Rolex Explorer 1016 Tropical Gilt Dial pink - Spring-loaded Oyster bracelet ref

- Spring-loaded Oyster bracelet ref

The 26x31mm 18kt yellow gold case is in beautiful original condition

The reference 7206 rivet link Oyster bracelet is in excellent condition and has a clasp stamped ‘2 69’ and 80 endlinks

The case is strong with even lugs – just how we like them with a well-defined yellow gold bezel

The octaganol case features short lugs and remains in beautiful original condition

Rolex Explorer 1016 Tropical Gilt Dial pink - Spring-loaded Oyster bracelet refBorn for high altitude Himalayan climbing, the Explorer arrived in the 1950s, launching in the same year as the Submariner and the Turn O Graph. As Rolex once put it in an advertisement, We built the Rolex Explorer as there are no watch repair shops on top of the Matterhorn. To say it was a major year for Rolex and for watches more broadly would be an understatement. It helped shape the company Rolex would become, defined the modern sports watch