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Real Name: Greg Visser
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NOS (and new to me) 16570
I was lucky enough to snag this new old stock Rolex Explorer II 16570 with black dial and tritium hands from 1997 just last week. I couldn’t believe my luck. Everything was like the day it was sold from the AD except the the hands which had faded to a very nice even light beige. No peeling or marks on the dial at all.
I had it pressure tested and the seals are great. On top of that it keeps excellent time gaining around 3 secs a day on average on my wrist. Haven’t had a five digit for a long time and forgot how easy to wear they are compared to the modern references. Light, thin, case has a shape rather than the square chunky block of steel, better proportions. I’m struggling to put this down… |
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Watch: 16570 / 124270
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Congrats! Beautiful cream colour on the hands and markers.
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Nothing like vintage mintiness. Awesome.
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Congratulations.
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Real Name: Ron
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Congrats!! Can't beat a 5-digit in original condition! I snagged a stickered polar dial earlier this year - well worth the premium.
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Real Name: Paul
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what a great reference.
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Location: EARTH
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Yes!! Long live the 5 digit era!
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Awesome watch, I have been sniffing one of these but can't find one locally.
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Real Name: Greg Visser
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Thanks for the kind words all! So stoked with this piece.
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Nice! Congrats! Very underrated reference.
How'd you get an NOS Rolex that's 27 years old? Did it still have stickers? Probably just on the case back, because I don't think they even came with full stickers back then. |
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The watch was bought in Palma in 1997 by Larry Ellison as a gift for his crew on maxi yacht Sayonara. The watch is engraved Sayonara and the papers named team Sayonara. I would assume everyone on the crew got one. Funny that they didn’t get Yachtmasters 😂 One of the guys was from New Zealand and he put it in his drawer on returning and never touched it since. |
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