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Rolex Explorer 1 14270 Unpolished S Serial Stainless Automatic Men's Watch
By Rolex
Located in Miami, FL
Rolex Explorer 1 14270 Unpolished S Serial Stainless Automatic Men's Watch 36mm
Rolex Airking Ref 14000 Antique Rose Explorer Dial, circa 2000
By Rolex
Located in West Hollywood, CA
One of the most popular dial configurations in the manner of the popular Rolex Explorer 1. Guaranteed genuine, recently serviced by one of our veteran watchmakers and offered with a...
Stainless Steel
Rolex Explorer 1 Wristwatch Ref 114270. Stainless Steel, Year 2003.
By Rolex
Located in Canterbury, England
Our attractive neo vintage Rolex Explorer , also known as Explorer 1, features a 36mm stainless steel case and stainless steel bracelet with flip lock bracelet and gloss black Arabic...
ROLEX Explorer Ref. 1016, 1972
By Rolex
Located in Chicago, IL
Rolex Explorer 1, Ref. 1016, serial number = 1972, Oyster Bracelet, original, near mint dial.
Stainless Steel
ROLEX Stainless Steel Explorer Wristwatch circa 1963
By Rolex
Located in Chicago, IL
Rolex Explorer 1, Ref. 1016, with hack feature, cal. 1570 movement.
Stainless Steel
Vintage Rolex Explorer Men's Steel Watch 1016 with 47 Pages of Documentation
By Rolex
Located in Dallas, TX
The 47 pages of correspondences, service receipts and customs forms archived by a demanding Rolex owner - tracing and detailing the fascinating and entertaining, nearly four decade, ...
Vintage Rolex Explorer Men's Steel Watch 1016 with 47 Pages of Documentation
By Rolex
Located in Dallas, TX
We believe to be the most documented Rolex 1016 Explorer I on the planet. The 47 pages of correspondences, service receipts and customs forms archived by a demanding Rolex owner - t...
Rolex Explorer Wristwatch Ref 214270. Mark 1 Dial, 39mm Case. Year 2015.
By Rolex
Located in Canterbury, England
Our Rolex Explorer reference 214270 features a 39 mm stainless steel case with stainless steel Oyster bracelet.
Rolex Explorer II Men's Wristwatch 16570 T Stainless Automatic 1 Year Warranty
By Rolex
Located in Greensboro, NC
"This is an authentic Rolex wristwatch. The watch comes with a one-year warranty along with the original Rolex boxes, papers, and one link. Brand: Rolex Explorer II Model Number:...
Rolex Explorer II Men's Wristwatch 16570 T Stainless Automatic 1 Year Warranty
By Rolex
Located in Greensboro, NC
"This is an authentic Rolex wristwatch. The watch comes with a one-year warranty along with the original Rolex boxes, papers, and one link. Brand: Rolex Explorer II Model Number: 16...
Rolex Explorer II 'Orange Hand' Very Collectible "Steve McQueen" Vintage Watch 1
By Rolex
Located in Dallas, TX
Rolex Explorer II (Orange Hand) Very Collectible "Steve McQueen" Vintage Watch 1655 - Automatic winding, 26 jewels, non-quick, acrylic crystal. Stainless steel with 24 hour bezel (3...
Rolex Explorer 1 ref# 1016 with gorgeous original chocolate dial
By Rolex
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Rolex SS Explorer 1 ref 1016 with gorgeous original chocolate brown tropical dial.
Stainless Steel
ROLEX Stainless Steel Explorer 1, Ref 1016
By Rolex
Located in Verona, IT
Stainless steel Rolex Explorer 1, ref. 1016, circa 1980. Original matte black dial with luminous indexes and mercedes hands.
Stainless Steel
Rolex Explorer I Gilt Dial ref. 1016 c. 1959
By Rolex
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Rolex Explorer 1 ref. 1016 c. with original gilt dial turned deep mahogany brown with patinaed luminous indexes and hands, underline dial signed swiss with complete set box and paper...
Stainless Steel
Rolex Steel Explorer 1 ref # 1016 circa 1972
By Rolex
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Rolex SS Explorer 1 ref # 1016 36mm diameter case circa 1972 with original matte black dial with ivory luminous indexes and matching hands.
Rolex SS Explorer 1 ref 1016 c. 1966
By Rolex
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Rolex SS Explorer 1 ref 1016 36mm diameter oyster case with smooth bezel serial #1.4 million circa 1966 featuring beautiful original glossy black dial with gilt printing and antique ...
ROLEX Steel Explorer 1 ref. 1016 circa 1966
By Rolex
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Rolex SS Explorer 1 "Tiffany & Co." Dial ref. 1016 circa 1966. 1.37M serial 36mm diameter case with smooth bezel and original matte black dial with original luminous indexes and hand...
