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Yacht-Master · 2013 to 2026 · Discontinued
“Steel YM II”
Rank #89 of 113 rated pieces in the Rolex Vault
Market range: the middle half of 30 recorded eBay sales in the last 12 months.
Median recorded eBay sale price for each quarter with 3 or more sales. Dashed line marks the 2022 retail price.
One of the most complicated watches Rolex made (alongside the Sky-Dweller), wrapped in a case most wrists can't carry. 44mm of polished steel with a genuinely clever regatta countdown.
Now replaced by the 126680, it hovers around its old retail. There's a scenario where the YM II becomes a cult piece the way the quirky Milgauss did; the market hasn't voted for it yet.
The steel YM II was the attainable version of Rolex's maddest complication, and spent a decade as the brand's least-wanted sports watch, too big, too shiny, too specific.
It was replaced at Watches and Wonders 2026 by the 126680. The cult-formation checklist (weird, discontinued, mechanically unique) is now fully checked; all that's missing is the decade of waiting.
Our verdict: D with a lottery ticket attached. Fine to wear, slow to sell. If the cult ever forms, you were early.
| Sizes | 44mm |
|---|---|
| Case & bracelet | Oystersteel (stainless) |
| Factory bracelet | Oyster |
| Factory bezels | Blue Cerachrom regatta countdown (Ring Command) |
| Notable dials | White, blue accents |
| Caliber | 4161 |
| Production | 2013 to 2026 (discontinued) |
| Sold | Example | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 2, 2026 | Pre-owned · eBay sale ↗︎ | $17,999 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | Pre-owned · eBay sale ↗︎ | $15,795 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | Pre-owned · eBay sale ↗︎ | $15,300 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | Pre-owned · eBay sale ↗︎ | $17,100 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Pre-owned · eBay sale ↗︎ | $15,600 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | Pre-owned · eBay sale ↗︎ | $16,500 |
Recorded eBay completed sales, logged at our last data refresh.
Recorded eBay sales from the last 12 months put the typical Rolex Yacht-Master II 116680 at $16,000, with the middle half selling between $15,000 and $17,000 (30 sales). Condition, box and papers move the price within that range.
No. The typical sale of $16,000 is about 15% below the $18,750 retail (2022).
The Crown Index grades it C (64/100) from real resale data, and today's call is watch. Middle-of-the-pack resale; fine to own, not one to buy expecting it to rise. Past prices are not a forecast.