Why is Yacht Master II so underrated?

[belutak]

Originally Posted by Onikage

Not wanting to wear something unloved despite secretly liking it yourself makes sense to me. Kind of like not wanting your mates to see you with a fat chick.

Which then tells a lot about one’s personality...


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[Vince KSA]

Originally Posted by RolexYouTube

I've had my YMII YG for over a year now and no one as asked me if I own a yacht or anything like that. I don't think that's a question people get asked cause they are wearing the watch but I could be wrong I guess

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Exactly - how many YMII owners have been directly asked if they own a yacht. My guess is zero.

I love this watch, I tried on the TT the other day.

As stated on here earlier I don't think it's the case of the watch being too big for someone's wrist, it's whether that person can carry it off. After all the Deepsea is the same size, its not like it is the watchmaker "U-Boat" size.

I love the watch and the blue dial. Not really fussed if I'm in the minority, some on this forum have been rather uncouth in their criticism stating that it is "Fugly".

Imagine the outcry if we all said about your Sub Green.

I'm glad it exists.

[RolexReviews]

Originally Posted by Vince KSA

Imagine the outcry if we all said about your Sub Green.

dude


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[Vince KSA]

Great an informative review by the way Kevin. I just subscribed.

Keep up the good work

[Sublovin]

Originally Posted by mjr24

That’s my point. That’s because your watch doesn’t have SUBMARINER in huge letters on the bezel.

Come on man.
We are all wearing very expensive tools which we rarely if ever use for the intended purpose. Do people ask if you are a diver, or race car driver?
My Submariner says “Submariner” right on the dial...nice try, but your point was a swing and a miss.

[VicLeChic]

After reading this thread, I've started to look at chrono24 for SS preowned good condition ones. I've even learnt how to set / start the 01-10 min. countdown, use the red chrono hand as a permanent seconds hand and do a fly-back.

However, i realise the addition of an alarm when reaching "00:00" would have been useful, so that you don't have to constantly look at your watch to know how close you are to zero. You would be notified when the time is elapsed, that's when you know you take the pasta and eggs out of the boiling water, stop doing your physical exercises or whatever it is you do with a countdown. Not being notified means you could miss the 00:00 and fail to take action in due time.

I needed an excuse not to buy one .

[RolexFan007]

Originally Posted by VicLeChic

After reading this thread, I've started to look at chrono24 for SS preowned good condition ones. I've even learnt how to set / start the 01-10 min. countdown, use the red chrono hand as a permanent seconds hand and do a fly-back.

However, i realise the addition of an alarm when reaching "00:00" would have been useful, so that you don't have to constantly look at your watch to know how close you are to zero. You would be notified when the time is elapsed, that's when you know you take the pasta and eggs out of the boiling water, stop doing your physical exercises or whatever it is you do with a countdown. Not being notified means you could miss the 00:00 and fail to take action in due time.

I needed an excuse not to buy one .

Good luck with your search... post a picture on the thread whenever you get one...

Hopefully I will have one in 2 weeks...

[Rrpdc]

Originally Posted by in-cog-neeto

this. But in a bad way

+1.

[inadeje]

I find the objections about the YM II surreal “Do you own a yacht?” Are you kidding me? So in that case, have you been or are going to the moon? (Omega moon watch), have you been or, are you going, to 1200 meters below water? (Deepsea), are you or, do you intend to time races? (Daytona), do you or will you regularly dive? (Submariner), do all batman owners monitor dual timezones? Etc...etc...

[Sublovin]

Originally Posted by inadeje

I find the objections about the YM II surreal “Do you own a yacht?” Are you kidding me? So in that case, have you been or are going to the moon? (Omega moon watch), have you been or, are you going, to 1200 meters below water? (Deepsea), are you or, do you intend to time races? (Daytona), do you or will you regularly dive? (Submariner), do all batman owners monitor dual timezones? Etc...etc...

I agree with this! I don’t own a YMII but some of this dialogue is absolutely laughable! If you don’t like it, perfectly fine, but leave it at that.
How many people drive race cars with their Daytona, or are in Submarine crews...or better yet actually go on off road expeditions with their $100,000 Land Rover?
Comical

[drgoro]

It has become my favorite reference. I have been wearing mine everyday! YG and all.

[tyler1980]

Originally Posted by inadeje

I find the objections about the YM II surreal “Do you own a yacht?” Are you kidding me? So in that case, have you been or are going to the moon? (Omega moon watch), have you been or, are you going, to 1200 meters below water? (Deepsea), are you or, do you intend to time races? (Daytona), do you or will you regularly dive? (Submariner), do all batman owners monitor dual timezones? Etc...etc...

ive said it before but the YM (so i guess you could include the YMII) is the only professional watch you can use as intended.

I don't own a yacht but if im on a boat drinking a cocktail with an umbrella in it thats pretty close. Yacht master to me is for a leisurely activities and its a different vibe than the other professionals.

I get far closer to that than racing in a NASCAR event, flying to the moon, diving to a depth that is humanly impossible.

[ltmgeller]

I absolutely love my YMII. It was a grail of mine that I was finally able to obtain. From the feel to the look it appeals to me in so many ways. I didn’t realize how much hate there was for this watch. I feel if more people had some one on one time with this model, they would change their minds. BTW I don’t own a yacht but do have a wave runner and a kayak.

[Soultime]

Originally Posted by ltmgeller

I do find that in that pic it's quite hard to tell the time easily.
Took a while to realise its 6:52.
Bit too cluttered for these old eyes.

[RolexFan007]

Originally Posted by ltmgeller

I absolutely love my YMII. It was a grail of mine that I was finally able to obtain. From the feel to the look it appeals to me in so many ways. I didn’t realize how much hate there was for this watch. I feel if more people had some one on one time with this model, they would change their minds. BTW I don’t own a yacht but do have a wave runner and a kayak.

