Rolex ref 1655 Rail Dial - Mr. Orange Hand & Sir Edmund Hillary....
Wieter in english, könnt ihr hier alle sowieso ;)
As I was enjoying the crisp beauty of a newcomer, a ref 1655 Orange Hand mit rare 'Rail-Dial' that are generally still undervalued compared to equily rare Sea Dwellers or Submariners from same age. With the new attention Rolex gave the Explorer 2 last year, we already see them get very rare to find in this condition.
This 3.7 million serial ( 1973 ) makes this rare Rail Dail from the very early batch, most we know are from '74-'77. Definitely not easy to find, specially with this white lumious it has a divine look guys like Reinhold Messner suits well..
Here we see the ref 1655 Rail Dial together with the new 42 mm Explorer II Orange Hand, heritaged by HTE and on the right, the original Rolex Explorer II, given by Rolex Geneva directly to Sir Edmund Hillary for his enormous achievements...
Sir Ed is wearing his Orange Hand during the 'Ocean to Sky Expedition', up close in the picture ;-)
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The new white 42mm 'heritaged' Orange Hand & lovely patina on Sir Ed Hillary's ref 1655...
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2 x mountain heros / gods together; Sir Edmund Hillary & Reinhold Messner posing for a Rolex ad...
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3 x original Sir Edmund Hillary 'Explorer', all presented by Rolex Geneva.. The middle one, the Hillary Rolex Bosecks, is on display at NZ Auckland Museum.
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Mr Orange Hand himself, Reinhold Messner in action with his ref 1655..
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Together with the legend, at his incredible castle in Bozen.. And yes, he likes it! ;-)
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Here a good morning picture with Peter Hillary in Geneva when I confinced him it's cool to wear 2 Rolex ;-)
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http://rolexpassionreport.com/2867/m...r-ii-ref-1655/
Grüsse Philipp
Zeigt euere Rolex Explorer Orange Hand:gut::gut:
