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	\|description=The Rolex Explorer II 16570 — the long-run five-digit Explorer II from 1989 to 2011, polar white or black dial, caliber 3185 then 3186, dial generations Mark I through Mark V, and the bridge between the 16550 and the modern 216570.		\|description=The Rolex Explorer II 16570 — the long-run five-digit Explorer II from 1989 to 2011, polar white or black dial, caliber 3185 then 3186, dial generations Mark I through Mark V, and the bridge between the 16550 and the modern 216570.
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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 ==

	* [https://monochrome-watches.com/history-rolex-explorer-ii-adventure-watch-gmt-1655-16550-16570-216570-226570-in-depth/ "In-Depth: The History of the Rolex Explorer II, The Ultimate Adventure Watch", Monochrome]		* [https://monochrome-watches.com/history-rolex-explorer-ii-adventure-watch-gmt-1655-16550-16570-216570-226570-in-depth/ "In-Depth: The History of the Rolex Explorer II, The Ultimate Adventure Watch", Monochrome]

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	The reference has not seen the kind of auction-level escalation that lifted the five-digit Submariner or Daytona vintage references over the last decade. Phillips catalog attention has run toward earlier Explorer II lots, with the 1655 carrying the lot essays, while Sotheby's and Bonhams carry the 16570 auction record. The 16570 still has market room as a watch that earned its reputation slowly and is only now drawing sustained collector attention as the earliest examples cross the thirty-year mark.		The reference has not seen the kind of auction-level escalation that lifted the five-digit Submariner or Daytona vintage references over the last decade. Phillips catalog attention has run toward earlier Explorer II lots, with the 1655 carrying the lot essays, while Sotheby's and Bonhams carry the 16570 auction record. The 16570 still has market room as a watch that earned its reputation slowly and is only now drawing sustained collector attention as the earliest examples cross the thirty-year mark.


			== Related references ==

			* [[Reference:16550\|Explorer II 16550]] — 1985–1989
			* [[Reference:216570\|Explorer II 216570]] — 2011–2021
			* [[Reference:1655\|Explorer II 1655]] — "Freccione", Orange Hand (1971–1984)

			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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