Reference:explorer - Revision history

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	== Common entry points ==		== Common entry points ==

	~~{\| style~~="~~width:100%; border~~-~~collapse:separate; border~~-~~spacing:8px 0; margin:1em 0 1.5em 0;~~"		<div class="rp-grid">
	\|-		<div class="rp-card"><div class="rp-card-body"><div class="rp-card-meta">Identifying a vintage 36mm Explorer?</div><div class="rp-card-title">[[Reference:1016\|1016]]</div><div class="rp-card-text">The twenty-nine-year foundation reference, gilt Types 0 through 6, matte Marks 0 through 5.</div></div></div>
	~~\| style~~="~~width:33%; padding:14px; background:#f8f8f6; border~~-~~left:3px solid #555; vertical~~-~~align:top;~~" ~~\| ''~~Identifying a vintage 36mm Explorer?''<br/>~~'''~~[[Reference:1016\|1016]]~~''' — the~~ twenty-nine-year foundation reference, gilt Types 0 through 6, matte Marks 0 through 5.		<div class="rp-card"><div class="rp-card-body"><div class="rp-card-meta">Cross-checking a sapphire-era 36mm?</div><div class="rp-card-title">[[Reference:14270\|14270]]</div><div class="rp-card-text">First sapphire-crystal Explorer, caliber 3000, five dial generations, plus the Blackout variant that re-set the modern Explorer market.</div></div></div>
	~~\| style~~="~~width:33%; padding:14px; background:#f8f8f6; border~~-~~left:3px solid #555; vertical~~-~~align:top;~~" ~~\| ''~~Cross-checking a sapphire-era 36mm?''<br/>~~'''~~[[Reference:14270\|14270]]~~''' — first~~ sapphire-crystal Explorer, caliber 3000, five dial generations, plus the Blackout variant that re-set the modern Explorer market.		<div class="rp-card"><div class="rp-card-body"><div class="rp-card-meta">Working from a 39mm dial photo?</div><div class="rp-card-title">[[Reference:214270\|214270]]</div><div class="rp-card-text">First size change in fifty-seven years. Caliber 3132 with Paraflex shock absorbers, and the Mark 1 (no lume numerals) vs Mark 2 (lume) split.</div></div></div>
	~~\| style~~="~~width:33%; padding:14px; background:#f8f8f6; border~~-~~left:3px solid #555; vertical~~-~~align:top;~~" ~~\| ''~~Working from a 39mm dial photo?''<br/>~~'''~~[[Reference:214270\|214270]]~~''' — first~~ size change in fifty-seven years. Caliber 3132 with Paraflex shock absorbers, and the Mark 1 (no lume numerals) vs Mark 2 (lume) split.		</div>
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	== Pre-Explorer and early references (1952–1959) ==		== Pre-Explorer and early references (1952–1959) ==

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site-wide: domain move BezelBase → Rolexopedia (rolexopedia.net)

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	{{DISPLAYTITLE:Rolex Explorer}}		{{DISPLAYTITLE:Rolex Explorer}}
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	\|title=Rolex Explorer — Reference Guide to Every Model & Year \| ~~BezelBase~~		\|title=Rolex Explorer — Reference Guide to Every Model & Year \| Rolexopedia
	\|description=Every Rolex Explorer I reference from the 1952 pre-Explorer 6150 through the current 124270 and 224270. Production histories, dial variants, movement specs, and collector context.		\|description=Every Rolex Explorer I reference from the 1952 pre-Explorer 6150 through the current 124270 and 224270. Production histories, dial variants, movement specs, and collector context.
	\|keywords=Rolex Explorer, Explorer I, 1016, 6150, 6350, 6610, 14270, 114270, 214270, 124270, 224270, vintage Rolex		\|keywords=Rolex Explorer, Explorer I, 1016, 6150, 6350, 6610, 14270, 114270, 214270, 124270, 224270, vintage Rolex

Admin: Add 6429 Commando to Explorer hub as an Explorer-adjacent curiosity

2026-08-11T17:13:19Z

Add 6429 Commando to Explorer hub as an Explorer-adjacent curiosity

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	\| 3132 \|\| 28,800 vph \|\| 48 hr \|\| 214270 \|\| Paraflex shock absorbers		\| 3132 \|\| 28,800 vph \|\| 48 hr \|\| 214270 \|\| Paraflex shock absorbers
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			== Explorer-adjacent curiosities ==

			Not every steel-sport Rolex from this period wears the Explorer name, even when it shares the family's case and dial vocabulary. The Space-Dweller swaps the 1016's dial text for a Japanese-market variant and has never had its own reference number confirmed. The [[Reference:6429\|6429 Commando]] is a smaller, cheaper, manual-wind 34mm watch Rolex sold through Abercrombie & Fitch in the late 1960s — Explorer-adjacent by case and dial language, not by name or by movement.

	== Related families ==		== Related families ==

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	\|description=Every Rolex Explorer I reference from the 1952 pre-Explorer 6150 through the current 124270 and 224270. Production histories, dial variants, movement specs, and collector context.		\|description=Every Rolex Explorer I reference from the 1952 pre-Explorer 6150 through the current 124270 and 224270. Production histories, dial variants, movement specs, and collector context.
	\|keywords=Rolex Explorer, Explorer I, 1016, 6150, 6350, 6610, 14270, 114270, 214270, 124270, 224270, vintage Rolex		\|keywords=Rolex Explorer, Explorer I, 1016, 6150, 6350, 6610, 14270, 114270, 214270, 124270, 224270, vintage Rolex
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	* [[Reference:submariner\|Submariner]] — the parallel 1953 launch. Same year, same case architecture, different tool job.		* [[Reference:submariner\|Submariner]] — the parallel 1953 launch. Same year, same case architecture, different tool job.
	* [[Reference:air-king\|Air-King]] — the shared-case cousin. The 1500-family movement that powers the 1016 also powers the 5500; the 5504 wears a 1016 case with Air-King dial text.		* [[Reference:air-king\|Air-King]] — the shared-case cousin. The 1500-family movement that powers the 1016 also powers the 5500; the 5504 wears a 1016 case with Air-King dial text.


			== Shared references ==

			* [[Reference:Serial-numbers\|Serial numbers by year]] — date any Explorer from its serial
			* [[Reference:Movements\|Movement reference]] — the calibers used across the Explorer line
			* [[Reference:Bracelets\|Bracelet & clasp guide]] — bracelet types, end-links, and clasp date codes

	== Sources ==		== Sources ==

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	\|title=Rolex Explorer — ~~Production, Dial Variants, Serial Ranges~~ \| BezelBase		\|title=Rolex Explorer — Reference Guide to Every Model & Year \| BezelBase
	\|description=Every Rolex Explorer I reference from the 1952 pre-Explorer 6150 through the current 124270 and 224270. Production histories, dial variants, movement specs, and collector context.		\|description=Every Rolex Explorer I reference from the 1952 pre-Explorer 6150 through the current 124270 and 224270. Production histories, dial variants, movement specs, and collector context.
	\|keywords=Rolex Explorer, Explorer I, 1016, 6150, 6350, 6610, 14270, 114270, 214270, 124270, 224270, vintage Rolex		\|keywords=Rolex Explorer, Explorer I, 1016, 6150, 6350, 6610, 14270, 114270, 214270, 124270, 224270, vintage Rolex
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	\|image_alt=Hillary and Norgay's 1953 Everest expedition — the event that launched the Explorer name		\|image_alt=Hillary and Norgay's 1953 Everest expedition — the event that launched the Explorer name
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