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104peterb · 9 June 2014, 11:24 PM

Hi all,

Can anybody tell me whether or not the Rolex Explorer 5500 "Super Precision" only came with a gloss and gilt dial? Has anybody ever seen one (which is assumed to be genuine) with a matte dial?

If so, some photos would be great!

Many thanks

ExplorerChris · 9 June 2014, 11:51 PM

Never seen a matte dial. I had heard a long time ago there was no such thing.

joe100 · 10 June 2014, 06:15 AM

No, they came with all sorts of dials. The 1530 movement is denoted by the dial printing "Super Precision"

104peterb · 10 June 2014, 07:43 AM

But have you ever seen one of these "super precision" dials with a matte finish?

joe100 · 10 June 2014, 08:59 AM

I have, on the white dials

104peterb · 11 June 2014, 07:25 AM

Do you mean the white dialled vintage Explorers? I've never seen one of those with "super precision" written on it. Do you have any pictures of one? I'd love to see.

joe100 · 11 June 2014, 03:01 PM

This is the rarest of the rare, the double-red AK 5500. Only one is known to exist as a prototype. It shares the egg-shell tone dial from the version with the black printing so I'm using it as the example

Kobayashi · 11 June 2014, 04:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 104peterb

Do you mean the white dialled vintage Explorers? I've never seen one of those with "super precision" written on it. Do you have any pictures of one? I'd love to see.

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9 June 2014, 11:24 PM	#1
104peterb "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: London Posts: 77	Rolex explorer 5500 super precision Hi all, Can anybody tell me whether or not the Rolex Explorer 5500 "Super Precision" only came with a gloss and gilt dial? Has anybody ever seen one (which is assumed to be genuine) with a matte dial? If so, some photos would be great! Many thanks

9 June 2014, 11:51 PM	#2
ExplorerChris "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Real Name: Chris Location: Ontario, Canada Watch: Explorer II 16550 Posts: 1,401	Never seen a matte dial. I had heard a long time ago there was no such thing. __________________ There's a crown for every achievement A Watch Is Just A Watch A Rolex Is A Timepiece

10 June 2014, 06:15 AM	#3
joe100 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Real Name: Joe Location: New Mexico Watch: Explorer Posts: 12,753	No, they came with all sorts of dials. The 1530 movement is denoted by the dial printing "Super Precision" __________________ It's Espresso, not Expresso. Coffee is not a train in Italy. -TRF Member 6982-

10 June 2014, 08:59 AM	#5
joe100 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Real Name: Joe Location: New Mexico Watch: Explorer Posts: 12,753	I have, on the white dials __________________ It's Espresso, not Expresso. Coffee is not a train in Italy. -TRF Member 6982-

11 June 2014, 03:01 PM	#7
joe100 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Real Name: Joe Location: New Mexico Watch: Explorer Posts: 12,753	This is the rarest of the rare, the double-red AK 5500. Only one is known to exist as a prototype. It shares the egg-shell tone dial from the version with the black printing so I'm using it as the example __________________ It's Espresso, not Expresso. Coffee is not a train in Italy. -TRF Member 6982-

10 June 2014, 07:43 AM	#4
104peterb "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: London Posts: 77	But have you ever seen one of these "super precision" dials with a matte finish?

11 June 2014, 07:25 AM	#6
104peterb "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: London Posts: 77	Do you mean the white dialled vintage Explorers? I've never seen one of those with "super precision" written on it. Do you have any pictures of one? I'd love to see.

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