly tighter timepiece budget. For under $5,000, the owner of this watch gets a clever yachting-specific complication, namely a moving countdown window that counts down from 10 to 1, gradually revealing a red “START” indicator for the start time of a regatta. The Alpina Sailing Yachttimer is a limited edition of only 8,888 pieces. The watch has a 44-mm stainless steel case, with a see-through caseback offering a view of the in-house movement, Caliber AL-880, and comes on a black rubber strap. The price of the watch is $3’695 (July 2017).

5. Perrelet Turbine Yacht

Introduced in 2014, the Perrelet Turbine Yacht — another new complication for the distinctive Turbine collection, which has swiftly become Perrelet’s flagship family — combines the spinning dial-side turbine-style rotor with an integrated windrose function, inspired by the world of yachting, which helps to orient sailors by points of reference and the position of the sun. The Perrelet Turbine Yacht has a substantial, 47-mm-diameter stainless steel case, also available with either black or bronze-toned PVD coating. The turbine rotor on the dial, made of titanium, has 11 blades, echoing the look of a submarine propellor, and rotates above a surface with a maritime-themed parallel-line pattern reminiscent of the teakwood deck of a yacht. The windrose — according to Wikipedia, “a graphic tool used by meteorologists to give a succinct view of how wind speed and direction are typically distributed at a particular location” — is on a bidirectional rotating ring surrounding the dial. prices for the Perrelet Turbine Yacht range from $6,550 to $7,200.

6. Bremont Regatta OTUSA

The U.K.-based Bremont brand has also served as Official Timing partner to the America’s Cup and to the competition’s defending champion, Oracle Team USA. To commemorate the races, Bremont brought out at this year’s Baselworld this COSC-certified regatta timer, the Bremont Regatta OTUSA. The watch has 15- minute and 5-minute countdown displays at 12 o’clock, a 12-hour counter and date aperture at 6 o’clock and running seconds at 9 o’clock. Bremont has incorporated into the crown a bit of carbon fiber taken from one of the foils of a 2013 Oracle Team USA AC72 yacht. The case is titanium, 43 mm in diameter, and water resistant to 100 meters. It has a transparent back through which you can see the rotor, decorated with a wave-like pattern and the words “America’s Cup.” Price: $6,895 (July 2017).

7. Ulysse Nardin Marine Regatta Chronograph

Ulysse Nardin tapped two professional yachtsmen, Loïck Peyron and Iain Percy from the Swedish Artemis Racing team (which the brand sponsors), to help design its new regatta timer, the Marine Regatta Chronograph , which debuted at SIHH 2017. The watch is a bi-directional chronograph counter that automatically begins timing the race once the countdown is complete, thus eliminating the need to hit the restart button at the precise moment when the race begins. Official fleet yacht races begin with either a five-, seven- or 10-minute countdown to the starting signal, during which time boats jockey for a position as close to the starting line as possible without crossing it and thus facing major penalties. The movement, Caliber UN-155, is based on the manufacture automatic chronograph Caliber UN-153 and has a three-day power reserve. The 44-mm case is stainless steel and has a fluted bezel with rubber inserts, molded rubber pushers, a screw-down crown and 100-meter water resistance. There are two dial variations, one in ocean blue with signature Artemis Racing yellow and the other in sea foam. There is also a limited-edition series of 35 Marine Regatta Chronographs with black champlevé enamel dials. The regular series is priced at $15,900, and the special edition, at $29,800.

This article was originally published in 2014; prices are subject to change.

Such a wonderfully informative blog. thanks for sharing

A correction to your Bremont piece: Oracle was the defender of America’s Cup in 2013 and 2017. The current Cup holder is Emirates Team New Zealand. (interestingly, although Omega has sponsored ETNZ since 1995….by far the longest relationship between a watch brand and an AC team…it has never developed a regatta-specific watch , instead issuing a few “ETNZ versions” of Seamaster Diver over the years).

What about the many Ulysse Nardin releases?

title should be 5 ugly regatta watches

yup ! sure is !

imho — Ugly watches? Just exactly what would you consider to be beautiful watches in this category?

I agree Erik, I think these represent the best watches from Rolex (the 2 tone would be best), Bremont, Alpina and Panerai. Other versions are just a bit boring, imho.

I have a omega NZL-32 I think it’s the best looking regtta timer out. It’s a very stunning watch.

I agree. The Omega NZL is beautiful but out of production yes?

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Best Sailing Watches: Nautical Options For Sailors

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June 15, 2022

Sailing watches are enormously helpful for navigation, planning, and numerous other tasks.

In this article, we'll cover why every sailboat owner should consider investing in a high-quality sailing watch. We'll also go over the qualities and features of the best sailing watches, along with a few of the best sailing watches on the market today.

Sailing watches fall into two categories: mechanical and electronic. The best mechanical sailing watches are the Rolex Yachtmaster and the Omega Seamaster. The best electronic sailing watches are the Garmin Instinct and the Garmin Quantix 6. The Vostok Komandirskie is the best budget sailing watch.

We based this article on information from sailing watchmakers along with the experience of expert sailors. We also source information from the owners of these watches, along with their opinions about the products.

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Types of Sailing Watches

There are numerous kinds of sailing watches that range in style and functionality. Due to the proliferation of smartwatches, the market is now overflowing with feature-laden devices that are ideal for sailing. Traditional sailing watches are analog and waterproof, so they'll work in all conditions. Here are the most common kinds of sailing watches.

