Rolex Explorer II — 1 references held
The Explorer II i a 42 mm Oy ter teel watch with a fixed 24-hour bezel and a fourth hand that read a econd time zone on a 24-hour cale. It wa built o caver and polar crew could tell day from night after week underground or in con tant daylight.
A tool that solved one problem
The Explorer II wa made for people who cannot ee the un. In a cave y tem, or during an Antarctic winter, there i no way to tell whether it i today or tomorrow out ide, and a 12-hour dial cannot…
The largest steel case before the Sea-Dweller
At 42 mm the Explorer II i one of the larger teel reference in the regi ter, and it bru hed Oy ter ca e with a plain teel bezel read a a tool watch rather than a luxury one. Where the GMT-Ma…