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Old 20 September 2018, 03:26 AM   #1
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Explorer 1 inside catch Shiny or Mat???

Inside my bracelet catch is a rough mat surface with Rolex logo printered on however all the photos I see show a shiny part with Rolex logo engraved.

Mine was bought 2012 and has the none lume 3,6,9 markers, did the change only happen on the 2016 model?

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Old 20 September 2018, 03:37 AM   #2
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I had questions about this not long ago too. This thread should help a bit.

https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=581317
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Old 20 September 2018, 03:41 AM   #3
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Thanks. Much appreciated

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Old 20 September 2018, 06:11 AM   #4
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Mine was purchased in 2017 with lumed 369... Its polished. I thin the transition was somewhere in 2016 time frame from the sandblasted to polished.
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Old 20 September 2018, 09:19 AM   #5
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Yep, frosted to polished early 2016 across all bracelets.
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