Excellent review and stunning pictures! I too had for a long time dismissed the YMII for its size and bezel. In person, like most Rolex watches, it is an entirely different beast though. It does not wear its size and the inscription on the bezel is not nearly as brash as the images would make you believe.
The movement is a pure delight to operate and the complication has come in handy already a couple times. Tiny details like how the top chrono pusher has two rings engraved but the lower one three show that this watch was a real labour of love. The fact that is the best regatta Chronograph available right now only adds to its pedigree.
My favourite crown from the current catalogue no doubt about it!
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