Nice watch... wear it in good health

[RolexFan007]

Originally Posted by Soultime

I do find that in that pic it's quite hard to tell the time easily.
Took a while to realise its 6:52.
Bit too cluttered for these old eyes.

Do you think the new updated hands would make it easier to read?

[RolexReviews]

Originally Posted by RolexFan007

Do you think the new updated hands would make it easier to read?

it might just be a mix of the new hands and positioning of where the hands are when I took the pic but it looks pretty easy to me

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[inadeje]

I like this thread. It has 176 responses, which means the YM II is a polarizing watch. If we browse through Rolex history we will find many watches that a decade after release, did not sell or, were largely reviled. Can anyone say Daytona? GMT Master?, both these watches never sold when released, nobody wanted them and, they were too polarizing...weird how things change eh?

[RolexFan007]

Originally Posted by RolexYouTube

it might just be a mix of the new hands and positioning of where the hands are when I took the pic but it looks pretty easy to me

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Just came across a pic of the YG YMII with blue hands... not sure if the pic was a real deal or a concept

[Onikage]

Originally Posted by belutak

Which then tells a lot about one’s personality...


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People say the same about mopeds too. Something for everyone.

[iLLGT2]

Originally Posted by tyler1980

no... it screams YACHTMASTER II in giant text

Is says F-U in a much more low key way by comparison.

They may not be staring, they may be reading the text from across the room

oh wow burn.......

people always stared at my pos pateks, i guess because the time was always off from them being broken!

the funniest thing about the majority posting here and TRF is that if the hype thing was to own a yMII, or it set an auction record the sheep would then love it.

lol

[RolexFan007]

Originally Posted by iLLGT2

oh wow burn.......

people always stared at my pos pateks, i guess because the time was always off from them being broken!

the funniest thing about the majority posting here and TRF is that if the hype thing was to own a yMII, or it set an auction record the sheep would then love it.

lol

Lol true

[smym18]

I like it but would never really want one. I feel like there's just way too much going on.

[Clasper]

I don't think it's underrated I actually think it's rated correctly by the majority of people.

Under rate means to underestimate the value or sell short.

[tyler1980]

Originally Posted by iLLGT2

oh wow burn.......

people always stared at my pos pateks, i guess because the time was always off from them being broken!

the funniest thing about the majority posting here and TRF is that if the hype thing was to own a yMII, or it set an auction record the sheep would then love it.

lol

you totally missed the point.

Its a loud watch. its loud on purpose. Its a niche watch on purpose and therefore cant be underrated. Its as popular as its supposed to be.

My 5524 is one of my favorite watches, because its divisive. I like the fact that you either love it or hate it and I don't get defensive about it. its why i bought it. If you buy a YMII and don't expect it to create strong reactions in both directions, you chose the wrong watch.

[drgoro]

I was Boyds in Philly wearing the YMII a fellow WIS struck up a conversation over the watch, he’d never seen one in the wild, I felt like he wanted the watch to given him an autograph lol. I get the same level of attention in the GT3 or huracan, wanted or not, if that type of attention makes you incomfortable get a sub, BLNR, etc...like those cars, when you drive/wear them you should expect to be noticed.

[drgoro]

The ends of the hands are skeletonized to allow you to read the dial. It’s actually pretty clear to read, unless in direct sun.

Originally Posted by RolexFan007

Do you think the new updated hands would make it easier to read?

[RolexReviews]

Originally Posted by tyler1980

If you buy a YMII and don't expect it to create strong reactions in both directions, you chose the wrong watch.

But that's the thing, I haven't run into anyone that has said anything like these forums to me about the watch.

No one has said "that watch is too many colors" or "that watch is ugly" or "it's too loud" or "the YACHT MASTER II on the front is too much"

I'm replying like this because you said "strong reactions in both directions" when the only strong reactions I've seen about this watch has literally been on these forums.

The most I've ever heard anyone say about the YMII (mines or someone else's) in a kinda bad(...?) way is "that watch is too big" or "that watch is too heavy"

most people you see in person say it's a nice watch or nothing at all. So honestly not getting strong reactions in any direction really. Only online. (even my YouTube review has almost 400 views and no negative comments which YouTube is notorious for)

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[swils8610]

Simple...most people don’t own a yacht!


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[HogwldFLTR]

Originally Posted by Sublovin

Come on man.
We are all wearing very expensive tools which we rarely if ever use for the intended purpose. Do people ask if you are a diver, or race car driver?
My Submariner says “Submariner” right on the dial...nice try, but your point was a swing and a miss.

Submariner on the dial is for model ID, Yacht-master II on the bezel in two inch tall block letters just isn't the same. Someone who doesn't know watches has to look closely to see that the watch says Submariner. Someone has to avert their eyes to miss the YMII name.

Originally Posted by inadeje

I find the objections about the YM II surreal “Do you own a yacht?” Are you kidding me? So in that case, have you been or are going to the moon? (Omega moon watch), have you been or, are you going, to 1200 meters below water? (Deepsea), are you or, do you intend to time races? (Daytona), do you or will you regularly dive? (Submariner), do all batman owners monitor dual timezones? Etc...etc...

First the YMII is for a very specific purpose. The complication is pretty wasted otherwise. Subs have long been worn by people who are in the water a lot and not only by divers. Higher water resistance ratings to some are just band guarding for watch preservation.

Omega wasn't designed as the Moon watch and happens to be designated capriciously based on it passing some testing in the '60s. It was designed for racing enthusiasts as was the Daytona. Clearly stop watches have more use than Regatta starters.