Rolex Explorer 1016 Tropical Gilt Dial 1970 The set was bought from

The set was bought from Rinkan ( Tokyo) in early 2019 and is accompanied by the proof of purchase

Both the hands and hour markers have developed a soft off-white patina

This is a lovely condition Lemania manual wind watch made for the Canadian Navy

THE DATEJUST BROWN SIGMA DIAL 1603

- Serial 173xxxx dating to 1968

Rolex Explorer 1016 Tropical Gilt Dial 1970 The set was bought fromBorn 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