Mechanical Sailing Watches

Mechanical sailing watches are classic waterproof timepieces that don't have a battery. Instead, they rely on compact wind-up or automatic (self-winding) movements. The finest mechanical sailing watches are produced in Switzerland.

Fine mechanical sailing watches are produced by names you may recognize. These companies include Rolex, TCG, Breitling, and others. Many people use mechanical dive watches such as the Rolex Submariner for sailing, as it's highly accurate and waterproof to 1,000 ft.

Many sailing watches are mechanical chronometers. A chronometer is a marine clock or watch certified to be accurate within 0.1 seconds per day. The chronometer is often confused with the chronograph, which is a mechanical watch that also includes a stopwatch.

Chronographs are useful for timing sailing races and calculating your speed, and some chronographs are also chronometers. These watches command the highest prices in the industry.

Mechanical sailing watches are generally much more expensive than digital sailing watches. Prices for these premium watches start around the $2,000 mark, though most examples cost about $8,000 to $15,000.

Digital Sailing Watches

Digital sailing watches run on batteries and usually include a display. These watches vary widely in cost, design, and functionality. If you're looking for features, a digital sailing watch is definitely the way to go.

Today, many of these watches are highly affordable, considering what they do. The most basic digital sailing watches have a simple LCD display that shows the time, date, temperature, and possibly your heading. These watches aren't connected, which means they don't display much active real-time data. That said, they're robust and an excellent choice for pure functionality.

Features like temperature, heart rate monitoring and direction (compass) don't require any internet connectivity, which means they work everywhere in the world.

The more advanced members of the digital sailing watch family are connected, meaning they pull data from the internet and communicate with other devices. Examples of connected features include GPS mapping, live weather forecasts and data, messaging, and speed tracking.

Like mechanical sailing watches, digital sailing watches are waterproof and stand up well to harsh conditions. Standard smartwatches, while often used for similar purposes, are generally not up to the task. This is because many smartwatches are only marginally water-resistant (up to 50 feet), which is simply insufficient for offshore sailing and racing.

Understanding Water Resistance Ratings

Water-resistant watches are rated using either feet, meters, or atmospheres. However, these ratings can be deceptive, as a watch rated to 50 meters or less may not be waterproof enough to use as a sailing watch.

The lowest water resistance rating you'll find is 3 ATM or 30 meters. Technically, this watch is rated to submerge in up to 100 feet of water. But in reality, a 3 ATM watch is barely water-resistant enough to shower with. A 3 ATM watch is not well suited for sailing.

The next level of water resistance is 5 ATM or 50 meters. This watch is certified for 160 feet, and it is marginally waterproof. You can use a 5 ATM watch for brief periods underwater and in the shower, so it's suitable for coastal cruising and calm weather sailing.

Next up the scale is the 10 ATM watch, which is certified for depths up to 100 meters or 300 feet. These watches are much more reliable sailing watches, as they're waterproof enough for extended underwater use at shallow depths. That means that a 10 ATM watch will stand up very well to rain and ocean spray.

You may want to consider a 20 ATM watch if you intend to do any extended underwater activities such as snorkeling or if you anticipate an extended voyage. A 10 ATM watch is sufficient for many of these tasks, though a 20 ATM watch is a safer bet. These watches are water-resistant to 200 meters or 660 feet and are the most waterproof.

The most water-resistant watches in the 20 ATM category are dive watches such as the Zodiac Aerospace GMT automatic. Some watches are rated even higher and fall into the 30 ATM category or higher. One of the most well-known 30 ATM dive watches is the Omega Seamaster, which is water-resistant up to 300 meters or 1,000 feet.

Best Mechanical Watches for Sailing

Mechanical sailing watches are still extremely popular due to their reliability and intrinsic value. These watches can be passed down for generations and never become obsolete, and they've been used aboard boats in some form for hundreds of years. Here are two iconic and respected waterproof mechanical sailing watches.

1. Omega Seamaster Diver Chronometer

The Omega Seamaster  is one of those classic, quintessential yacht watches that's a fantastic combination of looks, quality, and functionality. This premium watch is a mechanical self-winding dive watch with a water resistance rating of 30 ATM or 300 meters. That means that it will withstand the roughest conditions encountered by sailors.

Omega watches use Swiss-made movements that are on par with other luxury brands such as Rolex. This watch has a bit of a cult following similar to other yachting watches like the Rolex Yachtmaster. A watch like this can be passed down for generations, and it’s also durable enough for hard use aboard a sailboat.

As far as quality is concerned, the Omega Seamaster is just about as good as it gets. But it's not just appearances and quality that make the Omega Seamaster an excellent sailing watch. The Omega Seamaster features a superbly accurate movement, complete water resistance, and a stopwatch chronometer feature.

The Omega Seamaster is a fantastic 'luxury' sailing watch that's robust enough to take out to sea. It's also great for wearing to business or formal events, as the Omega name carries quite a bit of weight.

2. Rolex Yachtmaster II

Here's another legendary mechanical watch with a unique history and practical functionality. This watch is on the high end of sailing watches, and it represents the top quality available. In other words, the Rolex Yachtmaster II  is one of the finest sailing watches you can buy.

