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The 1655 is the original Explorer II. Produced from 1971 through roughly 1984, it brought the 24-hour complication to Rolex's explorer line in a single 40mm steel case with a fixed, engraved 24-hour bezel. The orange straight-arrow GMT hand gave the watch the nickname that stuck, Freccione, Italian for "big arrow." The thirteen-year run produced five dial generations and four bezel variants, with two Beyeler service dials surfacing later. The caliber 1575 GMT was shared with the 1675 but configured differently. The provenance mixes genuine expedition use with a pop-culture myth Rolex never wrote. | The 1655 is the original Explorer II. Produced from 1971 through roughly 1984, it brought the 24-hour complication to Rolex's explorer line in a single 40mm steel case with a fixed, engraved 24-hour bezel. The orange straight-arrow GMT hand gave the watch the nickname that stuck, Freccione, Italian for "big arrow." The thirteen-year run produced five dial generations and four bezel variants, with two Beyeler service dials surfacing later. The caliber 1575 GMT was shared with the 1675 but configured differently. The provenance mixes genuine expedition use with a pop-culture myth Rolex never wrote. | ||