{"product_id":"rolex-explorer-1016-tropical-gilt-dial-w3652","title":"Rolex Explorer 1016 Tropical Gilt Dial","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"KrBgDCJfHYWjiY\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"uilHrMFcZTKnuh\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ak-renderer-wrapper is-full-width css-1jke4yk\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"css-1cps1jb\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ak-renderer-document\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-renderer-start-pos=\"77\"\u003eBorn for high-altitude Himalayan climbing, the Explorer arrived in the 1950s, launching in the same year as the Submariner and the Turn-O-Graph.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-renderer-start-pos=\"77\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-renderer-start-pos=\"223\"\u003eAs Rolex once put it in an advertisement, \u003cem data-renderer-mark=\"true\"\u003e“We built the Rolex Explorer as there are no watch repair shops on top of the Matterhorn.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-renderer-start-pos=\"223\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-renderer-start-pos=\"357\"\u003eTo say it was a major year for Rolex — and for watches more broadly — would be an understatement. It helped shape the company Rolex would become, defined the modern sports watch segment, and laid the foundation for the watch-collecting pyramid that Rolex now sits atop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-renderer-start-pos=\"357\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-renderer-start-pos=\"628\"\u003eThe Explorer has come to embody what many consider the ideal “one nice watch.” Its simplicity and timeless design allow it to go anywhere, not just far-off mountaintops. Reference 1016 in particular, produced for an incredible 29 years from 1960 to 1989, stands as a true vintage hall-of-famer. With its understated 36mm case, no-date layout, and crisp black dial — gilt or matte — it’s the sports Rolex that doesn’t shout for attention: the anti-hype Rolex, if you will.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-renderer-start-pos=\"628\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-renderer-start-pos=\"1101\"\u003eAt hand, we have a 1964 Ref. 1016 with a lovely case and bezel, but of course the star of the show is its spectacular gilt dial. The once high-gloss black has aged beautifully, shifting to a caramel hue on the right side and a richer milk-chocolate tone on the left — is this not almost art?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-renderer-start-pos=\"1101\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-renderer-start-pos=\"1394\"\u003eThe printing has taken on a warm golden hue, paired with yellowed lume on the hands and hour markers — a seriously sexy combination..\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-renderer-start-pos=\"1394\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-renderer-start-pos=\"1529\"\u003eThis fine explorer has been fully checked and regulated by our watchmaker.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-renderer-start-pos=\"1529\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-renderer-start-pos=\"1605\"\u003eFrom the Matterhorn to your wrist — begin its next chapter. Reach out to acquire this exceptional Explorer !\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-renderer-start-pos=\"1715\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-renderer-start-pos=\"1717\"\u003e\u003cem data-renderer-mark=\"true\"\u003eSpecifications:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-renderer-start-pos=\"1734\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"ak-ul\" data-indent-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-renderer-start-pos=\"1738\"\u003eRolex Reference 1016 Explorer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-renderer-start-pos=\"1771\"\u003e36mm steel case\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-renderer-start-pos=\"1790\"\u003eSerial 104xxxx dating to 1964\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-renderer-start-pos=\"1823\"\u003eChocolate gilt glossy tropical dial\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-renderer-start-pos=\"1862\"\u003eBulang and sons leather strap\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-renderer-start-pos=\"1895\"\u003eFully checked by our watchmaker\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-renderer-start-pos=\"1930\"\u003eOne-year mechanical warranty\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-renderer-start-pos=\"1962\"\u003eFree worldwide Fedex Priority shipping\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Rolex","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56395139088708,"sku":"W-3652","price":31900.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/2546\/1430\/files\/W-3652RolexExplorerTropicalGiltdialref1016_902_1x1_c37c9216-7380-4845-a9e1-b9b2a04d9927.jpg?v=1770977238","url":"https:\/\/bulangandsons.co.uk\/products\/rolex-explorer-1016-tropical-gilt-dial-w3652","provider":"Bulang and Sons EU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}