Vintage Rolex Explorer II 1655 - Vintage of the Week Episode 4 | Bob's Watches

Join us today as we examine the Rolex Steve McQueen Explorer II ref. 1655 for this installment of Vintage of the Week. Shop Vintage Rolex: https://www.bobswatches.com/vintage-rolex-1.html NAVIGATE THIS VIDEO 00:00 INTRO 00:32 Wrist Check 01:17 Rolex Explorer II 02:20 24 Hour Indicator 04:59 Caseback Engraving 07:19 The Value 07:37 “Steve McQueen” Nickname 08:36 The Uniqueness 09:32 Rolex 1655 Price 09:59 The Availability 10:23 Outro Shop more pre-owned Rolex watches, including the Explorer II, here: https://www.bobswatches.com/rolex/ Rolex 1655 History Rolex introduced the Explorer II in 1971, building upon the design of the original Explorer and adding an extra hand to the dial and a fixed 24-hour bezel. To compare, the Explorer features a time-only dial and a smooth bezel. While the Explorer was developed for mountaineering, the Explorer II was created for dark environment adventures, such as spelunking or traveling to the Arctic. Its core design focuses on optimal visibility while spending long periods in darkness. It features a 24-hour bezel and an arrow hand to help the wearer distinguish between day and night hours. If you spend days on end exploring dark caves, this feature might be of particular interest to you. The Explorer II also employs large, luminous hour markers that are easy to read at a glance, day or night. While it’s true that newer editions of the Explorer II have an independent arrow hand that doubles as a second time zone, the earliest models