The Rolex Yachtmaster series can cost more than twice the price of an Omega Seamaster. Mechanically, these watches aren't significantly different, at least according to some collectors and watchmakers. Both the Omega Seamaster and the Rolex Yachtmaster are extremely high-quality Swiss watches, so what's with the price difference? It comes down to branding, style, and features.

Rolex is one of the most well-known luxury watchmakers, and their products demand a premium. And when it comes to features, this classic Rolex watch has some of the most precise in its class.

The most noticeable feature of the Rolex Yachtmaster II is its bezel. The bezel features large-print numbers, and it rotates to help the wearer keep track of elapsed time. Some Yachtmasters feature a precision stopwatch and a separate second hand, allowing you to precisely time regattas and accurately measure speed.

The Yachtmaster II also features a programmable countdown feature, which is extremely rare on mechanical watches. Additionally, Rolex watches are some of the most accurate mechanical timepieces ever built. The company uses proprietary technology to ensure that each watch meets the superlative chronometer qualification.

Best Digital Sailing Watches

Digital sailing watches don't hold value like mechanical watches. That said, they're significantly more affordable. Digital sailing watches are 'smart' watches, and they pack an enormous amount of functionality in a small package. Here are two of the highest-rated and most popular digital watches used for sailing.

3. Garmin Instinct Marine Watch

Garmin is the industry leader for digital sailing watches. The Garmin Instinct  is their entry-level marine smartwatch, and it also functions well for other outdoor sports. Unlike many smartwatches, the Garmin Instinct is waterproof to 10 ATM (100 meters), which makes it suitable for almost all sailing activities. It's not for diving, but this watch stands up to rain and spray well.

The design is simple and functional. Garmin designed the display with readability in mind, as it features high-contrast letters, numbers, and dials. The watchband is made of durable rubber, and the case is rated to U.S. Military shock and thermal standard 810G. In other words, it's certified and durable enough to meet strict military standards.

For the price, the Garmin Instinct has a remarkable number of high-tech features. It's a GPS watch that can help you find your location and plot a course. It also features a precision compass for navigation and a backtrack map feature, which helps you retrace your location. The watch also allows you to check your heading with the touch of a button and plot your course along the way.

It has a 14-hour battery life while running GPS and other features, and you can connect it to a smartphone for notifications. For the price, it's tough to beat the durability and functionality of the Garmin Instinct. It's the perfect entry-level tech watch for sailing, and you can also take it along on other outdoor adventures.

4. Garmin Quatix 6 Multisport Marine Smartwatch

Fundamentally, the Garmin Quatix 6 Multisport  does to smartwatches what the Apple Watch did to watches. It's the ultimate sailing smartwatch, and unlike the Garmin Instinct, it's specifically designed with sailors in mind. This watch is available in multiple casings and trims, and it's loaded with features to make navigation safer and easier.

What makes the Garmin Quatrix 6 stand out is both its range of features and the seamless execution of them. This watch features the basics such as time, date, and outside temperature. The default screen resembles a traditional analog chronograph, but it's customizable to include data such as heading and the weather.

However, what really makes the Garmin Quatrix 6 stand out is its superb navigation features. The watch displays full-color marine charts through Bluechart, and it displays your live heading and course. The chart feature also includes waypoint marking, speed, depth, and navigational hazards. You can do virtually all of your daytime navigation with your wristwatch.

This watch also includes several sailing-specific features. It connects seamlessly with onboard autopilot systems to keep you on course and helps you achieve target speeds with real-time monitoring. This watch features Sailassist, which is useful for aligning and timing regattas.

Other features include sea temperature monitoring, live weather data, smartphone alerts, Garmin Chartplotter integration, and even boat audio controls. It's essentially an all-in-one marine technology command center for your wrist.

Overall, the Garmin Quatrix 6 easily earns the top spot for digital smart sailing watches. If you're looking for features, there's no better option on the market in this price category. And for less than $700 for the base models, it still costs about the same as a medium-tier standard smartwatch.

Best Bargain Sailing Watch: Vostok Komandirskie

The most bang-for-your-buck depends on what features you're after. But if you're looking for an accurate and reliable watch that's tough enough for bluewater sailing, it's tough to beat the value of the Vostok Komandirskie .

Vostok is a Russian watchmaker that has been producing watches for the Russian military for decades. The diver Komandirskie is an automatic (self-winding) mechanical watch that's water-resistant to 20 ATM (200 meters) thanks to an innovative seal. Unlike most dive watches, the Komandirski actually seals tighter the deeper you go.

The watch itself (along with the rest of the Vostok lineup) has remained almost completely unchanged for decades. The watch features a surprisingly accurate 32-jewel movement, a date function, along with a rotating bezel for timing regattas. It's shockproof and available in an enormous variety of band, face, and bezel options.

These watches are still used by the Russian military today due to their accuracy and durability. They've developed a significant following in the west for the same reasons. However, the most impressive aspect of the watch is its price. You can get your hands on a Vostok watch for between $70 and $120, with some less popular models available for as little as $40 brand new.

It is virtually impossible to find a sailing watch of this quality for anywhere near the price of a Vostok. But how can the price be so low for a quality watch? The reason why Vostok makes the most affordable sailing watch is that all of the development and tooling was complete and paid off by the 1960s. They never bothered making any changes, which allows them to sell these excellent mechanical dive watches for a fraction of the cost.

