New 2016 Explorer

[red.earth]

So... the hands on the older 39mm Explorer were too short after all!

[gregmoeck]

http://m.rolex.com/content/dam/rolex...ile.mobile.jpg

[red.earth]

It's now perfection... but for me un-affordable. Aww well :-)

[judson]

How much?

[FTX I]

Great news indeed.

[D111s]

£4300

[Cru Jones]

filled numerals & longer hands! they went and fixed the two things i most wanted them to.

[benlee]

Originally Posted by Cru Jones

filled numerals & longer hands! they went and fixed the two things i most wanted them too.

Very nice! Love this!

[red1108nyc]

Originally Posted by Cru Jones

filled numerals & longer hands! they went and fixed the two things i most wanted them to.

Just imagine if Rolex comes out with a PVD version of this? Revolutionary!

[PatrickJ]

Originally Posted by Cru Jones

filled numerals & longer hands! they went and fixed the two things i most wanted them to.

The long hand is better. However, at 3 and 9 am or pm the min hand at 12 and hour hand at 3am/pm or 9 am/pm look out of prioportion on the new one. Maybe the OP did OK afterall. The white gold markers give a dress/sports look and he must of liked it or he would not of purchased it.

My point is that the mark 1 and 2 have there own quality. They are both good.

[xQx]

That blue lume is sexy... and it's about time they applied it to the 3,6,9 markers.

I now regret my purchase of the last of the 114270 model explorers... I wasn't planning on flipping this watch, but that lume is reason enough to upgrade.

Do AD's do trade ins, or are you best selling privately?

[77T]

Originally Posted by xQx

That blue lume is sexy... and it's about time they applied it to the 3,6,9 markers.

I now regret my purchase of the last of the 114270 model explorers... I wasn't planning on flipping this watch, but that lume is reason enough to upgrade.

Do AD's do trade ins, or are you best selling privately?

Yes they will do a trade-in but that fetches less capital recovery for you overall due to two reasons. First, they must leave room in the trade value to resell your watch at a profit (about the same as pawn broker buy price). Second, your watch will lose value since your order won't be filled for another year methinks.
That said, I'd sell onward to a private buyer now. Avoid local dealers who will low-ball you and focus on buyers who want to wear a LNIB Rolex.
And then use those funds to place the order - your AD will be glad to sell you a second Rolex. Remember, they don't need to know what you're doing to fund the purchase.


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[Gnomon]

Yep... Now I can stop convincing myself that the short hand is long enough. Just have to find some unwitting newbie to unload the old one on and I'll be all over this :D

[Old Expat Beast]

Originally Posted by Gnomon

Yep... Now I can stop convincing myself that the short hand is long enough. Just have to find some unwitting newbie to unload the old one on and I'll be all over this :D

[Cabaiguan]

Originally Posted by Gnomon

Yep... Now I can stop convincing myself that the short hand is long enough. Just have to find some unwitting newbie to unload the old one on and I'll be all over this :D

[cop414]

Originally Posted by xQx

Unless that is a custom job, it will surprise you to learn that even though it LOOKS LIKE the 3,6 & 9 markers on that watch are lumed, they are in fact not.

Here's what that watch (ref 114270) looks like in the dark:

Originally Posted by Nalk7

Although they look like they're lumed, they don't glow unfortunately

Wow, I stand corrected! I always thought that they were lumed!

[sickened1]

Previously the only Explorer with the lume on 3, 6, 9 is the 1016. Love the lume on the new one though.

[cop414]

Originally Posted by sickened1

Previously the only Explorer with the lume on 3, 6, 9 is the 1016. Love the lume on the new one though.

Thanks Ed, it's been awhile since I've been to Rolex "school"!

[wolffram]

Originally Posted by Gnomon

Yep... Now I can stop convincing myself that the short hand is long enough. Just have to find some unwitting newbie to unload the old one on and I'll be all over this :D

nice

[wolffram]

If the reference number hasn't changed, and the new hands are now the 'correct' ones, a short-handed Exp should come back from a service with the larger hands fitted.

[PatrickJ]

Originally Posted by Gnomon

Yep... Now I can stop convincing myself that the short hand is long enough. Just have to find some unwitting newbie to unload the old one on and I'll be all over this :D

The min hand may be short on the mark 1 but it is in proportion. On the mark two the min hand is longer but not as proportional. look at pic of the submariner hands, then look at the Explorer 1 mk 2 hands. Especialy at 3 pm or 9pm. the min hand is way to long and hour hand to short.

What they should of done is change the dimensions of the case marginaly. These are all small differences that most people do not notice, until it is pointed out to them.

They are all good. The mk1 has the lovely dressy and sporty 3,6,9 and the mark 2 has the lovely lume 3,6,9 with a classic sports look.

[S.C]

Incoming 'Rare short-hand explorer I for sale'

[brucewayne1959]

Originally Posted by S.C

Incoming 'Rare short-hand explorer I for sale'

I think we'll be seeing a lot of these in the For Sale section!

[Speed]

Redemption!

[cop414]

Love it, love it, love it!

[Cru Jones]

Originally Posted by Speed

Redemption!

x1,000,000!

[gregmoeck]

It's the perfect watch now

[itsmekevin]

Will purchase the newer one on the second hand market when available....so maybe in 2018? Lol.

[Jack T]

I always though people made too much of a fuss over the hands

[red.earth]

Originally Posted by Jack T

I always though people made too much of a fuss over the hands

I did too... but I can't deny that the hands on the newer model do look better