Stainless Steel
Rolex Stainless Steel Explorer 1 Wristwatch ref 21427
By Rolex
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Rolex Stainless Steel Explorer 1 ref 21427 serial no.
Stainless Steel
Rolex Stainless Steel Explorer 1 Wristwatch ref 214270
By Rolex
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Rolex Stainless Steel Explorer 1 ref 14270 serial #S circa 1993. 36mm diameter case with smooth bezel and sapphire crystal.
Stainless Steel
Rolex Stainless Steel Explorer 1 Wristwatch Ref 214270
By Rolex
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Rolex Stainless Steel Explorer 1 Wristwatch ref 214270, random serial # model circa 2010 or newer.
Stainless Steel
Rolex Stainless Steel Explorer 1 Wristwatch Ref 1016
By Rolex
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Rolex Stainless Steel Explorer 1 Wristwatch ref 1016 serial #1.2 million circa 1965. 36mm diameter case with smooth bezel and acrylic crystal.
Stainless Steel
Rolex Stainless Steel Explorer 1 Wristwatch Ref 1016
By Rolex
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Rolex Stainless Steel Explorer 1 Wristwatch, ref 1016 serial # 2.1 million circa 1969.
Stainless Steel
Rolex Big Explorer 1 Steel ref. 214270 circa 2012
By Rolex
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Rolex SS Explorer 1, new model ref# 214270 39mm diameter case serial #G1, circa 2012 black dial, luminova indexes, unworn complete with box & warrantee card.
Rolex Stainless Steel Explorer 1 Wristwatch Ref 114270 2003
By Rolex
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Rolex Stainless Steel Explorer 1 ref 114270 circa 2003. 36mm full size man’s model with smooth bezel and sapphire crystal.
Stainless Steel
Rolex SS 1016 Explorer 1 ref# 1016 c. 1975
By Rolex
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Rolex SS 1016 Explorer 1 ref # 1016 4.0 million serial# circa 1975. 36mm diameter case, matte black dial with light ivory luminous indexes and hands.
Stainless Steel
Rolex Stainless Steel Explorer 1 Chronometer Wristwatch Ref 6610
By Rolex
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Rolex Stainless Steel Explorer 1 ref 6610 serial # 168,xxx circa 1956. 36mm diameter case with dome bezel and acrylic crystal.
Stainless Steel
Rolex Stainless Steel Explorer 1 Chronometer Wristwatch Ref 1016
By Rolex
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Rolex Stainless Steel Explorer 1 ref 1016 serial# 2.5 million circa 1970. 36mm diameter case with smooth bezel and acrylic crystal.
Stainless Steel
Rolex SS Explorer 1 ref 1016 Tiffany & Co c. 1980
By Rolex
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Rolex SS Explorer 1 ref 1016 Tiffany & Co double name serial # 4.1 million circa 1980.
Rolex Stainless Steel Explorer 1 Wristwatch ref 1016 circa 1969
By Rolex
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Rolex Stainless Steel Explorer 1 Wristwatch ref 1016 serial number 2.5 million circa 1969. 36mm diameter case with smooth bezel and acrylic crystal.
Stainless Steel
Rolex Steel Explorer 1 ref 1016 serial# 2.1 million circa 1969
By Rolex
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Rolex SS Explorer 1 ref 1016 serial# 2.1 million circa 1969. 36mm diameter case with smooth bezel, gret condition original matte black dial with ivory colored luminous indexes and ma...
Stainless Steel
Rolex Explorer I c.1966
By Rolex
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Rolex stainless steel Explorer 1 ref# 1016 34mm diameter Oyster case with screw down crown and screw on back, serial# 350,xxx circa 1966.
Stainless Steel
Tudor SS Ranger II ref 9111/01 serial # 838, xxx circa 1970's.
By Tudor
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Great looking and scarce model which is reminiscent of both the Rolex Explorer 1 and Explorer II models. Stk# 37114
Stainless Steel
Rolex Stainless Steel Explorer 1 self winding Wristwatch Ref 114270, circa 2003
By Rolex
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Rolex Stainless Steel Explorer 1 ref 114270 F2 serial circa 2003. 36mm full size man’s model with smooth bezel and sapphire crystal.
Stainless Steel
ROLEX Stainless Steel Explorer Wristwatch Ref 1016
By Rolex
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Rolex SS Explorer 1 ref 1016, 2.95 million serial # circa 1971. 36mm diameter case with smooth bezel, acrylic crystal, calibre 1570 self winding movement with sweep seconds and hack ...
Stainless Steel
Rolex Steel Explorer I ref. 1016 circa 1970s
By Rolex
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Rolex SS Explorer 1 ref 1016 very late production model 9.0 million serial # circa 1985. 36mm diameter case with smooth bezel very sharp original matte black dial with bright ivory l...
