An Addiction: Collecting Rolex Sports Watches

Written by BJSOnline (February 2007)

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The Explorer / The Rolex Explorers

The Rolex Explorer I is a chronometer developed especially for daring men, to accompany them in hazardous conditions and has been proved in action time after time since 1953. its performance has astonished people both for its accuracy and its robustness. The Explorer II has been designed for the person who, in addition to the normal time indication, wants to know whether it is 10 o’clock am or 10pm (22 o’clock). This is the particular case of a Speleologist.

A Speleologist, in effect, is an Explorer in the depth of the earth whose ‘daylight’ is supplied by a pocket torch rather than by the sun. He soon loses all notion of time – morning, afternoon, day or night. The red hand of the Explorer II tells him in conjunction with the engraved bezel whether it is 2 o’clock am or 2 o’clock pm and there is also a date on the dial.

References are 6098, 6298, 6150, 6350, 6610, 1016, 5500, 14270, 1655, 16550

The Scientist / The Rolex Milgauss

The Rolex Milgauss was designed for the specialised personnel as scientists, engineers, electricians, technical chemists and physicists who constantly work in high magnetic fields which effected the regularity of their watches.

Although Rolex no longer produce the Milgauss model, they are highly sought after by serious Rolex collectors. No Rolex collection is complete without a Rolex Milgauss.

References are 6541, 6543, 1019


 



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