Product Review Rolex Explorer 16570 Steel White
I purchased one of these two years ago, and it is my 3rd watch w/ a 24hr dial.
I am a retired Air Force pilot and Commercial Airline Captain, and I value good time pieces. My entire life was predicated on split second timing to coordinate my military flying, and then to serve my commercial airline passengers.
The 24hr dial is useful when transiting different time zones, and since our flight operations were always predicated on "Zulu time" (the 24hr format using Greenwich Mean Time) for schedules and filing flight pans and such.
My first such watch was a Bulova Accutron "Astronaut" model (using the tuning fork movement) back in 1965, which like this Rolex, has a 24hr format display (w/ dedicated hand), and the second was a Rolex GMT Master II, which unlike the Astronaut has a date display. The Bulova was the more accurate of the trio (I adjusted it to +/-5 sec per month), but it was thick and would wake me up if my watch touched the bed headboard at night (the 360 hz vibration would be amplified by the frame), and needed batteries annually. On the "plus" side, the Accuton still performs perfectly today, almost 50 years later.
Finally, now that I have retired, I value a 24hr format, but the GMT Master, with its red/black dial, draws undue attention, whereas the Explorer is lower key.
For $6000, the Rolex Explorer II 16570 offers traditional Rolex quality for a bargain price. It will maintain +/15 seconds a day if properly regulated, and is a very practical timepiece for a frugal technocrat who enjoyed well-made watches. If you need, or want a good watch w/ a 24hr hand, this is a good choice! That said, my like-new 2002 Mercedes Benz w/ 70k miles is worth about what this watch costs, but if your watch is important to you (more than simply telling time), then this is the watch for you! (If you just want to tell time, get a Casio Casio Men's AMW320D-9EV or 100M AMW320R-1EV because either is a far better time piece, and either, with a stainless band, will cost you well under $100, and can be configured to use 24hr format.). But if you are buying a piece to stroke your ego, the Explorer II is your watch!
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I purchased one of these two years ago, and it is my 3rd watch w/ a 24hr dial.
I am a retired Air Force pilot and Commercial Airline Captain, and I value good time pieces. My entire life was predicated on split second timing to coordinate my military flying, and then to serve my commercial airline passengers.
The 24hr dial is useful when transiting different time zones, and since our flight operations were always predicated on "Zulu time" (the 24hr format using Greenwich Mean Time) for schedules and filing flight pans and such.
My first such watch was a Bulova Accutron "Astronaut" model (using the tuning fork movement) back in 1965, which like this Rolex, has a 24hr format display (w/ dedicated hand), and the second was a Rolex GMT Master II, which unlike the Astronaut has a date display. The Bulova was the more accurate of the trio (I adjusted it to +/-5 sec per month), but it was thick and would wake me up if my watch touched the bed headboard at night (the 360 hz vibration would be amplified by the frame), and needed batteries annually. On the "plus" side, the Accuton still performs perfectly today, almost 50 years later.
Finally, now that I have retired, I value a 24hr format, but the GMT Master, with its red/black dial, draws undue attention, whereas the Explorer is lower key.
For $6000, the Rolex Explorer II 16570 offers traditional Rolex quality for a bargain price. It will maintain +/15 seconds a day if properly regulated, and is a very practical timepiece for a frugal technocrat who enjoyed well-made watches. If you need, or want a good watch w/ a 24hr hand, this is a good choice! That said, my like-new 2002 Mercedes Benz w/ 70k miles is worth about what this watch costs, but if your watch is important to you (more than simply telling time), then this is the watch for you! (If you just want to tell time, get a Casio Casio Men's AMW320D-9EV or 100M AMW320R-1EV because either is a far better time piece, and either, with a stainless band, will cost you well under $100, and can be configured to use 24hr format.). But if you are buying a piece to stroke your ego, the Explorer II is your watch!
I've had this watch for almost three years, and I love it! I know I shouldn't, but I wear it every day. I'm not easy on watches, but this is one tough watch. I've hit the face hard numerous times and nary a scratch. It's a Rolex. It looks so low key that its very rare for anyone to notice what kind of watch it is. Highly recommended.
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