Other models to consider are the hand-wound Komandirski  which typically retails for around $50. This model is only suitable for very light-duty work, as it's rated to only 3 ATM. The Vostok Amphibia  is rated for 20 ATM, which makes it a slightly slimmer and more affordable option for serious sailing.

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Yachting watches are a very niche type of watch and can also be called regatta timers or sailing watches. They are hefty sport watches that boast the water-resistance of dive watches but have additional complications for yachtsmen.

The History of Yacht Watches

Timing regattas, or sailing races, require precise timekeeping. The moments that lead up to the beginning of a race are difficult as each yachtsman must keep their boat steady in the wind and current. So, they need to control their boats as well as countdown to the starting gun. Yacht watches were specifically designed to aid with the countdown using special complications.

In the late 1950’s the earliest patents for rotating bezels were filed. These rotating bezels, used to time the moments before a race, showed up in the 1960’s on a model called the Aquastar. This Aquastar Regatta was one of the first yacht watches on the market. Other early creators included Heuer and Breitling, with the Heuer Yacht Timer, Heuer Regatta and Breitling Co-Pilots.

By the 1970’s OMEGA had gotten in on the market with the Seamaster Yachting watch. Breitling also debuted the Chronomat Yachting watch in the late 1980’s as a variation on their already popular Chronomat. Finally, in 1992, Rolex debuted the Yacht-Master ref. 16627 and have continued to evolve the watch as it has grown in popularity with the introduction of the Yacht-Master II. The yacht watch, despite its specialization, continues to be popular among watch aficionados.

Characteristics of a Yacht Watch

• Countdown timer – All Yacht watches have some sort of countdown timer. This could be based on a disc system in the dial, or markings on the bezel, but each allows the wearer to count down to the beginning of a race.
• Water Resistance – Like their dive watch predecessors, Yacht Watches are water resistant, typically to 100 meters
• Durability – Due to the conditions that many racers face in the water, Yacht watches must be ultra-durable
• Chronograph – Most yacht watches have a chronograph feature

Popular Yachting Watches

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5 Nautical-Inspired Watches To Wear On The Deck Of Your Boat

Because you need something more elegant than a random dive watch, don't you think.

The idea of getting a watch for summer often goes down to sourcing a dive watch … It’s the easy solution. Robust, cool, suitable for underwater adventures, sporty and not too flashy (not always), a dive watch will do the job. Even better if you combine it with a GMT complication, practical if you ever cross time zones. But, it can also sometimes be too focused, or too instrumental . If you’re about to embark on a trip onboard a boat this summer, while also planning stopovers in nice seaside places, you might want something a bit more elegant. This is the mission of the so-called nautical watch, also known as skipper or regatta, and we’ve listed 5 that will surely fulfil the job. 

Breguet Marine Alarme Musicale 5547 Titanium

While also available in rose or white gold, the classy and complex Marine Alarme Musicale 5547 can be chosen in an undeniable nautical-inspired combination of titanium with a blue dial. Robust enough, yet elegant and finished as a Breguet should be, it pays tribute to the times when Abraham-Louis Breguet was also appointed official chronometer-maker to the French Royal Navy. Revisited in 2018, the Breguet Marine is a distinctive, almost polarizing watch that, nevertheless, has its own charm. Also available with a time-and-date or chronograph function, the Alarme Musicale model has something unique in its function and display, which also includes a dual-time mechanism. Housed in a 40mm brushed and polished grade 5 titanium case, it is water-resistant to 50m (less than the rest of the collection, due to the alarm). It is powered by the handsome in-house automatic calibre 519F/1. And the new combination with a blue dial surely makes it more desirable than the first grey edition.

Quick facts : 40mm x 13.05mm – titanium, brushed and polished, fluted caseband – 50m water-resistant – calibre 519F/1, in-house, mechanical alarm and GMT, 4Hz frequency, 45h power reserve – multiple straps or bracelet available – reference 5547 – from EUR 32,100

IWC IWC Portugieser Yacht Club Orlebar Brown

It’s hard to think about a watch that could better describe the concept of nautical timepiece. The IWC Portugieser was created for that exact mission in the 1930s, following the request of two Portuguese merchants (named Rodrigues and Teixeira), who wanted the precision of IWC’s deck clocks in wristwatch format for sailing. The comeback of this collection during the mid-1990s respected the original concept and has since been one of the best examples of a watch for sailing. And while the classic Portugieser Chronograph could be seen as a bit too delicate for sailing, the Portugieser Yacht Club is, without a doubt, a watch that can handle a bit of action. Available in multiple standard editions, the Orlebar Brown model you can see here stands out with a cool blue and white colour scheme, and a textile strap for a cool, casual look. Inside is a powerful in-house chronograph movement, with a flyback function. You’ll just have to keep in mind that it’s a large watch, close to 45mm in diameter.

