infinitime Posted June 12, 2006 Report Share Posted June 12, 2006 (edited) I am interested in purchasing this watch, but all the pictures I've seen of the genuine vintage "Explorer" and "1016" models have different text on the dial (above the six o'clock position). Can someone please tell me which Rolex model these replicas are meant to copy? Edited June 12, 2006 by infinitime Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 That's the coveted Explomariner! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertk Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 thats very funny. A submariner explorer. Verrrrry rare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FasTTaP Posted June 14, 2006 Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 It's almost as rare as Paul's Datejust Milgauss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indyclmbr Posted June 14, 2006 Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 (edited) Interesting Historical Info on the Explorer. http://www.xs4all.nl/~rkeulen/watch/explorer.html Perhaps the strangest "Explorer" model is not really an Explorer, but a Submariner. It is a model 5513 non-date, non- chronometer watch with a classic "Explorer" style dial. The watch seems only to have been sold in the UK and only for a short period in the 1960s. The catalog shown bears the date 1966 and was a catalog only for the British market. One of these watches has surfaced with a hacking seconds movement (which would date it after 1972), also in the UK. Climb on. Edited June 14, 2006 by Indyclmbr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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