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Brand new colour combinations, a revamped king, and the “most prestigious metal available": these are Rolex's new releases.

Practical for lefties and great for the rest of us looking for a more distinctive case layout. The crown and the date window have both been flipped to the left side of the case. There’s the black-and-blue Batman, plus a whole fizzy drinks aisle in the red-and-black Coke, the red-and-blue Pepsi, and the brown-and-black Root Beer. Today, as part of the industry trade show Watches & Wonders, Rolex is showing off a new GMT with a brand new colour combination: green and black.

New 40mm Air-King and Green and Left-Handed Black GMT-Master II Headline Rolex's 2022 Releases: Accompanied by new Yachtmaster, Deepsea and a host of ...

An 18k yellow gold option will now be available in 42mm for the first time, while the previously-released white gold option in the same size will now carry a falcon’s eye dial. Accompanying the GMT-Master II in the spotlight for this release is the all-new Air-King, its 40mm case now including new crown guards. Powering the timepiece itself is the brand new calibre 3285, dubbed by Rolex as a “new-generation movement entirely developed and manufactured by Rolex.” With 10 patents filed just for this COSC-certified movement, its Chronergy escapement guarantees a power reserve of 70 hours.

The new ref. 126720VTNR features a reconfigured dial with left-hand crown and date wheel, plus a bezel in a brand-new colorway.

Rolex tends to release a new model or colorway on a single bracelet type, but the new ref. Righties, think about how you wear your watch — on your left wrist, where the crown (especially a chunky Rolex Triplock crown) digs into your hand. But is that truly the case, so to speak?

This is despite the fact that Rolex moves at a glacial pace, tweaking sizes or swapping out bracelets and occasionally resurfacing old models. But this year, ...

Practical for lefties and great for the rest of us looking for a more distinctive case layout. The crown and the date window have both been flipped to the left side of the case. There’s the black-and-blue Batman, plus a whole soda aisle in the red-and-black Coke, the red-and-blue Pepsi, and the brown-and-black Root Beer. Today, as part of the industry trade show Watches & Wonders, Rolex is showing off a new GMT with a brand new color combination: green and black.

Another Rolex piece that celebrates airborne antics, the Oyster Perpetual GMT-Master II—which is designed to show the time in two time zones simultaneously—has ...

The aurora borealis and the chromatic dance nature performs on the horizon at dawn are what, according to Rolex, inspired the bezel of this new Yacht-Master edition, studded with trapeze-cut diamonds and sapphires in blue, silver and pink. Like the original model, the new version includes a bidirectional rotatable bezel and a Cerachrom insert with a raised graduation, not to mention the innovative Oysterflex bracelet. The 2022 iteration of the Air-King has a more legible and “harmoniously balanced” dial, the manufacture says, due to the addition of a “0” before the “5” on the minutes scale, which puts double digits between each five-minute interval.

Originally published by Danny Milton on Hodinkee. Get a load of this! Out of all the models Rolex could've released, with watch enthusiasm and commercial ...

Shocker number two: The crown protruding from the left side of the case. Nobody but nobody could've predicted this one. Get a load of this!

In 2019, Rolex added a 42mm variant to the Yacht-Master range that became the largest size of the brand's three-hand sailing watch.

As with the existing 42mm model, both new variants are equipped with Rolex Oysterflex bracelets. The black lacquer dial is also updated with yellow gold indices as well as yellow gold hands. Despite being a larger-sized luxury watch, that model still flies somewhat under the radar, as it comes in a more subtle white gold color with a traditional black dial on an Oysterflex bracelet.

It comes housed in the same 40mm stainless steel case as it always has, with the satin brushed Oyster bracelet, and EasyLink Oyster clasp. It has the same black ...

All of the attention will be squarely on the destro GMT-Master II. So maybe, just maybe, these will be available? But I kind of think this might just be the sleeper release of the Rolex lineup. This thing has 'em, giving it a much sportier feel in the same vein as watches like the Submariner and the GMT-Master II. However, this watch does not have a functional bezel. It even has the same three, six, and nine applied numeral-set a la the Rolex Explorer. So that begs the question, what's changed? So that means this watch has a smooth polished bezel and crown guards. Well, now we know what it was all about: An update to the brand's most esoteric steel sports watch, the Air-King. Today, the Crown has unveiled what looks to be the exact same model as it's been over the last six years.

Rolex has unveiled its 2022 collection including a GMT-Master II for left-handers, a new Air King, Day-Date, and Yellow Gold Yacht Master 42.

All three feature a 24 flower motif on the dial and are available in steel, rose gold, and white gold. New for 2022, the Yacht-Master 40 will be cast from white gold and feature a rotatable bezel set with a sparkling array of stones. New versions of the Day-Date 40 have been equipped with calibre 3255 since 2015 and define quality Rolex watchmaking. With a retail price of $15,500 AUD, this is the Rolex to have in 2022. This is also the first time we’ve seen a green and black ceramic pairing on the bezel on a GMT-Master II. While Tudor, Panerai, and TAG Heuer have offered quality options dedicated to left-handers for years, we’ve only seen a handful of custom order Rolexes designed for left-handers float across the auction block in recent years – most notably this Stella dial Ref. 1803 in 2015.

For 2022, Rolex revisits one of its most polarizing watches, to strikingly agreeable results.

Switching over to the new case might sound like a small change...but for Rolex, it's major. But there's one big difference: crown guards, which protect the crown from bumps and provide a much more sporty and robust character. The Air-King has always been polarizing, and this new model will likely remain so. Keep in mind, it's not every year the Rolex refreshes a collection with changes this significant. With a couple of deft tweaks, Rolex has given an overlooked model new life. Follow all the releases here and on

The stainless steel piece gets a colourful pop from its black and green Cerachrome bezel. Montblanc 1858 Iced Sea Automatic Date. Iced Sea Montblanc. Photo: ...

Tudor applies its signature snowflake design to the minute, second and local time hands; a slender hand indicates the 24-hour time. The 40.5 mm watch can weather daily athletic pursuits and is water resistant up to 120 metres; its titanium case and bracelet are lightweight and robust. The three-day power reserve movement brings life to the timekeeping function and date display. In black, blue or green, the 1858 Iced Sea are fitted either with a stainless steel bracelet or a rubber strap, both colour-matched and interchangeable. The GMT timepiece features local and home time display powered by an in-house Tudor movement that gives the piece 70 hours of power reserve. The GMT-Master II has long been a collector favourite.