Rolex Explorer 1016 Tropical Gilt Dial le-locle The 36mm steel case and

The 36mm steel case and smooth bezel are flawless as is the soleil blue dial

complemented by lovely stick markers and a yellowish patina on the plots and hands

Dating to circa 1952

as well as platinum

This Omega is fitted with the pictured leather strap

Rolex Explorer 1016 Tropical Gilt Dial le-locle The 36mm steel case andBorn for high altitude Himalayan climbing, the Explorer arrived in the 1950s, launching in the same year as the Submariner and the Turn O Graph. As Rolex once put it in an advertisement, We built the Rolex Explorer as there are no watch repair shops on top of the Matterhorn. To say it was a major year for Rolex and for watches more broadly would be an understatement. It helped shape the company Rolex would become, defined the modern sports watch