Rolex explorer 1016 crownsize?

[Ron P]

Goodmorning,

I am looking for the correct crown number and size for an explorer case 1016 with movement 1530.
Presently there is a slipping twinlock crown (one lower _ under the logo) size 5,3 mm steel.
I have searched in the Rolex R20 manual, here it states for the 1016 case a 1560-1570 movement, odd for it is an explores dial without a date window and a crown of 6mm diameter, 24-61010.

What should be the correct size, I think it should be the 24-5330, but that is not what the documentation states.

Any suggestions?

Kind regards
Ron

[Alexjb007]

Ref antiguas del catálogo R20 del Año 1984, Rolex 1016:
Corona: 24-600
Tubo: 24- 6010
Ref actuales del año 2022
Corona: 24-604-0
Tubo: 24:6020-2, 24- 6330-2

[Ron P]

thank you, so this would mean the current crown of 5.3mm is wrong, at least not original.
could it be that at the time of introduction of the 1016 it was the 5.3mm and today, they made an update in the prescribed crown, going to 6.00 mm?

[Alexjb007]

El catálogo R20 más antiguo que tengo es de 1981, y en esa fecha ya figura la corona 24- 600, y el tubo 24- 6010, no creo que al principio se montará la corona 24- 530, más bien no le pertenece, pero solo puedo documentarlo desde 1981.

[TimeToGo]

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Interesting that the Rolex 1018 calls for the 5.3mm version..

[TimeToGo]

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As an added note, in the early days they used the tubes accross the different crown sizes (i.e. 5.3, 6mm etc). So this may be the case with yours, and you just may need to change the crown if it bothers you.

[Ron P]

as I have a good functioning 6mm crown I will go with that one.
Your input was much appreciated.

Ron