Rolex

No bells and whistles here.. Just a 14270 Explorer. The #114270 was my first mechanical watch early on in my career and has had a significant impact on my collecting journey - it cost me SGD $3,500 which was a lot of money back then (at least for me) to s... 

Here is mine. The blackout is one of the rarest modern Rolex and it has an intriguing look. While I like the silver print and the look of blackout numerals, I would characterise the long lollipop hand as one of the many Rolex oddities that needed fixing.....  

But they definitely should've kept the silver text! You have a beautiful example too 🙌

Lovely watch. I let mine go four years ago with a lot of hesitation at the time and it is the only watch that I regret selling. I still have a later Explorer 114270 but would like a ‘Blackout’ again. Thank you for showing.

Considering the run of the mill 14270 have almost doubled in price.. The Blackout variant hasn't quite gone up in the same way.