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===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. Sotheby’s title dates one example circa 2010;~~ its note records ~~the~~ 2012 issue. Christie’s ~~documents~~ a matching 2012 guarantee. The circa-2010 figure is an outlier among these catalogue dates.

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.

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==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

| £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]

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| White dial; circa 2020

| $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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 ===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. Sotheby’s title dates one example circa 2010; its note records the 2012 issue. Christie’s documents a matching 2012 guarantee. The circa-2010 figure is an outlier among these catalogue dates.
+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.]]
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 ==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
 | £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]
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 | White dial; circa 2020
 | $6,000–9,000
-| Public listing hides the result behind login
+| The page shows the estimate; viewing the result requires sign-in.
 |}