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2 August 2020, 04:11 AM | #2521 |
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Done: Two flights of stairs sanded and 4 coats of paint applied 6 chairs and a dining room table sanded and three coats of lacquer Five doors sanded and finished with three coats One hallway sanded and three coats of paint applied New coat of white wash for the inside of the house And still need to replace the doorsill for the garage door and some work to do on my girlfriend’s daughter’s bedroom. Yes it still is a “tool” watchChanged to NATO when I started sanding because the dust is very abrasive Verzonden vanaf mijn iPhone met Tapatalk Pro |
20 September 2020, 03:23 AM | #2522 |
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21 September 2020, 08:01 AM | #2523 |
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The glare on the old ones is easily fixed, a new crystal is only about $100, and has a no-glare cyclops, a real game changer. I had one put on on my 2002 16570, so now it also has the laser etched crown, which BTW does NOT have an 'S' for service as is sometimes claimed here.
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21 September 2020, 09:20 AM | #2524 |
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23 September 2020, 05:16 PM | #2525 |
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Hi - My first ever post; I have a 216570 (Black Dial) and adore it and simply love it because it is quirky and it may not come as a surprise that my other Rolex is an Air King (116900) and I love it for the very same reason.......I'm currently after (unsurprisingly) a GMT (116710LN) because I love that boring old Black Dial :-)
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24 September 2020, 01:49 AM | #2526 |
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I went to buy a GMT and walked out wearing a 16570. It just spoke to me about adventure. Since then it's been on my wrist chasing the Northern lights and panning for gold in Alaska, several trips to Burning Man, atop a few pyramids in Mexico, knee deep into thick-ass-shoe-grabbing mud in Kawai, Snow-shoeing in the backwoods of the Sierras, star-gazing in the remotes of the desert. After 12 years of Exploring, it still looks great and runs perfectly.
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24 September 2020, 07:50 AM | #2527 |
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My Polar. I'm glad the Explorer II doesn't have the popularity of the Sub for example.
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24 September 2020, 10:09 AM | #2528 | |
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Looks like you took the Explorer name seriously. Good for you. I haven’t been as active in the year and a half I have owned mine. Though it did accompany me on a hike across the width of Scotland. They are great go anywhere, do anything watches. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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24 September 2020, 01:12 PM | #2529 |
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Bad photography, nice watch.
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24 September 2020, 02:31 PM | #2530 |
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Sunset riding , perfect companion
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24 September 2020, 02:47 PM | #2531 | |
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24 September 2020, 02:49 PM | #2532 | |
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+1 Love mine as well and could care less about its resale value. I have a polar 5 digit right now and have a black with orange 24 hour hand 6 digit on the way. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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25 September 2020, 12:12 AM | #2533 |
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All these years and still loving this thread
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26 September 2020, 01:07 AM | #2534 |
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26 September 2020, 03:18 AM | #2535 |
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26 September 2020, 03:43 AM | #2536 |
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27 September 2020, 06:22 PM | #2537 |
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6 October 2020, 05:29 PM | #2538 |
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6 October 2020, 05:44 PM | #2539 |
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6 October 2020, 05:57 PM | #2540 |
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The Explorer II is the most comfortable watch ever. It was my first additional Rolex after more than 25 years with just one. It was on my radar before the GMT II.
I guess I still prefer it to the GMT II, but the GMT II has the advantage of being 3 watches in one if you have, like I do, the 3 inserts. But at the end of the day, I think I would let the GMT II go, if I had to, before the Explorer II.
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6 October 2020, 07:01 PM | #2541 | |
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7 October 2020, 02:25 AM | #2542 | |
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7 October 2020, 02:46 AM | #2543 |
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Love my Explorer II 216570 with black dial. This is number 4. I've had 40 mm black and white as well as a 42 mm Polar. Don't care that it's not terribly popular. I like it and that's all that counts.
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7 October 2020, 03:16 AM | #2544 |
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6 November 2020, 10:26 PM | #2545 |
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6 November 2020, 11:08 PM | #2546 |
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6 November 2020, 11:16 PM | #2547 |
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Great pics! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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7 November 2020, 10:57 AM | #2548 |
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Funny that this thread is still alive after all these years, and how much the popularity and value of the ExpII has changed in that time.
I bought my Exp II (black!) just two years ago, and when I traded it last month, I got what I paid for it in trade. AND they are selling for much more then what I paid for it. |
7 November 2020, 11:15 AM | #2549 |
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i have one unworn, not sure if i should keep or sell. i look at it and i like it but i never seem to put it on the wrist.
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9 November 2020, 10:13 PM | #2550 |
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