Rolex
1985
16550
1’069’844
8’597’482
Explorer II, Steger International Polar Expedition
Stainless steel
Automatic, cal. 3085, 27 jewels
Stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet stamped “93150”, endlinks stamped “593”, max length 205mm
Stainless steel Rolex Oyster deployant clasp stamped "18"
40mm Diameter
Case, dial, movement, and bracelet signed.
Accompanied by Rolex guarantee stamped Rolex New York on June 1985, hang tag, and fitted presentation box.
Literature: The present watch is featured in The Best of Time: Rolex Wristwatches by James M. Dowling and Jeffrey P. Hess, page 253
Swiss • 1905
Founded 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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