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Explorer II 16570


cambridgerwg

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They were tough to find back in the old days (5 yrs ago or so) and they're tougher now with the arrival of the 116570,

The pre-2000 model you have pictured has an old tritium dial, lugholes and a 93150 bracelet w/ the hollow end links (580s would be correct, I believe).

Dials were the biggest challenge on these- the hour marker surrounds should be black on the 16570. The early noob cases would take a gen dial, but the later noob cases wouldn't.

Hand stack is typically incorrect, but most people don't worry about that.

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I do love this older model and by far rather have this than the Noob version of the newer one - it´s too big. Use this a lot, also for the GMT function. Trusty and Toro used to have them, but You have to really look around, many come with silver hands, think pureti.me had them also in a correct handstack version but that had another flaw - can´t quite recall witch one.

Used it a lot on SS bracelet but the bracelet is weak/too light compared with other Rolexes, prefer it on a black leather croco now.

 

Here´s 2 pics

 

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and here on strap with Oefner Hatch´s fantastic desintegrating cars series

 

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I asked BK about this and he pointed me to these that Andrew has. These are the ones with the crooked 12 markers. As I understand they were the base for his Transformer watches. I bought two this year and one is now a transformer GMT with gen Pepsi insert and the other is a gen dialed 16570. These use gen construction and will take a gen spec bezel assembly, dial size and crystal.

http://www.ttw888.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_4&products_id=9248

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I asked BK about this and he pointed me to these that Andrew has. These are the ones with the crooked 12 markers. As I understand they were the base for his Transformer watches. I bought two this year and one is now a transformer GMT with gen Pepsi insert and the other is a gen dialed 16570. These use gen construction and will take a gen spec bezel assembly, dial size and crystal.

http://www.ttw888.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_4&products_id=9248

How many months ago did you bought them?! I'd like to order one too!!

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