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	<small>[[Reference:explorer-ii\|Explorer II]] -> '''16550'''</small>		<small>[[Reference:explorer-ii\|Explorer II]] › '''16550'''</small>

	[[File:Ref 16550 hero.webp\|thumb\|right\|250px\|alt=Explorer II 16550 Polar\|16550 Polar white dial]]		[[File:Ref 16550 hero.webp\|thumb\|right\|250px\|alt=Explorer II 16550 Polar\|16550 Polar white dial]]
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	==Core facts==		==Core facts==

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	\|description=The Rolex Explorer II 16550 — the short-run transitional five-digit Explorer II from 1985 to 1989, polar white and black dial, caliber 3085, the reference that introduced the GMT-style 24-hour hand.		\|description=The Rolex Explorer II 16550 — the short-run transitional five-digit Explorer II from 1985 to 1989, polar white and black dial, caliber 3085, the reference that introduced the GMT-style 24-hour hand.
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	See also the [[Reference:explorer-ii\|Explorer II family index]], [[Reference:Movements\|movement reference]], [[Reference:Bracelets\|bracelet & clasp guide]], and [[Reference:Serial-numbers\|serial numbers by year]].		See also the [[Reference:explorer-ii\|Explorer II family index]], [[Reference:Movements\|movement reference]], [[Reference:Bracelets\|bracelet & clasp guide]], and [[Reference:Serial-numbers\|serial numbers by year]].

	==Sources==		== Sources ==

	* ''The Vintage Rolex Field Manual'' — Colin A. White, Morning Tundra		* ''The Vintage Rolex Field Manual'' — Colin A. White, Morning Tundra

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	Spider-cracked black dials sit in their own collector category. Some buyers seek them out as period patina; others avoid them as damage. The market has not converged on one reading, and pricing reflects that split.		Spider-cracked black dials sit in their own collector category. Some buyers seek them out as period patina; others avoid them as damage. The market has not converged on one reading, and pricing reflects that split.


			== Related references ==

			* [[Reference:1655\|Explorer II 1655]] — "Freccione", Orange Hand (1971–1984)
			* [[Reference:16570\|Explorer II 16570]] — 1989–2011
			* [[Reference:216570\|Explorer II 216570]] — 2011–2021

			See also the [[Reference:explorer-ii\|Explorer II family index]], [[Reference:Movements\|movement reference]], [[Reference:Bracelets\|bracelet & clasp guide]], and [[Reference:Serial-numbers\|serial numbers by year]].

	==Sources==		==Sources==

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