Stainless Steel
Rolex Stainless Steel Oyster Perpetual Explorer 1 Wristwatch Ref 1016
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Rolex Stainless Steel Explorer 1 Wristwatch ref 1016, serial # 867,xxx circa 1962. 36mm diameter Oyster case with smooth bezel and acrylic crystal.
Stainless Steel
Rolex Stainless Steel Explorer 1 Wristwatch Ref 1016
By Rolex
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Rolex Stainless Steel Explorer l Wristwatch, ref 1016 serial #2.1 million circa 1969. 36mm diameter Oyster case with smooth bezel and acrylic crystal.
Stainless Steel
Rolex Stainless Steel Explorer 1 Wristwatch Ref 1016 circa 1967
By Rolex
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Rolex Stainless Steel Explorer 1 Wristwatch Ref 1016 serial #1.7 million circa 1967. 36mm diameter case with smooth bezel and acrylic crystal.
Stainless Steel
While the rise in popularity of vintage Rolex watches is of no surprise to aficionados, collectors and industry experts, when it comes to contemporary luxury wristwatches, Rolex is also often the first brand that springs to mind. Not only is the company revered for its precision timekeeping and impeccable craftsmanship, but its name was designed to be memorable.
Rolex's enviable worldwide recognition can be credited in part to the genius of company founder Hans Wilsdorf. When the German-born watch dealer and his brother-in-law, Alfred Davis, set up their London enterprise, in 1905, they called it Wilsdorf & Davis, according to the traditional formula.
But Wilsdorf was determined to come up with another name that was short, would look good on a watch dial and was easy to say and remember in several languages. In 1908, he trademarked the name Rolex, and by 1920, he had moved the company to Geneva and redubbed it as Montres Rolex S.A.
But the main reasons for the brand’s success are its aforementioned commitment to precision and unflagging pursuit of innovation. In 1926, the company introduced the aptly named Oyster model. With a screw-down crown and case back, both fitted with rubber gaskets, this was the first truly waterproof watch.
Five years later, Rolex upped the ante with the Oyster Perpetual. That model’s patented Perpetual movement contained a rotor mechanism enabling it to self-wind. In another trendsetting move, in 1945, the brand debuted the Datejust, with a date window prominently displayed on the dial.
The company’s two most iconic models are sports watches. Although the Submariner, which debuted in 1953, was developed as a dive watch, its waterproof case, solid construction and good looks made it a favorite of adventurers and urbanites alike, including James Bond, who wore it in classics like Dr. No and Goldfinger. The Daytona, the racing chronograph made famous by Paul Newman, is especially sought after by collectors. Newman’s personal Daytona, which hit the auction block in 2017, sold for $17.8 million.
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Antique, vintage and luxury wristwatches have captured the hearts and minds of all manner of watch collectors as well as the watchmakers themselves — it's time you found your own.
Certain vintage watches for men and iconic watch designs for women are sought after not only because of their graceful proportions or innovative materials but also because of the illustrious histories of the houses that created them, histories that they stylishly embody.
Bulgari’s legendary Serpenti watch was on everyone’s list after the collection’s bold bracelet, which technically debuted after the timepiece, graced the wrist of actress Elizabeth Taylor. If anything, elaborately crafted timepieces — the unmistakably boxy silhouette of Cartier Tank watches, the elegant and minimal Calatrava designed by legendary Swiss house Patek Philippe — are even more effective than the shape we associate with traditional wristwatches.
Form watches — the all-encompassing moniker bestowed upon non-round watches — are making headlines and completing contemporary fashionable ensembles the world over. At the same time, both casual fans and careful collectors are drawn to the unbeatable charm of vintage styles, such as the icons designed by Omega that even James Bond can’t resist.
In the early days of watchmaking, watches were fragile enough that they necessitated protection from the elements. Now, wristwatches made of gold and steel can withstand the harshest climates — even 100 meters underwater, in the case of Rolex’s Submariner. Designer Gérald Genta, whose range of clients included Rolex, created for Audemars Piguet the first luxury sports timepiece to be made from stainless steel. First introduced in 1972, the Royal Oak was a perfect choice for blending the form and function that are now synonymous with sports watches.
Are you shopping for a wristwatch? It’s good to keep your needs as well as your specific personal style in mind: A smaller, subtle timepiece is a good fit for small wrists. When will you be wearing your new accessory? There’s a versatile model out there for everyday wear, while a rugged, feature-heavy watch is a safe bet if you’re prone to embarking on all-weather activities in the great outdoors.
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A fresh palette of dial colors and technological advances have elevated this classic watch model.
The watch has transformed several times over, but it’s still undeniably a classic.
This is perhaps the least subtle version of the Submariner.
If you think this looks like the Rolex Kermit, you're correct.
This model was designed for lefties.
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From understanding the models to choosing among vintage, pre-owned and new watches, here’s our expert advice on finding the best Rolex for you.
As the cache goes on display at London’s Design Museum, we speak to its enigmatic owner about some of his rarest acquisitions.