{"product_id":"rolex-explorer-ii-16570","title":"Rolex Explorer II 16570","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Explorer II was introduced in 1971 for cave explorers and polar researchers — people who lose track of whether it is day or night — with a fixed 24-hour bezel and an additional hand to read against it. The first reference, the 1655, sold badly enough that it is now among the more sought-after Rolex sports references.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 16570 ran from 1989 to 2011, one of the longest production runs of any modern Rolex, in a 40mm steel case with a fixed engraved 24-hour bezel. This example dates to 1998, which places it in the tritium period before Rolex moved to Luminova. Tritium dials on the 16570 are increasingly difficult to find in good order and are the detail collectors of this reference look for first.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCalibre 3185 powered the reference through most of its life before Rolex switched to the 3186 in the later years of production, with a fifty-hour power reserve and 10 ATM water resistance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Oyster bracelet is steel with a folding clasp, in the three-piece link construction Rolex uses across its professional models.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis example is offered as a full set in very good condition — box and papers on a watch of this age are considerably harder to come by than the watch itself — and, like every watch Uptown Exchange lists, has been authenticated and inspected before being offered for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rolex","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50562712961094,"sku":"16570","price":8900.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0752\/7255\/2518\/files\/29629jxohdfu-z3nzgzo7pd2ttan0rpaqt0v0-ExtraLarge.jpg?v=1793352692","url":"https:\/\/uptownexchange.co\/products\/rolex-explorer-ii-16570","provider":"Uptown Exchange","version":"1.0","type":"link"}