One of the greatest and widely used watch brands in the world today is the Rolex brand. It came into being in 1905 through the wonderful efforts of Hans Wilsdorf and Alfred Davis who pulled forced together and gave the fashion world one of its best watch brands. With the step taken in 1908 by the two men toward the registration of the brand as a Trademark, the great Rolex watch company was born. Since then, the company has been known for the production of quality models at certain intervals.

In the year 1992 which is nearly 80 years after the invention of the main brand, the company introduced the Yacht-Master model. The name Yacht refers to a sail boat used for cruising on the oceans and the high seas. As at the time of the invention of the watch, there were so many maritime officials making use of the sailboats. These people yearned for quality watches they could be use for their swimming endeavors. This yearning led the Rolex Company into the invention of the Yacht-Master which is known to be 100% water-proofs. Hence, the model could be used in any kind of ocean diving or high sea rescue operations.
Currently, the original version is known to be very costly selling up to the tune of $5000 and above. This makes the watch to be very far from the less buoyant individuals of the society. To settle this burden, the replica versions were therefore introduced into the watch industry.
Finally, since their emergence, the Rolex Yacht-Master Replica watch has remained very affordable. It is also water resistant and water proof to about 45 meters. However, you can only use it for shallow swimming purposes but never in deeper ocean diving.