Quick facts : 44.6mm x 14.4mm – stainless steel case, brushed and polished – 60m water-resistant – calibre 83691, in-house, integrated automatic chronograph with column-wheel, 4Hz frequency, 68h power reserve – blue rubber strap with textile inlay – reference IW390704 – EUR 13,000

Rolex Yacht-Master 42 Yellow Gold

We could have chosen the new Titanium RLX Rolex Yacht-Master 42 for this buying guide, but instead, we’ve decided to go for the highly attractive yellow gold version . Why? First, the titanium model isn’t yet available in boutiques. Second, it is far more sporty and rugged, while the YG model, with its Oysterflex bracelet, feels like a perfect blend of luxury and robustness. The combination of a warm alloy with the matte black bezel, the black dial and the black rubber strap is striking and elegant, with just enough sheen to bring a bit of flex… But despite its luxury, the YM42 is a true Rolex, made with highly resistant materials and retaining a comfortable 100m water-resistance. The Oysterflex bracelet has to be one of the most comfortable rubber straps around and allows you to wear this heavy and large piece in aquatic environments too. Inside is the calibre 3235 with all the precision you can expect from a Rolex. Handsome, but not cheap.

Quick facts : 42mm x 11.6mm – 18k yellow gold case, polished, bidirectional black ceramic bezel – 100m water-resistant – glossy black dial – calibre 3235, Superlative Chronometer, automatic, 4Hz frequency, 70h power reserve – Oysterflex bracelet – reference 226658 – EUR 28,900

TAG Heuer Carrera Skipper

A modernized take on a rare edition of the cult Carrera, dedicated to regatta… This new version of the classic Carrera, which has just been presented, had to be listed here. First of all, it is dedicated to the nautical world, with a dial that allows counting down the start of a sailing competition – the 15-minute, tri-colour counter at 3 o’clock is made just for that. Second, with its blue dial, highly original bezel-less construction, relatively compact case and colourful accents, it might well be the coolest modern Carrera around (even if you don’t sail). Visually light and fun, it remains nevertheless a serious chronograph, with in-house automatic movement inside and robust construction. Worn on a textile blue strap, it really exudes a strong summer vibe.

Quick facts : 39mm x 13.9mm – stainless steel case, polished and brushed, bezel-less construction – 100m water-resistant – in-house calibre TH20-06, automatic integrated column-wheel chronograph, 4Hz frequency, 80h power reserve – blue textile strap – reference CBS2213.FN6002 – EUR 6,850

New Ulysse Nardin Marine Torpilleur Moonphase

Last but not least, and possibly the most purpose-built nautical watch… We had to list a Ulysse Nardin Marine in this selection. Directly modelled after marine deck chronometers, something that used to be a speciality of Ulysse Nardin for decades. Now transformed into a wristwatch, the display and design of the dial recall what used to be found in antique marine clocks, with the classic, elongated Roman numerals, power reserve at 12 o’clock and small seconds at 6 o’clock. A chronometer-certified watch, the present model was the first in the collection to include a moonphase indication, something that makes a lot of sense knowing that marine navigation used to rely on the position of celestial bodies. Elegant and instantly recognizable, this white-and-blue version is elegant and discreet, despite having a slightly oversized case of 42mm.

Quick facts : 42mm x 11.1mm – stainless steel case with fluted bezel – 50m water-resistant – in-house calibre UN-119, chronometer rated, automatic, 4Hz frequency, 60h power reserve – blue alligator strap – reference 1193-310LE-0A-175/1A, limited to 300 pieces – EUR 10,900

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A Breguet marine is what I would call a very ‘weird flex’.

An interesting and unusual assortment of watches. If only the IWC and UN were made in more manageable/contemporary sizes

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Shinola Moves Upmarket with an Impressive Automatic Yacht Timer

A rare Swiss-made movement, a unique dial layout and more make for one special Detroit-built watch.

By Johnny Brayson

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The watch market has seen a huge increase in premiumization over the past several years. While smartwatches have decimated the affordable watch industry, the luxury watch market has never been hotter . In order to survive, more and more brands are elevating their offerings to compete at a higher price point.

One brand that’s taken to this trend is Detroit-based Shinola . With a new focus on incorporating more mechanical movements into its watches, Shinola has been putting out better and better products of late, most of which are priced firmly in four-figure territory. The brand’s latest is one of the most impressive I’ve ever seen from the brand: a $3,500+ automatic yachting chronograph called the Mackinac. Here’s what you need to know about it.

Shinola Mackinac

• $3,650 at Shinola

The Great Lakes Region Has Yacht Races?

When I think of yacht races (also called “regattas”), I picture such events happening in glamorous locales like the Mediterranean — not Michigan. But apparently, the Great Lakes region has a storied history of yacht racing. Most notable is the Bayview Mackinac Boat Race , which has been going on for nearly a century and is run by Detroit’s own Bayview Yacht Club. Traversing the entire length of Lake Huron and ending at Michigan’s Mackinac Island, the race ranks among the longest freshwater boat races in the world.

“The Mackinac is an ode to Great Lakes sailing and the world’s most grueling fresh water sailboat race,” Greg Verras, design director at Shinola tells Gear Patrol. “To not only authentically capture the scale and sense of awe of 200 sailboats racing for 300 miles but also the culture, we worked closely with sailmakers, boat mechanics and the regulars at the sailing bars.”

Not the First Mackinac, But Still Pretty Unique

If you’re thinking the Mackinac looks familiar, you’re right. The brand released its first Mackinac chronograph back in 2022 as a limited-edition of just 250 watches. That watch, with a yellow dial and bright yellow strap, had a much more limited appeal than this far-prettier blue version, in my opinion.

