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|keywords=Rolex, 1655, Explorer II, Freccione, Steve McQueen, orange hand, fixed bezel, caliber 1575, reference guide | |keywords=Rolex, 1655, Explorer II, Freccione, Steve McQueen, orange hand, fixed bezel, caliber 1575, reference guide | ||
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|image_alt=1655 Freccione | |image_alt=Rolex Explorer II 1655 "Freccione" on the wrist, orange 24-hour arrow hand and fixed engraved bezel | ||
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[[File:Ref 1655 hero.webp|thumb|center|640px|alt=1655 Freccione|1655 Freccione]] | [[File:Ref 1655 hero.webp|thumb|center|640px|alt=Rolex Explorer II 1655 "Freccione" on the wrist, showing the fixed 24-hour bezel and orange arrow hand.|Rolex Explorer II 1655 "Freccione" on the wrist, showing the fixed 24-hour bezel and orange arrow hand.]] | ||
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==Bezels== | ==Bezels== | ||
[[File:Ref 1655 studio shot.webp|thumb|right|280px|alt=Rolex 1655 Explorer II studio shot, full engraved 24-hour bezel|A straight-on studio shot of the 1655, showing the full engraved 24-hour bezel and orange arrow hand. Source: Watchfinder.]] | |||
Four production-era bezel variants and one service bezel cover the run. The bezel is part of the steel case top, machined and engraved with the 24-hour markers, so there is no insert at all; the numerals and indices are cut straight into the steel and filled with black paint. The 1655 bezel is far more durable than an aluminum-insert GMT-Master bezel, and it never develops the fade and patina that turn vintage GMT inserts into collector objects on their own. | Four production-era bezel variants and one service bezel cover the run. The bezel is part of the steel case top, machined and engraved with the 24-hour markers, so there is no insert at all; the numerals and indices are cut straight into the steel and filled with black paint. The 1655 bezel is far more durable than an aluminum-insert GMT-Master bezel, and it never develops the fade and patina that turn vintage GMT inserts into collector objects on their own. | ||