:chuckle::thumbsup:

Great collection of these watches. Very nice looking. It is my favorite watch.

I think the 1655 a great watch - but to have 2!!

What do you mean renovated?
The dials etc look very bright white - repainted etc?

Lovely.:thumbsup:

Is there any way to determine if my Explorer II 16570 with a D serial has a 3186 or 3187 movement without opening the case?

3187 is only in the 42mm case.

in a 16570 the 3186 i believe will be accompanied by an engraved rehaut?

:agree:

Thank you and my apologies for the double post. I tried to delete it twice with no luck.

Do you mean 3185 or 3186? I think the switch to 3186 was during the Z serial run.

Not necessarily - I have seen Z serials with the engraved rehaut and 3185 movement, although it's fair to say that the last of the 16570s will have both the engraved rehaut and 3186

I have owned an explorer ii for about 5 years and I am very happy with it. It still oops great even though its showing its age and I am a proud rolex owner.

wasn't certain, i defer to Clives details.

:cheers:

:thumbsup:cool vintage watch.

"Renovated"?
 

Bob -- Congrats on the two beautiful 1655's. Could you please elaborate on your "renovation" project? These examples look absolutely brand new, and the lumen material appears bright white. What's the secret?

Current thinking is to not do any cosmetic embellishments to vintage watches. Service the movement, but no polishing or changing out parts such as hands and dials because that will diminish the value. Refinished dials are a definite no-no.

Excellent choice on that Explorer 2, The explorer is a good choice for any watch!

I like my 16570 a lot. Extremely comfortable and practical.

this is one senior citizen who prefers the 16570,the only thing that turns me on with the 216570 is the orange hand

16570 Explorer II Y-Generation Functions?

So pulled out to position one, allows you to wind, position 2, allows you to adjust the main hour hand, position three, adjust the hour and minutes.

Is there a way to adjust the date only?

Thanks again.

Yeah. White Dial 42mm...It Glows Blue...Awesome.

Explorer II is a fantastic watch in all its iterations.
Here's my newest love, a 16550 from the mid 80's.
-GW
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c9...psc985d212.jpg

My first was a 1655...but I sold it after 17 years!:dummy::chuckle::thinking:

Nice

The new Explorer 42mm is a beautiful watch and superbly engineered, though the larger case is still a problem for some people, particularly if they were use to the smaller version. Its surprising the difference that the extra 2mm makes. Both can be picked up at great prices though and represent good value for money.

If there's one watch I regret selling, it's this cream dial 16570.
There aren't many of these around.

-GW
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c9...ps92a5d507.jpg
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c9...ps93585386.jpg
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c9...psc1601dcf.jpg
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c9...psae692669.jpg

Nice photos and detailed info. Thanks.

I had the dial on my Explorer II repainted black. The one detail I think they got
wrong is the second hand; it's white, rather thank silver(ish).

I took it to an official Rolex dealer and (after "checking it out") said it was worth
about £3000. They wouldn't accept it in px for a brand new model because of its
age (20 years old). I don't wear it much and much prefer the Explorer 1, (which
I should have originally bought).

Does anyone know of, or own, a 1655 with a serial number lower than 2,770,3XX?

still prefer my old 40mm

Thats a 42mm you've pictured?!

Or did you flip to the 42mm & prefer the 40mm?