Even for a regatta timer, the Mackinac boasts a pretty unique layout. There’s the requisite single-eye chronograph with the register split into three sections, a traditional feature on yacht timers that’s considered a necessity for the sport’s unique timing requirements. But what makes it weird is that it’s combined with a destro date window. I can’t recall ever seeing another watch with such a dial layout, with the closest I can think of being Hodinkee’s version of the TAG Heuer Skipper , but that featured a traditional 3 o’clock date window.

Some more TAG Heuer inspiration, whether deliberate or not, comes from both the case shape and the colors used. The square case, even with the rounded dial, brings to mind the Heuer Monaco, one of the most iconic chronographs ever made. This similarity is further enhanced by the Mackinac’s use of blue and orange/red on the dial.

“The square case and circular dial were inspired by the simple geometric shapes used in nautical sailing flags for clear, visible communication,” Verras says. “It was something we hadn’t seen before in a yacht timer and knew we needed to incorporate into this one-of-a-kind timepiece.”

The movement powering the watch is a Sellita SW511.bhc, which is a Swiss-made automatic chronograph that does not appear to be used by any other current watch in this configuration. The movement is nicely decorated with perlage, Geneva striping and blued screws, along with a black rhodium-plated custom rotor, and is visible through a sapphire caseback.

A New Mesh Bracelet

Outside of the colors used, there is one major difference between this Mackinac and the one introduced two years ago, and that’s the bracelet. As I mentioned previously, the first Mackinac was sold on a bright yellow rubber strap. This time around, Shinola has crafted a new heavy-duty stainless steel mesh bracelet that definitely makes the watch look more high-end overall. However, I think the clasp appears a bit chintzy, at least in photographs.

Is It Worth $3,650?

Watch prices are undeniably subjective. Is any luxury watch really worth what it costs? The short answer is, if people are buying it, then it is. I admittedly scoffed when I first saw the price. $3,650 for a Shinola? I asked myself, incredulously.

But after looking more closely at the watch, I don’t think the price is that far off base. The movement is impressive, with 27 jewels and a 56-hour power reserve. The materials are as expected (stainless steel for the case and bracelet and sapphire crystals front and back). And the specs and finishing all appear to be up to par (I always love seeing a chronograph with 100m water resistance).

Are there better buys out there when it comes to automatic chronographs? Definitely . Does this price feel overly aspirational for a Shinola? Probably. But the previous Mackinac sold out all 250 units at $3,500 a pop. Shinola is making twice as many of this model and pricing it slightly higher at $3,650. And if it sells out too, that means the Detroit brand’s eye-popping price was right on the money, so to speak.

I won’t be surprised if it does.

• Unique and interesting dial layout
• 100m water resistance is solid for an automatic chronograph
• Pricing feels ambitious
• The clasp feels less high-end compared to the rest of the watch

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List Of Rolex Watches Discontinued At Watches & Wonders Geneva 2024 Including Every Yacht-Master II

As always, new Rolex releases bring the quiet discontinuation of Rolex watches, and Watches & Wonders Geneva 2024 is no different. Here’s a quick look at the watches Rolex discontinued from April 09, 2024.

Rolex Daytona Le Mans 126529LN

One of the most collectible and rare Rolex watches right from the moment when it was released in June 2023 , the Rolex Daytona “Le Mans” reference 126529LN was always destined to be unobtainable for the overwhelming majority of VIP customers of the brand. In a rather shocking development, Rolex drops it from its collection after less than a year, as the Rolex Daytona Le Mans was in production just from June 2023 until April 2024. Basically, it is a Daytona in 18k white gold with a black Cerachrom ceramic bezel with a red “100” marker in honor of the centenary of Le Mans. In other words, the Rolex 126529LN was produced just for the centenary of this legendary race, and no longer. It is back in 18k yellow gold for 2024.

Rolex Datejust 36 126200 & 126233 With A Palm Dial & Fluted Dial

The Rolex Datejust 36 reference 126200 with so-called Palm dials and Fluted dials also got the axe for 2024. These laser-etched dials were beautifully made as they displayed depth and fascinating light-plays between their bright and dark surfaces. They well and truly were a tour de force of Rolex’s in-house manufacturing know-how, and are discontinued after just 3 years in production for the Rolex Datejust 36 Palm dials and Rolex Datejust 36 Fluted dials.

The Entire Rolex Yacht-Master II Collection

It is extremely rare for Rolex to drop an entire collection, and such a development is all the more surprising for a watch fitted with an expensively developed, fully bespoke movement. The Rolex Yacht-Master II is such a watch, as its Rolex 4161 caliber with its programmable countdown regatta chronograph operated through a crown, two pushers, and a Ring Command is as quirky as they could ever get not just in the world of Rolex, but in the world of luxury watchmaking in general. This is to say that we wouldn’t be surprised to see the Yacht-Master II or its 4161 caliber return at some point. The Yacht-Master II was updated a few years ago with the Rolex “Professional” style handset replacing the straight hands that debuted on the piece in 2007, but the collection was otherwise left largely untouched by Rolex, other than dropping the 18k white gold reference 116689 in 2022.

These are the most important and notable discontinuation news of Rolex watches for 2024. We will keep our eyes out for others that might have slipped through, but Rolex axing the laser-etched dials on the Datejust 36, dropping the Yacht-Master II collection in its entirety, and producing the Rolex Daytona “Le Mans” for such a brief period in the brand’s history is big news for 2024. You can learn more at the brand’s website. 

