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|description=Rolex Explorer II 216570 (2011–2021): 42mm Oystersteel case, calibre 3187, black and Polar dials, orange 24-hour hand, documented SAS and UK Attack Helicopter Force commissions.
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===Special Air Service===
===Special Air Service===


Christie’s documents a 216570 specially commissioned for the SAS in 2012. Its white-dial example has a 2012 guarantee and the “Who Dares Wins” engraving. Sotheby’s also describes a 2012 SAS order and catalogs one black-dial example with a winged-dagger badge and owner identifiers. Its heading dates that watch circa 2010, before Rolex’s documented 2011 launch. The listing does not reconcile the dates; treat circa 2010 as an auction estimate, not a production date.
Christie’s documents a 216570 specially commissioned for the SAS in 2012. Its white-dial example has a 2012 guarantee and the “Who Dares Wins” engraving. Sotheby’s also describes a 2012 SAS order and catalogs a black-dial example with a winged-dagger badge and owner identifiers. The Sotheby’s title dates that watch circa 2010, while its catalogue note records a 2012 issue; Christie’s records a matching 2012 guarantee. The circa-2010 figure is an outlier among these catalogue dates.


[[File:Ref 216570 sas-issued.webp|thumb|right|280px|alt=216570 SAS special-order example|SAS special-order example, with the unit badge and owner identifiers on the caseback.]]
[[File:Ref 216570 sas-issued.webp|thumb|right|280px|alt=216570 SAS special-order example|SAS special-order example, with the unit badge and owner identifiers on the caseback.]]
==Related references==
* [[Reference:16570|Explorer II 16570]] — 1989–2011
* [[Reference:16550|Explorer II 16550]] — 1985–1989
* [[Reference:1655|Explorer II 1655]] — 1971–1984


==Auction record==
==Auction record==


These selected catalogues document standard black- and white-dial examples and two unit commissions. The table lists auction-house estimates; catalogued “circa” dates are estimates rather than manufacture records. One SAS listing predates the documented launch year.
These selected catalogues document standard black- and white-dial examples and two unit commissions. The table lists auction-house estimates; catalogued “circa” dates are estimates rather than manufacture records. One Sotheby’s catalogue date predates the documented launch year.


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| Black dial; circa 2010; catalogue says SAS issue in 2012
| Black dial; circa 2010; catalogue says SAS issue in 2012
| £17,000–28,000
| £17,000–28,000
| Listing notes another SAS example sold for £35,000; the public page gives no result for this lot
| Sotheby’s also cites a £35,000 hammer for another SAS example; this lot’s result is not shown.
|-
|-
| [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2023/fine-watches-2/reference-216570-explorer-ii-a-stainless-steel Sotheby’s, Fine Watches, June 2023, lot 246]
| [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2023/fine-watches-2/reference-216570-explorer-ii-a-stainless-steel Sotheby’s, Fine Watches, June 2023, lot 246]
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| White dial; circa 2020
| White dial; circa 2020
| $6,000–9,000
| $6,000–9,000
| Public listing hides the result behind login
| The page shows the estimate; viewing the result requires sign-in.
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* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2023/fine-watches-2/reference-216570-explorer-ii-a-stainless-steel "Reference 216570 Explorer II, Stainless Steel Automatic Dual Time with Date and Bracelet, circa 2015", Sotheby's, 2023-06-15]
* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2023/fine-watches-2/reference-216570-explorer-ii-a-stainless-steel "Reference 216570 Explorer II, Stainless Steel Automatic Dual Time with Date and Bracelet, circa 2015", Sotheby's, 2023-06-15]
* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2026/fine-watches/reference-216570-explorer-ii-a-stainless-steel "Reference 216570 Explorer II, stainless steel automatic, circa 2020", Sotheby's, 2026-06-17]
* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2026/fine-watches/reference-216570-explorer-ii-a-stainless-steel "Reference 216570 Explorer II, stainless steel automatic, circa 2020", Sotheby's, 2026-06-17]
==Related references==
* [[Reference:16570|Explorer II 16570]] — 1989–2011
* [[Reference:16550|Explorer II 16550]] — 1985–1989
* [[Reference:1655|Explorer II 1655]] — 1971–1984


[[Category:Explorer II]]
[[Category:Explorer II]]
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