2009 Rolex Explorer II Black 16570 Cal. 3186 SEL Engraved Rehaut
Ref: 16570

2009 Rolex Explorer II Black 16570 Cal. 3186 SEL Engraved Rehaut
2009 Rolex Explorer II Black 16570 Cal. 3186 SEL Engraved Rehaut
2009 Rolex Explorer II Black 16570 Cal. 3186 SEL Engraved Rehaut
2009 Rolex Explorer II Black 16570 Cal. 3186 SEL Engraved Rehaut
2009 Rolex Explorer II Black 16570 Cal. 3186 SEL Engraved Rehaut
2009 Rolex Explorer II Black 16570 Cal. 3186 SEL Engraved Rehaut
2009 Rolex Explorer II Black 16570 Cal. 3186 SEL Engraved Rehaut
2009 Rolex Explorer II Black 16570 Cal. 3186 SEL Engraved Rehaut
2009 Rolex Explorer II Black 16570 Cal. 3186 SEL Engraved Rehaut
2009 Rolex Explorer II Black 16570 Cal. 3186 SEL Engraved Rehaut
2009 Rolex Explorer II Black 16570 Cal. 3186 SEL Engraved Rehaut
2009 Rolex Explorer II Black 16570 Cal. 3186 SEL Engraved Rehaut
2009 Rolex Explorer II Black 16570 Cal. 3186 SEL Engraved Rehaut
2009 Rolex Explorer II Black 16570 Cal. 3186 SEL Engraved Rehaut
2009 Rolex Explorer II Black 16570 Cal. 3186 SEL Engraved Rehaut
2009 Rolex Explorer II Black 16570 Cal. 3186 SEL Engraved Rehaut
Regular price
Sold
Sale price
£7,750.00
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Specification

Reference : 16570
Movement : Automatic Rolex Cal. 3186
Age : 2001/2010
Specific Age : December 2009
Case Size : 40mm
Case Thickness : 12mm
Lug to Lug : 47mm
Lugs :
 20mm
Condition :
 Pre-Owned
Box & Papers :
 Box & Papers
Case Material : 
Stainless Steel
Warranty :
 12-Months Warranty
The wrist model's wrist size is 6.5inch


Points of Mention

This watch is sold with its original Rolex box and Rolex paperwork. The watch comes paired with its original 20mm Rolex bracelet with a signed Rolex clasp. The watch is from December 2009 and is sold in worn condition, but overall great condition as you can see. The watch comes with our 12-Months Warranty.


The Watch

The Rolex Explorer was first introduced in 1953, shortly after the first successful summit of Everest by Sir Edmund Hillary, the Rolex Oyster Perpetual Chronometers used by the expedition were the forerunner of the explorer, albeit without the name. The Explorer 2 was specifically made for Spelunkers who are cave explorers this meant it was built with a particular specification and ultra-durability. The reference 16570 was introduced in 1989, it has a 40mm stainless steel case with satin-brushed sides and brushed top surfaces that are exquisitely executed. The TwinLock screw-down crown has been crafted at Rolex and consists of a two-gasket seal system, a stepped fixed bezel has 24-hour black markings. Sapphire crystal protects the black dial around the outer flange, we have the engraved repeating Rolex and unique serial number rehaut.  An outer minute track and applied disc, batons, and triangle at 12 o’clock with silver outlines marking the hours, all lumed in SuperLumiNova. At 3 o’clock a date window with cyclops magnification on the crystal, the Mercedes’s hands are complimented with the arrow hand for the 24-hour function made more visible with its red hand and white arrowhead. On the reverse, we have the screw-down case back, inside the movement is protected from vibration and knocks by the ParaFlex shock absorber. The Automatic Rolex Cal. 3186 features 31 jewels and beats at 28,800 beats per hour. The movement is fitted with a Parachrom hairspring, which offers greater resistance to shocks and to variations in temperature. The watch comes fitted on its original 20mm Rolex Oyster bracelet with a signed clasp and comes with its Rolex presentation box and papers.


Personal Note

As always, when we purchase Rolex we like to get something that has that little bit of difference, this 16570 is the perfect example of that. This model being from 2009 was made towards the end of the 16570, it features solid end links, engraved rehaut and the upgraded calibre 3186. I see this model in the same way I see the 114270 as THE best 36mm Explorer, this is THE best 40mm Explorer 2 in my opinion and worth the extra to a standard 16570.


The Brand

In 1905, German-born Hans Wilsdorf and his brother-in-law Alfred Davis set up a company in London that imported Swiss movements which were installed in British cases and sold to jewellers who put their names on the dials. Recognising the potential for their brand, Wilsdorf created the brand name Rolex in 1908. In 1910, a Rolex became the first wristwatch to carry the Swiss Certificate of Chronometric Precision, awarded by the Official Watch Rating Centre in Bienne, Switzerland. Demand for Rolex watches rose swiftly, and British taxes on the Swiss movements Rolex used prompted Wilsdorf to move the business to Geneva, Switzerland, in 1919. With production costs lowered, Wilsdorf quickly set out to solve the age-old problem of moisture and dust entering a watch case and damaging the movement. The Rolex watchmakers came up with a fully sealed watch case, which Wilsdorf named the Oyster, and released to an appreciative audience in 1926. In 1931, Rolex introduced the first automatic winding wristwatch, giving it the legendary name Oyster Perpetual. In 1945, they released Datejust. The Datejust was the first watch to have the date jump instantaneously at midnight. The 1950s saw a whole lot of releases such as the Air-King (1958), the Explorer (1953), the Submariner (1953), the GMT-Master (1955), the Day-Date (1956), the electromagnetic field resistant Milgauss (1956), the Lady-Datejust (1957) and the first Deep Sea model (1960). Wilsdorf’s death in 1960, saw ownership of Rolex S.A. (a collection of sub-companies) passed to the Hans Wilsdorf Foundation which was founded by Wilsdorf in 1945, the mission of which is simply to sustain Rolex S.A. indefinitely.