Rolex 1016 Vintage Explorer I Matte Circa 1975 GORGEOUS (30598)

Name: Rolex 1016 Vintage Explorer I Matte Circa 1975 GORGEOUS (30598)
Brand: Rolex
SKU: 1016
Price: 18400 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

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Condition:	Pre-owned
Scope of delivery:	No original box, no original papers

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European Watch Company

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Listing number	61BZW5
Reference number	1016
Brand	Rolex
Model	Explorer
Code	30598
Movement	Automatic
Case material	Steel
Year	1975
Condition	Very good (Worn with little to no signs of wear)
Scope of delivery	No original box, no original papers
Location	United States of America, Massachusetts, Boston
Caliber
Movement	Automatic
Movement/Caliber	1570
Number of jewels	26
Case
Case material	Steel
Water resistance	3 ATM
Glass	Plexiglass
Dial	Black
Bracelet/strap
Clasp	Fold clasp
Others
Center Seconds, Luminescent Hands, Chronometer, Screw-Down Crown

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Rolex 1016 Explorer I, stainless steel case on a stainless steel 7838 folded link Oyster bracelet with 380 endlinks, case is in beautiful condition and is thick and sharp, bezel appears to be unpolished matte dial is in excellent condition with no flaws, luminous material on both the hands and dial appear to be original and have aged uniformly for a gorgeous creamy patina, acrylic crystal, water resistant resistant, serial 408XXXX (1975). Excellent Condition with European Watch Company pouch and 6-month warranty. Email us about this watch Trade for this watch

$18,400

This is a vintage c. 1975 stainless steel Rolex Explorer I 1016. It has the correct folded link 7838 bracelet and 380 end links with a folding deployment clasp, and an acrylic crystal. It has the original screw down Twinlock winding crown, and a solid screw down case back. The 36mm diameter solid three-body case, gently curved lugs, bracelet, and flat bezel, are polished/satin finished. It has the original matte black dial, luminous skeleton steel Rolex hands with a gorgeous evenly-aged patina, and a center sweep seconds hand with a "lollipop" indicator. There are Arabic hour numerals at 3, 6, and 9 o'clock, luminous baton markers with a triangle indicator at 12 o'clock, and there is a perimeter outer track with seconds/minute divisions. It's water resistant to 30 meters/100 feet, and it's a Certified Official Superlative Chronometer (COSC). The case, dial, and movement are all signed.

This Rolex Explorer I 1016 has a mechanical automatic winding Rolex caliber 1570 movement that's rhodium-plated, and it's constructed with 26 jewels, a shock absorber device, a straight-line lever escapement, and a monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold, and five positions. It includes a self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring, a central hacking seconds device for precision time setting, and Microstella regulating screws.

The Rolex Explorer I 1016 was introduced in 1963, and it was produced until 1989. The Rolex Explorer was originally introduced in 1953, becoming the standard timepiece for adventurers, including mountain climber Sir Edmund Hillary, who scaled Mount Everest with his Tibetan comrade, Tenzing Norgay. They both wore an Oyster Perpetual to the summit, prompting Rolex to produce and debut their Explorer in commemoration of the conquest of Everest.

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