Rolex Sky-Dweller - References, Prices and Owners' Reviews

I take my time for about two years to mature a major purchase and carefully select a model that suits me. It's [once again] about being able to take advantage of an in-house purchase [with a discount]. I ask myself a thousand and one questions. Another Dayto, in more precious materials? Yes, but no, too much of a duplication. A Sub, but without the date? Yes, but no, too familiar, and not really my style. Exit the GMT-Master, they don't suit me. Air-King, Explorer 1, Oyster Perp? No, either because the old ones are…

It seems that this is the most complex movement that Rolex has ever produced. The adjustment mechanism of this annual calendar with a second time zone is above all very ingenious and super practical to use. This is the first Rolex that I bought for myself. Within the whole range, it seemed to me to be original, practical, simple, coherent, relatively discreet, functional, dressy, versatile. And above all, I was seduced by the changing shades of its magnificent blue dial. The fluted bezel that initially bothered me,…

You know? This famous story of the watch grail? As collectors, you have surely heard about it. Well, let's say that this Skydweller is my Rolex grail. It breaks the codes, it is different, complicated... in short, the crown is out of its comfort zone and I like that.

The story of this watch and me dates back to 2017, the year it was released. At the time, I had a Datejust in 41 with the same dial color. I fell head over heels in love with the Sky! Why? Firstly, because I had grown tired of this Datejust without a fluted bezel, so I love its fluted bezel, and then, I find that the assembly between the second time zone, the cyclops magnifying glass, the red index that announces the month, and the little arrow that announces the reference time is very balanced! I really love the c…