Rare

Rolex
Explorer II
Ref. 16570


EUR 8.900,-

List price EUR 10.300,-

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Rolex Explorer II reference 16570 with black dial in very good condition. Originally developed for cave explorers, the Explorer II features a distinctive red 24-hour hand and a fixed bezel, allowing the wearer to distinguish between day and night as well as track a second time zone. The classic 40 mm Oyster case and contrasting black dial emphasize the sporty yet timeless character of this Rolex classic.

Details


Material

Steel

Clockwork

Automatic

Ref NR.

16570

Dial color

black

Condition

like new

Diameter

40mm

Warranty

2 Years

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Explorer II

The Rolex Explorer II is made for the places of the world that hardly anyone will ever see. Its additional hand indicates the time in 24-hour intervals, so that cave or polar explorers can distinguish between day and night.

Legendary Waterproofness

Oyster Case

The Oyster case is a milestone in the history of watchmaking. Invented by Rolex in 1926, it was the world's first waterproof watch case. Bezel, caseback and winding crown are screwed watertight to the middle section. Form and function are perfectly matched - typically Rolex.

Robust & sought after

Stainless steel Oystersteel

For a Rolex to retain its beauty and functionality in extreme conditions, Rolex uses its own stainless steel alloy - Oystersteel. It is particularly resistant to corrosion and distinguished by its special shine. Oystersteel belongs to the steel grade "Stainless Steel 904L" which is normally used in extreme areas such as the aerospace and chemical industries.

The best time is now:

Rolex Explorer II

2 Years Timelounge Warranty

like new

Steel

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For a brief moment, I seriously considered starting this short article with a scientific treatise on the production of carbon fibers. However, given my rather limited abilities in the natural sciences during my school days, I immediately abandoned this idea and instead turned my attention to the things that move us all on a daily basis. Watches.

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Everything comes back. At some point. Even my grandmother knew that and the more mature you become, the more you realise: damn, it really is like that. When Rolex presented the GMT-Master II as a yellow gold and bicolour version on a Jubilé bracelet last year, I immediately felt something like my own personal Werthers Echte moment. Only not with gold-wrapped caramel sweets, but with the watches I knew from my childhood. And so I still remember, as if it were yesterday, the picture of TV legend Horst Tappert smiling at me from the cover of a TV magazine with a gold GMT on a Jubilee bracelet.