The History of the Rolex Sky-Dweller | Bob's Watches

Hello, and welcome to another installment of the Bob’s Watches video series. We’ve been spending a lot of time looking at history lately, but in the case of today’s watch we really don’t have a lot of history to work with. We’re talking about the Rolex Sky Dweller--one of the more recent additions to the Rolex catalog that first launched in 2012. Originally launched solely in precious metals, the model range has expanded to include Everose Gold, yellow gold, two-tone, and most recently steel with a white gold bezel. The last of the bunch hit the market arrived in 2017, bringing the retail price down to a comparatively modest $14,400. It’s also worth noting that there was a solid white gold version that popped up somewhere along the way, but Rolex doesn’t seem to list that version in their current online catalog. An all new Rolex model isn’t something that comes along all that often, and what makes the Sky Dweller most interesting is that it is effectively one of, if not the most complex Rolex watch there is. The Sky Dweller features both an annual calendar and a dual time complication packed into a rather clean and legible package. Of course we have the usual Rolex date at 3 o’clock with a magnifying cyclops. We have an easy-to read second time zone indicated below the red and white triangle that lives below the Rolex logo. The sneaky indication of the pack, and one you might not have noticed right away until it’s pointed out is the month indication. Just past the hour ind