Rolex Explorer Gilt Tropical Dial Reference 1016 fn-sold The bezels on these watches

The bezels on these watches can often be damaged but this example is really really great

the chair is in great condition with just the right amount of character

The dial is in great condition and the hour markers are a nice match with the hands (which have been stabilized in the past to prevent cracking – quite common with these pieces)

- Reference 1601- 36mm steel and yellow gold case- Serial 344xxxx dating to 1973- Champagne sigma dial - Two-tone Jubilee bracelet 6252H- Punched papers

The blue snail scale… This is an early and very rare large-size waterproof steel chronograph from the 1940s – 38

Rolex Explorer Gilt Tropical Dial Reference 1016 fn-sold The bezels on these watchesChocolate brown to beige and every shade between The Explorer story began in the early 1950s, when early versions of the watches were worn on the Everest expeditions. This Explorer dates to 1967 and has a stunning gilt dial that has changed colour over the decades and is now a kaleidoscope of chocolate charm. The colours on the dial range from warm chocolate brown to light caramel tones and every imaginable shade in between. This a vey special and