#ROLEX SKY DWELLER FULL#

Called SAROS after the Greek term for the 18 year cycle between the sun, earth, and moon that is responsible for both lunar and solar eclipses, the Sky-Dweller’s annual calendar mechanism is designed around a fixed planetary gear wheel ( the sun) at the centre of the movement.Ī satellite wheel (aka the earth) engages the planetary wheel in one month, driven by the date disc.

#ROLEX SKY DWELLER FULL#

Only two gear ratios and four gear wheels were added to the traditional Rolex date calendar system to make for a full annual calendar. The annual calendar inside the Sky-Dweller is based on a mechanism called SAROS.

So how does the Sky-Dweller do this?Ī GMT function is one thing, Rolex has been doing that since the 1950’s, but unlike other Rolex models, the Sky-Dweller features a real complication. The Sky-Dweller is a dual time zone watch and also an annual calendar. The Sky-Dweller is a beautiful watch, with revolutionary design that blends to perfection mechanical sophistication and ease of use.

The Sky-Dweller is a distinctive technological masterpiece, it provides the information global travellers need to keep track of time at a glance. It was the first new watch from Rolex in 20 years, and it is the very first to feature a true complication – an innovative annual calendar with dual time zones – in more than a generation. The Rolex Sky-Dweller was the most talked about watch at Basel back in 2012.

Rolex sky dweller