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ROLEX. AN ATTRACTIVE STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC DUAL TIME WRISTWATCH WITH 'CREAM RAIL' DIAL, DATE AND BRACELET
Lot 111 ROLEX EXPLORER II 'CREAM RAIL' DIAL REF. 16550

ROLEX. AN ATTRACTIVE STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC DUAL TIME WRISTWATCH WITH 'CREAM RAIL' DIAL, DATE AND BRACELET

SIGNED ROLEX, EXPLORER II MODEL, REF. 16550, CASE NO. 9623439, CIRCA 1986

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ROLEX. AN ATTRACTIVE STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC DUAL TIME WRISTWATCH WITH 'CREAM RAIL' DIAL, DATE AND BRACELET
SIGNED ROLEX, EXPLORER II MODEL, REF. 16550, CASE NO. 9623439, CIRCA 1986
Movement: Automatic
Dial: Ivory coloured
Case: 40 mm. diam.
With: Stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet and deployant clasp, overall length approximately 180 mm.

Specialist note

Among collectors, the present watch with ivory-coloured dial is without doubt the most sought-after version of all reference 16550 watches.

The present ivory/cream dial is special both because of its very warm and eye-pleasing tone and because of the way the "Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified" is displayed. Also known as 'rail dial' it is distinguished by the symmetric division of the two lines below the centre: "Superlative" and "Officially" to the left, clearly separated by a vertical space (thus "rail"), and "Chronometer" and "Certified" to the right.