Rolex's most complicated watch — an annual calendar and dual time you set through the bezel.
Introduced
2012
Family
Sky-Dweller
Current ref.
336934
Calibre
9002
The Sky-Dweller is Rolex's traveller-executive watch. Its annual calendar tracks month length automatically except for the February leap-year change, shown by twelve small apertures around the dial; an off-centre disc gives a second time zone. The Ring Command bezel turns to choose what the crown adjusts.
Once a polarising large watch, it has grown into one of Rolex's most sought sports-luxury references, especially the steel-and-white-gold fluted-bezel versions.
History
The Sky-Dweller launched in 2012 in gold with the new calibre 9001, the most complex movement Rolex had built. The interface — setting the calendar and time zone via the bezel — was designed to be intuitive despite the complications.
A steel-and-white-gold version (326934) arrived in 2017 and broadened the audience. The 2023 update brought the calibre 9002 and a slimmer profile in the 336934.
Reference table
A selective map of the references collectors ask about most — not every variant, but the ones that anchor the line.
| Reference | Years | Variant | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 326938 | 2012–present | Yellow gold | Original Sky-Dweller line, calibre 9001 |
| 326934 | 2017–2023 | Steel/white gold | The breakthrough steel version |
| 336934 | 2023–present | Steel/white gold | Current Sky-Dweller, calibre 9002 |
| 336935 | 2023–present | Everose | Rose-gold Sky-Dweller 42 |
Years are approximate production windows. Verify the reference and serial against the watch in hand before relying on any figure.
In Naples
Naples is a settled, well-travelled collector town, and the Sky-Dweller fits a Gulf-coast life of flights, boats, and Fifth Avenue South dinners. We are a reference, not a dealer — this is context for buyers, not a storefront.
Sky-Dweller FAQ
It shows an annual calendar — correct for every month except needing one adjustment for the February leap year — plus a second time zone on an off-centre disc. You set both through the rotating Ring Command bezel.
Turning the bezel selects what the crown will adjust — the date, the local time, or the reference time. It turns the bezel into a function selector, avoiding extra pushers.
Yes. The local-time hour hand jumps in one-hour steps while the reference time and calendar stay put, so crossing time zones is quick — with the bonus of an annual calendar.