Rolex Oyster Perpetual Explorer II 16570 Luxury Watch Review

http://www.thewatchbox.com/watches/rolex/ Vintage Rolex is hot right now. And this Rolex Explorer II 16570 white dial is "White Hot." With the patina and profile of a vintage model but the everyday usability of a modern Rolex, this Explorer II is ready heat up your summer. The 1980s were a period of tumult and transformation within the Rolex catalog. As the company embraced its emergence as a standard-bearer for luxury and prestige products, Rolex began to tailor is traditional steel "utility" watches to suit a broader range of attire and tastes. The transitional Rolex Explorer II 16550 of 1985-1987 bequeathed a significant number of upgrades and options to the definitive Explorer II, the 16570 you see here. Rolex's decision to offer two dials - one black, one light in color - became an enduring feature of the model line. But whereas the Rolex Explorer II 16550 features a distinctly eggshell "cream" coloration, the 16570 bears a true white dial. In order to enable enhanced legibility against the gloss white background, Rolex swapped the silvered hands of the 16550 for the black oxidized models of the 16570. Likewise, the applied white gold indices bearing the hour markers were blackened to improve visibility. But this Rolex Explorer II 16570 offers more than easy reading; it's a true vintage model with drop-dead patina to match. With an "L" suffix, this Explorer II's serial number places its production date in 1989. The world has changed dramatically since that time, and