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A few more questions...

 


Hi Andrew!!!

Thank you for taking the time to clarify.

I have a few more questions regarding your answers.

1. You say the watch in the photo is Hillary's which is really cool. The thing that confuses me is that you said he did not wear an Oyster, but the watch in the photo has the "Oyster" designation on the dial?

Also, you said he wore an Air King, but there is no Air King designation on the dial?

2. To specifically answer your question, you can see a photo of the Rolex Explorer Reference 6098 from 1950 here:

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The reason I am trying to separate the fact from the fiction on this is so I can update the article accordingly.

Thanks for sharing your insight and I look forward to your further clarification.

Warmest regards,

Jake

This message has been edited by DrStrong on 2009-03-06 12:40:37

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A world of extremes: Rolex has been everywhere you would not think of going to!

 
By: 219 : March 2nd, 2009-06:56
The 1950’s saw notable achievements for Rolex. They went from the heights of the earth, atop of Mount Everest with Sir Edmund Hillary; and to the depths of the ocean in the Mariana Trench with Jacques Piccard. The Beyer Museum has both – the original from...  

A top In Depth topic, Andrew! :)))

 
By: amanico : March 2nd, 2009-08:07
Thanks for this very informative and interesting post, Andrew. That's the strength of this Brand, indeed. Being able to put an History behind several watches is not shared by all the Manufactures. I loved the History behind Sir Hillary and his explorer wh... 

That reminds me of a picture...

 
By: DrStrong : March 2nd, 2009-13:14
of my collection of toolwatches, that I had taken at some point. Like a sea - earth - sky trilogy This message has been edited by DrStrong on 2009-03-02 13:15:59...  

A Few Questions:

 
By: passioninsf : March 5th, 2009-07:45
Hi Andrew, I am a little confused and I am hoping you can clarify. You are showing two watches in your photos and the two-tone watch with the black dial is clearly an original DEEP SEA SPECIAL demo model (Probably without a movement inside), but I don't u... 

Jake - hi. A few answers!

 
By: 219 : March 6th, 2009-01:49
1. Yes, the watch in the pictures is Hillary's - the Beyer Museum has the documentation to prove it. 2. If you go to the Rolex website, it states that the Explorer Oyster was brought out after the 1953 expedition. Rumour has it that the expedition was sup... 

A few more questions...

 
By: passioninsf : March 6th, 2009-06:18
Hi Andrew!!! Thank you for taking the time to clarify. I have a few more questions regarding your answers. 1. You say the watch in the photo is Hillary's which is really cool. The thing that confuses me is that you said he did not wear an Oyster, but the ... 

Great article by the way - even with Ms Monroe making an appearence! :)

 
By: 219 : March 6th, 2009-06:46
First, my apologies for the speed typing earlier: I meant to state Explorer Oyster - its an Oyster as you state. Given the evidence in your article I am inclined to think (despite being informed that this was an earlier Air King model) that this was the O...