6298

Hello, Nicolas Back again after a long time! Superb pre Explorer, as reference 6098 & 6298 are my favourite from the 50's. Dials of those years are splendid, simple and clean, and this one with a red line is really nice. Hope I can post my 6298 soon Un ab

What they forget is that there are damn near infinite variations in all those references! I now have the 214270 "Mark II", 114270, and a "frog-foot" matte dial 1016. That only leaves...let's see... 6098 6298 non-3-6-9 white dial 6298 non-3-6-9 black dial

Rolex has the world of the adventurer covered. For under the seas we have the Submariner. For above the skies we have the GMT. And for adventures everywhere in between, we have the Explorer! There have been many styles of Explorer produced by Rolex. In fa

We all know vintage simply means old but what defines true Rolex vintage in a comprehensive and universal way. This report will attempt to give you a thorough explanation of how to recognize Vintage Rolex. Rolex Submariner Gilt circa 1963 - 1966 What are

I have definitely posted this watch a few times in the past. At GTGs, it is often this watch that gets the most appreciation from my non-Rolex friends. I would like to do a more detailed examination of the watch and discuss what I believe to be accurate a

Just yesterday, one day after the 60th anniversary of Hillary's climb to the Everest summit, I got my first Explorer 6298, also from 1953! It will nicely compliment my 1016, 10 years younger than the 6298: Years ago, I hardly would have paid attention to

Here are pics of Rolex 6298 (credit Oredelmondo) from 1953 and my 7809 from 1952. Guillaume

1950's Rolex ad for the Explorer (Credit: Jake's Rolex Watch Blog) Most people believe that the Explorer I was launched by Rolex for commemorating the Everest expedition and that this watch was with British explorer team consisting of Edmund Hillary and S