57 YEARS OF HISTORY: ROLEX EXPLORER

Rolex is the top most watch companies around the world as well as they offer unique watches and their catalog is full of their iconic products that attracts the buyers. Each and every person across the globe knows Rolex as they beat the brand awareness across the world. Rolex basically sets the industry’s benchmark by consistently providing the fine watches and no doubt it’s an undeniable fact. Rolex actually astonishes the market by presenting Datejust to Day Date and early Explorer to Turn-o-graph and many more. Rolex’s every single piece is legend in its own and in its respective as well as particular category. They beat all their competitive brands by presenting the class.

 The Rolex Explorer – Historical Perspective

Mountaineers and the explorers in the early 1930s, tried to summit the mount Everest as well as they are also known to wear the Rolex Explorers. Mount Everest was summited by Tenzing Norgay’ and Edmund Hilary on 29 May, 1953 and to honor them Rolex actually created Explorer. From 1933 to 1955 Rolex introduces Bubbleback watches and they introduce it on a larger scale.

For the success of the Everest expedition, Rolex introduces first Rolex Explorer 1 in May, 1953. Later the year, Explorer’s modified versions were released by the Rolex. Explorers modified version was with the black dial as well as with painted-on luminous numerals and indices. This feature makes it extra legible for all the lighting situations. This model was basically designed in order to satisfy the requirements of all the adventures as well as expeditions as its name reflects that. Over the year, many improvements were introduced by the Rolex in this model and it was made to be more luxurious in the beginning of the 1989 model. Gold was used in order to make its numerals and indices.

In 2010, Rolex presented the newest version of Rolex Explorer 1 under the reference of 214270, it’s with the biggest case of 39mm as compared to the previous models with 36mm. A new and the latest shock absorber was introduced in into as well as an in-house, Parachrom hairspring was also introduced along with the new Oysterlock folding clasp.

The new and the latest Rolex Explore 1 with 39 mm case along with the reference number 214270 is extremely users friendly. It’s really easy to unscrew the crown as well as consist of only 2 positions. One for the time setting and other for the winding. And the balance can be stopped with the help of the stop-second mechanism. Rolex “crown” logo has a line under it. Which makes it Twinlock and this makes it the water resistant, at least up to the 100 meters.

The new Oyster Perpetual

New Oyster Perpetual Explorer is introduced and presented by the Rolex with a completely luminescent and glowing display for improved and enhanced legibility. Luminescent and glowing material were used in order to fill the 3, 6 and 9 numerals model’s characteristics. That gives a long-lasting and beautiful glow to it, for instance, hands and the hour markers. In any of the conditions, exceptional legibility was offered by Chromalight display. For the enhanced, greater and improved visual comfort, the hands become longer as well as a border. In 2015, Rolex refined the new Explorer that brings the Superlative Chronometer certification this also make sure and confirm the singular performance on the wrist.

Style of the Explorer

SMOOTH BEZEL

A fresh elan is imparted by the new and innovative Oyster Perpetual Explorer and it’s extremely sober. As an icon a long clean line is established in it. It has robust as well as elegant, smooth bezel in 904L steel and it also has the perfect and seamless harmony along with the Explorer’s iconic heritage.
Oyster, 39 mm, steel

EXPLORER

The resilience is embodied in Oyster Perpetual Explorer. It contains 39 mm steel.

History of the Explorer II

THE 1971 EXPLORER II

In 1971, the first version of the Rolex Explorer II was released. It is the natural successor of the original, innovative and unique Rolex Explorer. Rolex Explorer II consists of the highly refined tool as well as it is the most robust. Rolex Explorer II is so elegant, swift and beautiful that it becomes the choice of all most everyone, including jungle explorers, volcanologists and polar and speleologists. It has extremely incredible and unique features.

FOUR DECADES OF ADVENTURE

The new Explorer II

In 2011, Rolex celebrated its 40th anniversary and on this occasion Explorer II receives an aesthetic as well as technical makeover. The size of the case was the most prominent and the innovative feature. Its size increased from 40 mm diameter to 42 mm in diameter in order to pen up the dial for improved and enhanced legibility. Enlargement was given to the hands by enhancing and increasing the visibility. The other change and innovative feature are its signature that becomes larger with orange 24-hour hand ending in an arrow. This reflects and copy the original Explorer II of 1971.

24-HOUR BEZEL

Function 

Additional and extra 24 hour display was introduced in Explorer II. The dial hand circles in 24 hours in spite of the 12 hours. Fixed bezel is pointed with 24 hour graduations.

Some of the Rolex Explorers:

1.    Rolex Explorer I Ref. 214270

2.    Rolex Explorer II Ref. 16570

3.    Rolex Explorer II Vintage Ref. 1655

4.    Rolex Explorer ref. 6610

5.    Rolex Explorer ref. 1016

6.    Rolex Explorer ref. 14270

7.    Rolex Explorer ref. 214270

Famous Wearers of Explorer Watches

1.    Advertisement for Oyster Pearl Explorer II features mountain climber Ed Viesturs.

2.    Brad Pitt, a long-time Rolex fan

3.    Matt Damon wears Rolex Explorer