The Rolex caliber 4161 was introduced at Baselworld 2013 in the all steel/blue Cerachrom bezel upgrade of the Yacht-Master II (116680). The first series of gold Yacht-Master II watches (ie: 116688 and 116689) used the previous caliber 4160. The purpose of the features in the 4161 is to time regatta boat races where the starting sequence can last up to 10 minutes.
The 4161 is based on the Rolex Daytona’s caliber 4130 chronograph movement. It has a column wheel and vertical clutch for allowing the chronograph to start instantaneously.
