Mastering travel time
For well over a century, the world’s most intrepid citizens have worn Rolex watches. From explorers to pilots to scientists and athletes, these daring men and women have crisscrossed the globe in search of new frontiers, fresh ideas, and the milestones by which we measure human progress. Following the advent of the jet airliner and lightning-fast, near-instantaneous communication, the world shrank, enabling these daring few to travel the planet with a speed heretofore unimaginable. For them, Rolex imagined one of its most ambitious models ever — the Oyster Perpetual Sky-Dweller.
Elegant and technically sophisticated, the Oyster Perpetual Sky-Dweller was designed for those continually travelling the globe. Featuring the Saros annual calendar and Ring Command system, it simultaneously indicates two time zones, as well as the date and month, and allows them to be adjusted with one simple gesture.
Since its creation in 2012, the Sky-Dweller has been aimed at those who see the world as a single territory, without borders. It allows travellers to avoid the pitfalls of time differences and always stay one step ahead.
Innovative and intuitive annual calendar
Specially developed for the Sky-Dweller, the patented Saros annual calendar is a key element in the model’s identity. The name of this mechanism, with its innovative design, is inspired by the Greek term denoting the cycle of lunar and solar eclipses.
The Saros calendar automatically differentiates between 30-day and 31-day months. It therefore requires only one manual date adjustment a year, when February turns to March. It is intuitive and simple to read. The current month is indicated in red in one of the dozen windows that punctuate the hour markers around the circumference of the dial.
The watchmaking innovation relies on two-gear ratios and only four-gear wheels added to Rolex’s instantaneous date calendar. This elementary structure gives the Saros annual calendar excellent reliability.
Ring Command system: time under control
Developed by Rolex, the patented Ring Command system is an innovative mechanism of interaction between the rotatable bezel, winding crown and movement. It allows the Sky-Dweller’s different functions to be selected easily, quickly and securely, before adjusting them with the winding crown.
By turning the fluted bezel counterclockwise – the profile of which is accentuated to make it easier to handle – the wearer chooses the indication that they wish to set. First notch: date and month. Second notch: local time. Third notch: reference time.
Visit us to discover first-hand the Sky-Dweller
Bhindi, a premier jeweler based in southern California since the 1980s, is a proud member of the worldwide network of Official Rolex Jewelers. Visit us at our Glendale and Artesia, CA locations to explore the Rolex Oyster Perpetual Sky-Dweller, the choice of discerning globe-trotters since 2012.
As an Official Rolex Retailer, we are the only retailers allowed to sell Rolex watches. With the necessary skills and technical know-how, we will help you make the choice that will last a lifetime.