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|title=Rolex Explorer II 216570 — 42mm Calibre 3187 Reference Guide | |title=Rolex Explorer II 216570 — 42mm Calibre 3187 Reference Guide | Rolexopedia | ||
|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. | |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. | 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. | ||
[[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== | ||
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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] | ||
[[Category:Explorer II]] | [[Category:Explorer II]] | ||