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<small>[[Reference:explorer|Explorer]] › '''1016'''</small> | <small>[[Reference:explorer|Explorer]] › '''1016'''</small> | ||
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The 1016 is the Explorer. It defined what the word means on a Rolex dial and ran for somewhere between 26 and 29 years depending on which start date is accepted, making it one of the longest continuous production runs for any single Rolex reference. In that time it crossed two dial eras (gilt and matte), two calibers (1560 and 1570), and the radium-to-tritium lume transition. Collectors classify its dials using a Type/Mark system: Types 0 through 6 for the gilt era, Marks 0 through 5 for the matte. That taxonomy is the organizing framework for this article. | The 1016 is the Explorer. It defined what the word means on a Rolex dial and ran for somewhere between 26 and 29 years depending on which start date is accepted, making it one of the longest continuous production runs for any single Rolex reference. In that time it crossed two dial eras (gilt and matte), two calibers (1560 and 1570), and the radium-to-tritium lume transition. Collectors classify its dials using a Type/Mark system: Types 0 through 6 for the gilt era, Marks 0 through 5 for the matte. That taxonomy is the organizing framework for this article. | ||
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== Historical significance == | == Historical significance == | ||
[[File:Ref 1016 ian-fleming.webp|thumb|right|250px|alt=Ian Fleming wearing his Explorer 1016|Ian Fleming wearing his Explorer 1016]] | [[File:Ref 1016 ian-fleming.webp|thumb|right|250px|alt=Ian Fleming wearing his Explorer 1016|Ian Fleming wearing his Explorer 1016]] | ||