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Thanks Baron - Mr Red

 

I have just searched and discovered the same. Thanks very much.



Regards, Ian

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1995 Explorer II 16570

 
By: Watches4ever : June 21st, 2017-04:13
After collecting my Heuer Monaco vintage, I found this Rolex Explorer II 16570 with original paper, and was purchased in 1995. The watch hasn't been polished and a tiny chip on the glass surface. I would like to hear from fellow Rolex members, the referen...  

T<25

 
By: Baron - Mr Red : June 21st, 2017-04:21
Because of concern about radiation readings, Rolex switched from Radium to Tritium in the 1960s. As a means of showing its customers that even the tritium was very negligible, the T<25 shows the degree of radiation that could be expected from the amount o... 

Thanks Baron - Mr Red

 
By: Watches4ever : June 21st, 2017-04:39
I have just searched and discovered the same. Thanks very much. Regards, Ian ...  

Just to add a bit from what Baron said. This is in concerns of Swiss and Swiss Made on later dials. on the explorer II model.

 
By: Rogi : June 25th, 2017-17:15
Swiss - Luminova Swiss Made - Super Luminova They arn't radioactive and replaced the Tritium as a safe alternative. It all has to do with a Japanese Company that made Luminova and moving their manufacturing of the lumunous material production to Switzerla...