The Sky-Dweller is the most complicated watch Rolex makes for everyday wear: an annual calendar that knows the length of every month except February, plus a second time zone, operated through a rotating bezel. It is also the least understood model in the catalogue \u2014 which makes knowing how it works the key to buying one well.<\/p>\n
Two complications work together. The annual calendar<\/strong> shows the month through twelve small apertures around the dial \u2014 the one aligned with a red-bordered window is the current month \u2014 and only needs correcting once a year, on 1 March. The dual time<\/strong> display shows home time on a rotating off-centre disc while the main hands show local time.<\/p>\n Instead of fiddly pushers, the fluted bezel rotates to select what the crown adjusts: one position sets the local hour, another the date, another the reference time. Turn the bezel, unscrew the crown, adjust \u2014 it is genuinely elegant once learned. When buying, test every bezel position<\/strong>: the Ring Command is the heart of the watch and expensive to repair.<\/p>\n The current generation is powered by calibre 9002<\/strong>, a Rolex-manufactured movement combining the annual calendar and dual-time in one architecture. The 42mm case comes in Oystersteel with a white-gold fluted bezel (336934), Rolesor and solid gold variants, on Oyster or Jubilee bracelets. The earlier 326934 generation used calibre 9001. Dial and bracelet combinations move prices significantly.<\/p>\n GrecoWatch is an Athens-based luxury watch specialist and a Chrono24 Trusted Seller. Every watch is personally inspected and authenticated, with insured worldwide shipping and private viewings by appointment.<\/p>\n A calendar that automatically accounts for 30- and 31-day months, so you only correct it once a year at the end of February. It sits between a simple date watch and a perpetual calendar in complexity.<\/p>\n Rotating the bezel selects which function the crown adjusts \u2014 local time, date or reference time. It replaces the correction pushers used on most calendar watches.<\/p>\n Yes \u2014 that is its purpose. Home time stays on the 24-hour disc while you set local time in one-hour jumps, and the date follows automatically.<\/p>\n Yes. The fluted Ring Command bezel is solid 18k white gold even on the Oystersteel model, which is part of why it sits above other steel Rolexes in price.<\/p>\n Explore GrecoWatch:<\/strong> Browse the collection<\/a> \u00b7 Watch service & repair<\/a> \u00b7 Sell or trade your watch<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A guide to the Rolex Sky-Dweller \u2014 how the annual calendar and Ring Command bezel work, calibre 9002, references, and what to test before buying.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3701],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13724","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-watch-guides"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grecowatch.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13724","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/grecowatch.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/grecowatch.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grecowatch.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grecowatch.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13724"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/grecowatch.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13724\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13734,"href":"https:\/\/grecowatch.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13724\/revisions\/13734"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grecowatch.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13724"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grecowatch.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13724"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grecowatch.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13724"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}The Ring Command bezel<\/h2>\n
References and movement<\/h2>\n
What to inspect<\/h2>\n
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Sky-Dweller buying checklist<\/h2>\n
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How GrecoWatch can help<\/h2>\n
Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n
What is an annual calendar?<\/h3>\n
How does the Ring Command bezel work?<\/h3>\n
Is the Sky-Dweller good for travel?<\/h3>\n
Does the steel Sky-Dweller have a gold bezel?<\/h3>\n
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