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=== Explorer dial === | === Explorer dial === | ||
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Explorer-dial 6538 examples carry the 3-6-9 numeral layout (numerals at three, six, and nine o'clock in place of the usual baton markers) most associated with the 6200. The prevailing reading among collectors and auction catalogs is that Rolex used Explorer dials as substitutes when supplies of the standard Submariner dial ran short during early production. Of the fifteen Explorer-dial Submariners Phillips has sold across all references (6200, 6538, 5510, 5512, 5513), only a handful are 6538s. The Christie's June 2018 record-setter combines an Explorer dial with red meters-first depth text — the configuration Hodinkee's Pulvirent called "a perfect storm Submariner." | Explorer-dial 6538 examples carry the 3-6-9 numeral layout (numerals at three, six, and nine o'clock in place of the usual baton markers) most associated with the 6200. The prevailing reading among collectors and auction catalogs is that Rolex used Explorer dials as substitutes when supplies of the standard Submariner dial ran short during early production. Of the fifteen Explorer-dial Submariners Phillips has sold across all references (6200, 6538, 5510, 5512, 5513), only a handful are 6538s. The Christie's June 2018 record-setter combines an Explorer dial with red meters-first depth text — the configuration Hodinkee's Pulvirent called "a perfect storm Submariner." | ||