Reference:14270: Difference between revisions
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Fact fix: 1016 start date/caliber and Phillips currency. 1016's own article gives its start as ~1960 (Hodinkee) or 1963 (Monochrome/Field Manual), never 1959, and documents two calibers (1560 early, 1570 from mid-1960s) -- 14270 had wrongly stated 1959 and implied 1570 for the whole run (traced to the cal-1560 cross-family registry entry's own 1959-1965 production window being conflated with the 1016 reference's own start date). Also: the Phillips Bacs & Russo 2025 auction figure was carried... |
Add sourced photos: fill missing shot-list roles (dial-detail, bracelet, dial variants) from verified auction lots |
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=== Generation 3: White tritium without lug holes (~1994–1997) === | === Generation 3: White tritium without lug holes (~1994–1997) === | ||
[[File:Ref 14270 dial-variant-tritium.webp|thumb|right|220px|alt=Rolex Explorer 14270 with T<25 tritium dial, case dated circa 1996|T<25 tritium dial, case dated circa 1996 (Bonhams).]] | |||
The dial is unchanged from Generation 2: T<25 tritium, white 3-6-9, applied indices. The case is not. The drilled lug holes disappear around 1994, which makes them the cleanest dating tell inside the long white-tritium window. | The dial is unchanged from Generation 2: T<25 tritium, white 3-6-9, applied indices. The case is not. The drilled lug holes disappear around 1994, which makes them the cleanest dating tell inside the long white-tritium window. | ||
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=== Generation 5: Swiss Made Super-LumiNova (1999–2001) === | === Generation 5: Swiss Made Super-LumiNova (1999–2001) === | ||
[[File:Ref 14270 dial-variant-swiss-made.webp|thumb|right|220px|alt=Rolex Explorer 14270 with SWISS MADE Super-LumiNova dial, sold 2000|"SWISS MADE" Super-LumiNova dial, sold 2000 (Bonhams).]] | |||
"SWISS MADE" at the foot replaces the earlier "T<25" tritium marking, and the compound underneath is Super-LumiNova, the material the rest of the Rolex catalog moved to in 1999–2000. This is the dominant late-run dial, and it carries the reference through to 2001. | "SWISS MADE" at the foot replaces the earlier "T<25" tritium marking, and the compound underneath is Super-LumiNova, the material the rest of the Rolex catalog moved to in 1999–2000. This is the dominant late-run dial, and it carries the reference through to 2001. | ||
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* [https://twobrokewatchsnobs.com/rolex-explorer-14270-review-understated-elegance-in-36mm/ Rolex Explorer 14270 Review] (Two Broke Watch Snobs) | * [https://twobrokewatchsnobs.com/rolex-explorer-14270-review-understated-elegance-in-36mm/ Rolex Explorer 14270 Review] (Two Broke Watch Snobs) | ||
* [https://rubberb.com/blog/rolex-spider-dial/ What is a Rolex Spider Dial? The Complete Guide] (Rubber B) | * [https://rubberb.com/blog/rolex-spider-dial/ What is a Rolex Spider Dial? The Complete Guide] (Rubber B) | ||
* [https://www.bonhams.com/auction/24629/lot/188/rolex-a-stainless-steel-automatic-bracelet-watch-explorer-ref-14270-circa-1996/ Rolex Explorer 14270, circa 1996] (Bonhams) | |||
* [https://www.bonhams.com/auction/24628/lot/264/rolex-a-stainless-steel-automatic-bracelet-watch-explorer-ref-14270-sold-10th-may-2000/ Rolex Explorer 14270, sold 10th May 2000] (Bonhams) | |||
* ''The Vintage Rolex Field Manual'' — Colin A. White, Morning Tundra | * ''The Vintage Rolex Field Manual'' — Colin A. White, Morning Tundra | ||
[[Category:Explorer]] | [[Category:Explorer]] | ||