Important Watches
Important Watches
Auction Closed
July 11, 09:58 AM GMT
Estimate
150,000 - 200,000 HKD
Lot Details
Description
ROLEX
勞力士
EXPLORER II, REFERENCE 1655
A STAINLESS STEEL WRISTWATCH WITH DATE, 24 HOURS INDICATION AND BRACELET, CIRCA 1983
Explorer II 型號1655
精鋼鏈帶腕錶,備日期及24小時顯示,錶殼編號7429185,約1983年製
附帶保證書及盒子
Dial: black
Calibre: cal. 1570 automatic, 26 jewels
Case: stainless steel, screw down case back
Case number: 7'429'185
Closure: stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet and folding clasp
Size: 40 mm diameter, bracelet circumference approximately 180 mm
Signed: case, dial and movement
Accessories: Rolex Guarantee and presentation box
A wristwatch that was created specifically for spelunkers who often explored caves for multiple days in a week, spending large amounts of time away from natural daylight and explorers in continents where they experience periods of constant daylight or darkness, the reference 1655 allows an explorer to identify the time between morning and night through its 24-hour hand and bezel.
With an eye-catching orange color arrow tipped hand to ensure optimal legibility in the dark, collectors have given the Explorer II a nickname as Freccione which means big arrow in Italian.
The present watch made in approximately 1983 is presented with the correct MK5 dial, mk4 bezel as well as matching bracelet. A highly sought-after vintage Rolex tool watch, the Rolex 1655 is a very special watch for Rolex aficionados. The present watch is known as the second generation due to the lollipop seconds hand.