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• Sean "Diddy" Combs and his son Christian "King" Combs are co-defendants in a sexual assault lawsuit.
• The plaintiff claims Christian assaulted her on a yacht chartered by his father in December 2022.
• Aaron Dyer, attorney for Sean and Christian Combs, discredited the lawsuit as "lewd and meritless."

Music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs is once again entangled in legal problems related to sex crimes, AP reports .

Sean Combs, who is the subject of a federal sex trafficking investigation, has been named as a co-defendant in a new lawsuit accusing his son of sexual assault .

The plaintiff, Grace O'Marcaigh, filed a lawsuit against Sean Combs and his son, rapper Christian "King" Combs.

In the suit, she alleges that Christian Combs assaulted her on a yacht chartered by his father in December 2022.

O'Marcaigh was working on Victorious, a luxury superyacht built by Akyacht and owned and operated by Fraser.

The 278-foot superyacht sleeps 12 guests and can be chartered for $950,000 a week during the winter season when the $117 million vessel cruises the Caribbean and The Bahamas.

Christian Combs was 24 at the time, and his accuser was 25.

O'Marcaigh's attorneys filed the suit on Thursday in the Los Angeles Superior Court.

The lawsuit, reviewed by BI, states that O'Marcaigh worked as a steward in the yachting industry since 2018.

It states her planned career in hospitality and the yachting industry was derailed due to the "trauma" she has suffered as a result of the alleged assault.

The suit accuses the defendants of assault, battery, sexual assault, premises liability, aiding and abetting, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and negligent infliction of emotional distress.

Aaron Dyer, attorney for Sean and Christian Combs, discredited the lawsuit as "lewd and meritless" and said they would be "filing a motion to dismiss this outrageous claim."

Sean Combs leased the yacht in December 2022 and fully controlled the vessel's staff, including O'Marcaigh, said the suit.

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During one shift, O'Marcaigh waited on Christian Combs, who she suspected was "intoxicated from a mixture of narcotics and alcohol."

He reportedly became "aggressive" and violently grabbed her arm and began hurting her.

Christian Combs' "penis was erect, and he grabbed her arms"

The suit claims O'Marcaigh was then drugged and sexually assaulted by Christian Combs.

Producer Rodney Jones obtained an audio recording of the incident.

A transcript of the recording is included in the document, indicating that O'Marcaigh attempted to leave the situation as Christian Combs forced her to take tequila shots.

"I'm going to stop. Stop. I have to go. I have to go. Honestly, I'm like already losing sleep. I have to go now," said O'Marcaigh, per the transcript.

Later in the interaction, she asked him to stop touching her inappropriately: "Excuse me, you don't touch my legs like that. I'll move my legs where I want to."

At another point, she told the music mogul's son to "take your hand off my ass."

O'Marcaigh fought Christian Combs off when he stripped down and tried to force her into a nonconsensual sex act.

Christian Combs' "penis was erect, and he grabbed her arms," trying to force O'Marcaigh to "perform oral sex on him," the suit states. 

The document shows photos of the injuries O'Marcaigh sustained during the altercation, including bruises on her arms.

The suit accuses Sean Combs of intentionally failing to ensure a safe environment on the yacht. It alleges he allowed his son to "behave carelessly" as he "observed and mimicked his actions."

The allegations against Christian Combs follow a slew of sexual misconduct allegations and lawsuits against his father .

"The apple does not fall far from the tree," reads the lawsuit.

Business Insider contacted the Los Angeles County Superior Court for more information.

If you are a survivor of sexual assault, you can call the National Sexual Assault Hotline (1-800-656-4673) or visit its website to receive confidential support.

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The best golf clubs in moscow: luxury, exclusivity, and entertainment.

By Walter Raymond

February 24, 2015

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In Russia, the western concept of building architecturally beautiful golf courses filled with modern and luxurious amenities has found fertile ground. What was considered a frivolous pastime during the time of the Soviets has become the latest trend for the stylish set. These days, there are countless options around Moscow to practice golf, polo, ski, yachting, and other sports alongside 5-star hotels, luxurious country houses, and magnificent villas.

The game of golf is a sport that requires passion and expertise. It is also part of a culture that considers this pastime a synonym of social prestige and exclusivity. In recent years, the new Russian elite has turned to golf as a vehicle of integration in the era of globalization. Golf courses are also meeting and socializing spaces where Muscovite tycoons can relax and also seal business deals.

Golf Courses in Russia

The Moscow Country Club, Pestovo Golf & Yacht Club, Tseleevo Golf & Polo Club, and Zavidovo Golf Club, PGA National Russia are some of the most exclusive and elegant golf courses in Russia. Some of them have made it to the list of Top 15 golf clubs in the world, a source of great prestige for the country.

Moscow Country Club Moscow Country Club

The first 18-hole golf course built in Russia, Moscow Country Club, hosts the exclusive PGA European Tour. Located just eight miles from the city center, this luxurious facility was created by architect Robert Trent Jones Jr . The design takes advantage of a typical Russian birch and spruce forest to provide a natural environment of extraordinary beauty.

Pestovo Golf & Yacht Club Pestovo Golf & Yacht Club

The Pestovo Golf & Yacht Club is 18 miles from the heart of Moscow, close to historical monuments from the 17th and 18th centuries. Designed by famed architects Paul and Dave Thomas , this 18-hole course is part of a complex that includes a yacht club, an equestrian center, and a health and wellness facility. Pestovo Golf & Yacht Club is Russia’s version of a classic country club with multiple attractions.

