Explorer II questions

[slim4511]

What about the rehaut engraving? Are there certain codes that are more likely to have the engraving? My preferences are: Red 24 hour hand, 3186 movement, Rehaut engraving. What serial codes do I have the best chance of finding this combination?

[slim4511]

And by the way, in a polar dial.

[Puffy]

Originally Posted by slim4511

What about the rehaut engraving? Are there certain codes that are more likely to have the engraving? My preferences are: Red 24 hour hand, 3186 movement, Rehaut engraving. What serial codes do I have the best chance of finding this combination?

Vs, Gs and Randoms

[padi56]

Originally Posted by Puffy

post a pic if you can...

just goes to show that there's no consistency

There never has been this is why most of this case serial stamp or font obsession is not 100% reliable. Nothing is written in stone with any chart or Rolex watch today especially when they make around 900000 units a year.

[aurenas]

Originally Posted by Puffy

you MUST make sure to check out both the latest (Random) and V serial as there are IMO BIG differences in the last generation dial comparied to the second last..



see below a write up i did earlier in the year...



So it turns out that sometime after V or G, and definitely for the Random series, Rolex changed the thickness of the hour indices markers on the now discontinued etc Explorer II 167570, from thick to thin.



A guy on another forum has contacted Rolex and was advised that Rolex had made a modification to the 16570 dial recently by 'thinning out' the hour indices. This has the effect of increasing the diameter of the lume in the markers, making them appear larger at night...



Below you can see what I'm talking about



What do you guys think? Does this make sense?



Cutting down on material saves cash, it's like stripping out a car.. and why spend resources on something that is no more..



V, 2009, 16570 - THICK indices markers





Random, 2011, 16570 - THIN indicies markers

I thought i will share this with you guys and maybe you will find it interesting.


Both watches were mine. On the left we see G serial (thin markers) dial so called think frame and on the right we see Random serial with regular (thick markers) dial.







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