1096
Rolex
Ref. 16570
Explorer II
A stainless steel dual time wristwatch with sweep centre seconds, date and bracelet
- Estimate
- HK$30,000 - 50,000€3,600 - 6,000$3,800 - 6,400
HK$56,250
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- Circa 1991
- Reference No
- 16570
- Movement No
- 6'643'060
- Case No
- N290144
- Model Name
- Explorer II
- Material
- Stainless steel
- Calibre
- Automatic, 3185, 31 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- Stainless steel <em>Rolex Oyster</em> bracelet, 175 mm. maximum length
- Clasp/Buckle
- Stainless steel <em>Rolex </em>folding deployant clasp
- Dimensions
- 39 mm. diameter
- Signed
- <em>Case, dial and movement signed</em>
- Accessories
- With <em>Rolex </em>service receipt dated 11 September 2014.
Specialist
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Catalogue Essay
This sapphire crystal Explorer II 16570 was introduced in the late 1980's and the dial was upgraded with very attractive black lume plots. These earlier examples are sometimes known for their numerals and or dial to aged in a very specific way, leading us to believe that the components used at the time by Rolex are defective and if the watch is exposed to humidity change colour.
Today, these rare examples are highly sought after as they add a nice and unusual flare to standard production pieces.
Today, these rare examples are highly sought after as they add a nice and unusual flare to standard production pieces.
Literature
Rolex
Swiss | 1905Founded in 1905 England by Hans Wilsdorf and Alfred Davis as Wilsdorf & Davis, it soon became known as the Rolex Watch Company in 1915, moving its headquarters to Geneva in 1919. Like no other company, the success of the wristwatch can be attributed to many of Rolex's innovations that made them one of the most respected and well-known of all luxury brands. These innovations include their famous "Oyster" case — the world's first water resistant and dustproof watch case, invented in 1926 — and their "Perpetual" — the first reliable self-winding movement for wristwatches launched in 1933. They would form the foundation for Rolex's Datejust and Day-Date, respectively introduced in 1945 and 1956, but also importantly for their sports watches, such as the Explorer, Submariner and GMT-Master launched in the mid-1950s.One of its most famous models is the Cosmograph Daytona. Launched in 1963, these chronographs are without any doubt amongst the most iconic and coveted of all collectible wristwatches. Other key collectible models include their most complicated vintage watches, including references 8171 and 6062 with triple calendar and moon phase, "Jean Claude Killy" triple date chronograph models and the Submariner, including early "big-crown" models and military-issued variants.
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