Explorer 1, Which Was Once Different, Replica Rolex Watch

Explorer is one of the self-winding Rolex sports watches. Rolex provides support for adventurers who challenge their limits. Its excellent durability, simple design, and visibility have attracted many collectors. The Explorer 1 can be traced back to the 1950s. It was successfully known to the public then because a famous explorer wore this watch to climb Mount Everest. Since then, its popularity has remained high. Among the previous models, some models are only open to foreign countries, so let’s talk about those lesser-known models. It is divided into three unique models:
The model before it became famous.
The British limited edition.
The North American limited edition.

Before it became famous, the model should have been the model before the name of the Explorer. In 1953, the mountaineering expedition led by John Hunter carried the Oyster Perpetual watch. It paid tribute to the expedition team that successfully climbed Mount Everest by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay. It is famous all over the world. 36mm in size, a simple round case, and later entered the world of explorers. It was also the beginning of the name “Explorer,” but the first leaflet 1954 said “E.V.E.R.E.S.T. Leader’s Tribute to Rolex,” and there was no model number. So until now, Ref. 6350 is still the first model. It is said that the climbing team led by John Hunter also wore Ref.6350, but there are also claims to be Ref.6298. The Ref.6350 listed on the general market leaflet needs to be chronometer-certified, and the Rolex official website needs to explain it.
Four models were launched at the time, namely Ref.6098, Ref.6298, Ref.6150, and Ref.6350, all appearing in the same era. What is being discussed is the photo of them climbing Mount Everest. The watch is likely non-chronometer certified. If so, it may be Ref.6298 or Ref.6150. Ref.6298 was initially developed as a non-chronometer watch. But when it was released as Explorer, it was sold only after the climbing team led by Sir John Hunter climbed Mount Everest. So Rolex, which urgently needed a model, developed the then non-existent model Ref.6350 using the case of Ref.6150 and sold it under Observatory certification. Thus, Rolex created Ref.6350. Replica rolex watch.

The Explorer I then was a small 34mm model based on Ref.5500 (which had appeared as Air-King), probably from 1962 to 1967. As for why it was limited to the U.K., it was said that it was popular in European countries at that time, or it was cheaper and more popular, and there was also the influence of the expedition team on Mount Everest. It is said that it was an order project for specific regions and countries, such as the British market at that time. N.A.A.F. handled the project, Navy and Air Force Welfare Institute) in the Far East and the Middle East, and the agency was mainly stationed in the U.K. TheU.Kfore is sometimes classified as a military watch. Still, the military has not officially adopted it. Unlike the Explorer Ref.1016 of the same period, it is a non-observatory swiss replica watch, and the words “PRECISION” or “SUPER PRECISION” are often printed at 6 o’clock, which translates to “accurate.” One rare thing is underlining the “SUPER PRECISION” on the dial, which also appeared in other models in the early 1960s.

The model in North America is also the 5500 series, among which the 5501 gold and 5701 with calendar have the Explorer’s nExplorer apparent luminous scale and large 3-pin style, making this the Ref.5501; the North American limited ExploExplorer case size is also 34mm, smaller than the original Ref.1016, and the dial is black and white. This unique dial from the last century is trendy in today’s antique world with its gold print, and it is also a rare design. “SUPER PRECISION” is printed at 6 o’clock on the dial. The movement installed is a 1530 automatic winding movement, and the crown is a 5.3 mm crown with a crown mark. The rare one is Ref.5701, a 1530 movement with a date function. The Explorer Date dial has Arabic numerals at 3, 6, and 9 o’clock and ordinary nails. It is a two-tone gold model made of 18k gold. Of course, the current model also has the 18k two-tone gold Ref.124273 model.