Greetings Rolex Fans!
Over the holiday weekend, I finished up my article discussing the rare Rolex Explorer II 16570-3186:
The Explorer 16570-3186 - The Last Five-Digit Rolex Sports Model
This article is in many ways a follow up to my article The Mystery of the Rolex GMT Master II 16710-3186 from 2008. Both are fairly rare models (particularly the 16710-3186) and therefore of tremendous importance to collectors.
I hope you enjoy the article - do let me know your thoughts!
Nice article.
Enjoyed reading.
One typo: 16570-3160
Agree. I learned alot. The typo is in the third last line of the third para.
Also, at the end there is a typo "cere[a]chrom".
Thanks
Olaf
Thanks for the editorial assist R-L-X! :gut:
Thanx for showing us.:]
My pleasure as always! :supercool:Zitat:
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And my greatest pleasure is to own a M-serial with a 3186 movement. btw... ;)
Really? Which one do you have?Zitat:
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This one:
http://i50.tinypic.com/107sz9w.jpg
Bad quality, taken by iphone and two Johnnie Walker green lable...;)
Nice article John. I enjoyed reading it. :gut:
You might consider adding a third way to determine the presence of 3185 or 3186 besides the "Wiggle" Test or opening the watch.
I read about this on Minus4Plus6.com who where tipped by Ed who discovered this method on a French watch forum.
It's the so called "Crown Rotation Method".
One complete revolution of the crown makes the hour hand jump 6 timezones/hours = 3185
One complete revolution of the crown makes the hour hand jump 8-9 timezones/hours = 3186
I heard it to. That`s the easy way. But to be really sure you have to open and read it gold on silver...Zitat:
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