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Jacobson · 25 July 2016, 09:04 AM

Complete vintage noob here, so would like your opinions on the following Explorer II.

In all of my 20 years or so of Luxury watch (mainly Rolex) ownership I have never considered going with a vintage piece up until now.
Vintage watches for some reason become rather appealing to me.

So I thought I would start with the watch that made me fall into love with Rolex sports watches and luxury watches in general.

Currently looking @ the following watch, bust as mentioned I do not have clue of what I should be looking for in terms of authenticity etc.

So what do you guys think?

Danny83 · 25 July 2016, 09:21 AM

Looks good

marcusjcw21 · 25 July 2016, 10:02 AM

Is it this one? I think it looks great. Also seller has good feedback but don't take the transaction outside ebay and only pay with paypal to ensure you are fully protected. Looking forward to seeing pics of it on your wrist. http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53...mtid=824&kw=lg

marcusjcw21 · 25 July 2016, 10:05 AM

I would also say that if this one is the correct watch http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53...mtid=824&kw=lg then there are 48 people watching it, which means it could sell very quickly... any given moment.

GLADIATOR · 25 July 2016, 02:48 PM

Movement, case, all looks great to me.
Adam

crowncollection · 25 July 2016, 06:51 PM

Mk5 dial and mk4 bezel ok fir thus serial. Caseback worries but could be lighting it does not appear stamped ?

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freefly · 25 July 2016, 08:18 PM

+1

Looks good from here. Appears to be a MKIV dial & MKIII bezel. The case back looks OK too, as I think the later ones were not stamped.

OP: Just keep in mind there were several different dial & bezel variations with this reference over the years. Including the service dials, I think there were at least 7 versions of the dial, and at least 4 versions of the bezel!

Some put a premium on the early MKI-MKIII "frog foot" dials, but the one you posted (MKIV) is my personal favorite. Also, seeing as there were more dial variations than bezel variations, it's perfectly normal/fine to see a watch like the one above where the "MK" numbers identifying the dial and bezel aren't the same.

michael067 · 26 July 2016, 12:09 AM

25 July 2016, 09:04 AM	#1
Jacobson "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: USA, UK, UAE Posts: 668	Vintage Explorer II (ref: 1655) help needed Complete vintage noob here, so would like your opinions on the following Explorer II. In all of my 20 years or so of Luxury watch (mainly Rolex) ownership I have never considered going with a vintage piece up until now. Vintage watches for some reason become rather appealing to me. So I thought I would start with the watch that made me fall into love with Rolex sports watches and luxury watches in general. Currently looking @ the following watch, bust as mentioned I do not have clue of what I should be looking for in terms of authenticity etc. So what do you guys think?

25 July 2016, 06:51 PM	#6
crowncollection "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Real Name: David Location: australia Posts: 20,157	Vintage Explorer II (ref: 1655) help needed Mk5 dial and mk4 bezel ok fir thus serial. Caseback worries but could be lighting it does not appear stamped ? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ watches many

25 July 2016, 09:21 AM	#2
Danny83 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Real Name: Danny Location: Bay Area CA Watch: Yellow Gold Posts: 20,166	Looks good

25 July 2016, 10:02 AM	#3
marcusjcw21 Banned Join Date: Jul 2016 Real Name: Marcus Location: Buffalo, NY Watch: Rolex 2 tone 1005 Posts: 351	Is it this one? I think it looks great. Also seller has good feedback but don't take the transaction outside ebay and only pay with paypal to ensure you are fully protected. Looking forward to seeing pics of it on your wrist. http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53...mtid=824&kw=lg

25 July 2016, 10:05 AM	#4
marcusjcw21 Banned Join Date: Jul 2016 Real Name: Marcus Location: Buffalo, NY Watch: Rolex 2 tone 1005 Posts: 351	I would also say that if this one is the correct watch http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53...mtid=824&kw=lg then there are 48 people watching it, which means it could sell very quickly... any given moment.

25 July 2016, 02:48 PM	#5
GLADIATOR "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Real Name: Adam Location: Costa Blanca, Watch: YMII,GMTII,DAYTONA Posts: 5,288	Movement, case, all looks great to me. Adam

25 July 2016, 08:18 PM	#7
freefly "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Real Name: Eric Location: AZ Watch: 4&5-digit Sub/GMTs Posts: 1,974	+1 Looks good from here. Appears to be a MKIV dial & MKIII bezel. The case back looks OK too, as I think the later ones were not stamped. OP: Just keep in mind there were several different dial & bezel variations with this reference over the years. Including the service dials, I think there were at least 7 versions of the dial, and at least 4 versions of the bezel! Some put a premium on the early MKI-MKIII "frog foot" dials, but the one you posted (MKIV) is my personal favorite. Also, seeing as there were more dial variations than bezel variations, it's perfectly normal/fine to see a watch like the one above where the "MK" numbers identifying the dial and bezel aren't the same.

26 July 2016, 12:09 AM	#8
michael067 Banned Join Date: Feb 2016 Real Name: Mike Location: Las Vegas Watch: TT DJ 16233 Posts: 1,002

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