Tseleevo Golf & Polo Club Tseleevo Golf & Polo Club

This park is among the best in Eastern Europe and was awarded the 2014 World Golf Award as the best golf course in Russia. Located 25 miles from Moscow, it is part of a vast complex featuring an 18-hole golf course, designed by Jack Nicklaus , a polo club and a mountain ski club with four tracks. The design combines classic Scottish, Alpine, and English features in a dreamy landscape.

Zavidovo Golf Club, PGA National Russia Zavidovo Golf Club, PGA National Russia

Less than 60 miles from Moscow, this golf course with a definite Scottish design is the only one in Russia recognized as a PGA (Professional Golfers’ Association) from Britain and Ireland. Located in an ecologically pristine area on the banks of the Volga River, the Zavidovo Golf Club embodies the spirit and appearance of the legendary Scottish golf courses. Its many springs and streams, hills, forests, swamps and lakes justify its reputation as a very demanding circuit. Last year, it entered the exclusive club of the 15 best golf courses in the world.   ■

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Below Deck Season 10 Streaming: Watch & Stream Online via Peacock

C urious about where to watch Below Deck Season 10 online ? You’ve come to the right place. Below Deck Season 10 sets sail for the stunning waters of Antigua with a brand new crew ready to face the demanding expectations of luxury yacht guests. This season brings a mix of familiar faces and yachting newbies, all determined to prove themselves in the fast-paced, high-pressure environment of superyacht life.

Here’s how you can watch and stream Below Deck Season 10 via streaming services such as Peacock.

Is Below Deck  Season 10 available to watch via streaming?

Yes, Below Deck Season 10 is available to watch via streaming on Peacock .

Initially struggling with her work ethic and clashing with Alissa, Camille eventually improves after warnings from Captain Lee and finds her place within the team. Meanwhile, Ben and Kate develop a flirtatious relationship that navigates professional boundaries and potential jealousy from other crew members.

Captain Lee returns to the helm for his ninth season, joined by a new chief stew, Fraser Olender. The rest of the interior crew includes Alissa Humber, Hayley De Sola Pinto, and Camille Lamb.

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Below Deck Season 10 i s available to watch on Peacock . Peacock is a subscription-based streaming service owned by NBCUniversal. It offers a wide range of television shows, movies, news, sports, and original content.

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Below Deck’s synopsis is as follows:

"The upstairs and downstairs worlds collide when this young and single crew of “yachties” live, love and work together onboard a luxurious mega yacht while tending to the ever-changing needs of their wealthy, demanding charter guests."

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Oyster Perpetual

Yacht-Master

Staying on course, mapping invisible routes.

For those at sea, staying on course is a constant challenge. When dealing with the elements, nothing is certain and constant reaction is required to stay in the right direction. Since its launch in 1992, the Oyster Perpetual Yacht-Master has been equipped with a bidirectional rotatable bezel that facilitates the calculation and reading of navigational time. Elegantly combining functionality and nautical style, this watch has made its mark well beyond its professional realm.

A shared quest for precision

Knowing where you are in space and time, setting a course and sticking to it are vital in navigation. Given its function, the watch is an essential tool for sailors to assess their position. Regarded as the most precise horological instruments in the world, marine chronometers have been certified by astronomical observatories since the 18th century. At the time, the ultimate authority for measuring chronometric precision was the Kew Observatory in Great Britain.

In 1914, the founder of Rolex, Hans Wilsdorf, had one of the brand’s watches tested by this very observatory, which certified it as a chronometer: a first in the watchmaking world for a wristwatch. Since then, renowned sailors, such as Sir Francis Chichester and Bernard Moitessier, have navigated the seas with Rolex wristwatches serving as onboard chronometers.

Matching the precision of marine chronometers was fundamental to Rolex’s watchmaking.

Designed for navigators

Sailing occupies a special place in the world of Rolex. In 1958, the brand partnered the New York Yacht Club, creator of the legendary America’s Cup. Rolex then formed partnerships with several prestigious yacht clubs around the world and became associated with major nautical events – offshore races and coastal regattas.

These strong ties culminated in 1992 with the launch of the Yacht-Master. Boasting the robustness and waterproofness of our Oyster case, this chronometer is fitted with a bidirectional bezel with raised 60-minute graduations to enable navigational time to be calculated and read.

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Precious on land and at sea

Available in three diameters – 37, 40 and 42 mm – and in various precious versions – 18 kt yellow, white and Everose gold – as well as in Everose Rolesor and Rolesium versions, the Yacht-Master is unique in the world of Rolex professional watches. An elegant watch with a sporty character, it was the first to be paired with an Oysterflex bracelet in 2015.

In 2023, after testing under real-life conditions by acclaimed helmsman Sir Ben Ainslie, Rolex launched a new version of the Yacht-Master 42. It is made of RLX titanium, a high-performance material, at once light, robust and corrosion resistant.

A veritable ally at sea, the Yacht-Master also elegantly adorns the wrists of navigators once back on solid ground. With many different versions, it is a model that transcends its seafaring origins. It has become a watch for those who know how to change course without losing sight of the horizon, moving freely.

Yacht-Master 42

Oyster, 42 mm, yellow gold.