Rolex Explorer*** 1016*** 1969 - Roy & Sacha Davidoff SA

Rolex Explorer*** 1016*** 1969

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ROLEX Vintage Explorer Ref. 1016, excellent condition, 1969
Serial # 211XXXX / mvt 29XXXX
Circa: 1969

DESCRIPTION: Excellent condition vintage 1969 Rolex Explorer with beautiful patina

MOVEMENT: Caliber 1570, self-winding mechanical movement with 26 jewels

DIAL: Excellent condition black matte dial with naturally aged patina 3-6-9 and baton luminous hour markers.

CASE: 36mm, stainless steel with smooth bezel, acrylic glass

STRAP: Vintage style leather strap

MANUFACTURER: Rolex

NOTES: The Explorer I is widely known as the tribute for the first Rolex watches to have been at the top of Mount Everest; a record feat. Rolex had been sponsoring Himalayan expedition since the early 1930’s and also equipped climbers with watches for the extreme conditions they would encounter. On May 29, 1953, Rolex automatic chronometer watches accompanied Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay, led by Sir John Hunt, as they completed the historic achievement of reaching the top of Mount Everest.
The epic feat was so emblematic of the robustness Rolex was putting into its watches that it this occasion sparked the launch of the Rolex Explorer in 1953. It incorporated the technical features improved upon during the Himalayan expeditions over twenty years to make it one of the most rugged of all Oysters.

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