Rolex Explorer
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The Rolex Explorer is along with the two tone Datejust one of the most easily recognizable of all Rolex watches. Its large black dial, triangular luminous marker at 12 and
Arabic numeral quarters give this watch a very distinguished look and is the perfect blend of a sports and a dress watch.
The Origins of Rolex Explorer watch are in it's name. Originally designed for explorers, so it had a high visibility dial, an extra strong case, and upon request it could be
lubricated with a special oil so it could withstand temperatures between -20C and +40C without changes in viscosity. Although it was widely acclaimed that Rolex Explorer had
been designed and made in honour of Edmund Hilary and Tenzing Norgay who were the first men to reach the summit of Everest on May 29 1953. Evidence suggests that Explorer watch
was indeed used on previous expeditions as Rolex registered the name in 1953.
The look of the Rolex Explorer is all about the dial, which is a mixture of a number of previously used styles. The large triangle at '12' was first used by the company on the
mixed Roman and Arabic dial of the 1940's. The large Arabic numerals for the quarters and bars for the remainder are seen on many of the very first model cushion Oysters.
Despite this some what mixed parentage, the Explorer watch dial has taken on an identity of its own and created a cult following and can now never be confused with any other.
The first Explorers (6350 models) used the “big bubbleback 10-1/2″ A296 movement. Most of the 6350 models that have been studied do not have the classic “skelette” (Mercedes)
hands. Instead they have heavily luminized versions of the standard parallel hands of that period. While the sweep hand is very strange, it looks similar to the current hand
having a large luminous insert.
Most of the early 6350 dials of Rolex Explorer are also unusual in the fact that they are “honeycombed” textured and are signed “Officially certified Chronometer”. As this model
was replaced roughly a year after it was released it is difficult to know just how successful it was as in many was its predecessor (model 6150) has over shadowed it. The 6150
was distinguishable from the 6350 by being 2mm larger and was only available as a precision model. The 6150 was made until 1959 when it was replaced by the 6610 which looks
identical but can be identified by its flatter back caused by using the new 1030 calibre movement. The dial of the 6610 is signed ” Chronometer”,The simplest method of
recognizing any of the early Rolex Explorer is by looking at the dial for their variations.
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During these early years Rolex was unaware of the potential of Rolex Explorer. As a result the name was affixed to a number of watches, not easily recognizable as Explorers.
There were two variations on the theme. The first was the “Air King Explorer” this was an Explorer bearing the model ref. 5500 but with an Explorer dial marked “Precision”
rather than “Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified”.The second variation are the “dress Explorers.” These are standard Oyster Perpetuals in steel or gold with white or
black non-Explorer dials but signed, “Explorer”. Seen both with and without date,these watches seem to have been predominately in the North American Market.
In 1963 the Rolex Explorer evolved again, with a new 1560 calibre movement,it was renamed the 1016 and it became the longest running explorer from 1963 right up to 1989. The
second version of the 1016 was really the second version of the 1560 calibre (now called 1570), because the major recognizable difference is the movement. The “hack” feature
stops the hand when the winding crown is pulled out to the hand setting position(most Rolex Explorer replica watches also also this feature). By stopping the hand at the “12″
position, it is possible to synchronize your time with a known source. Simultaneously with the movement change Rolex introduced the New Oyster Bracelet. The bracelet was now
machined out of solid stainless steel as opposed to the previously folded steel sheet links. In this revised form the Explorer continued through to 1989, when to the
astonishment of Rolex retailers, it was removed from the Rolex catalogue. Six months later the new heavily revised version of the Rolex Explorer emerged.
The new Rolex Explorer bearing the model designation 14270, sported a new case, dial, movement, and glass. The hands and the name are the only thing carried over from the 1016.
Thirteen years after Rolex first introduced the Sapphire crystal glass,the Rolex Explorer was finally fitted with one,also,in order to improved quality of the watch,Rolex
Explorer replica manufacturers made their watches with sapphire crystal glass a few years ago. Under this new crystal the dial featured white gold skeleton markers with luminous
tritium fillings: these replaced the previously painted markers. Under the dial was the very latest fast beat calibre 3000. These modifications brought the Explorer in line with
all the other Rolex models and because the cosmetics of the new watch differed so much from that of the old one the price in the collectors market for the old one spiralled.
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