Rolex Explorer II 1655 MK1 Full Set (Steve McQueen)RESERVED
- £27,250.00
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About this watch
Introduced in 1971 the Explorer MK11 was purposely made for a select sporting group of speleologists or cave explorers to you and me ,Now I have to confess I am not sure who at Rolex thought that was a great gap in the market but needless to say the watch was not generally well received when it was launched and very much like the Rolex Daytona’s of that era they sat in dealers windows unsold for some time ,now we all wish we had a time machine to nip back and buy up everything those dealers had in stock because just like the Daytona’s of the era the Explorer II ref 1655 is highly prized by all collectors today and none more so than the elusive MK1
Just like a variant of the Daytona was named after a super cool star of the period Paul Newman somehow the Explorer II became known to collectors as the Steve McQueen although for the record no one actually has a picture of Mr McQueen actually wearing one, but let’s not split hairs.
This example from the early 1978 is in superb condition and has the original Mk 1 t Swiss t dial not the later Swiss t <25 variant and also the earlier non lollipop second hand.
The cal 1570 automatic movement comes recently serviced and guaranteed for 12 months .
The stainless-steel case is also in great shape with nice fat lugs and the original fixed steel bezel.
The watch comes fitted to the original Rolex bracelet ref 78360with number 580 end links ,bracelet is correctly date stamped Vb for 1977.
This stunning example benefits from having ;
Original sales receipt
Original Rolex papers
Rolex Oyster Booklet
Rolex Explorer manual
Green document wallet
Inner and outer Rolex box
The Explorer 11 1655 is a superb choice for the collector looking for a stunning vintage watch that’s robust enough to wear every day that offers a different look than other sports models in the Rolex product range.
This piece is in stock and ready for worldwide shipping.
Our stock number 7306
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