{"product_id":"rolex-explorer-ii-16570-polar-unpolished-40mm-1996","title":"Rolex Explorer II 16570 'Polar' Unpolished 40MM 1996","description":"\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePreloved Rolex Explorer II 16570 'Polar' Unpolished 40MM 1996\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCase \u0026amp; Bracelet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 40mm Oyster case is unpolished and in very good condition, with light hairlines consistent with careful wear. This case has the drilled lugs, and the lug holes are where polishing usually shows itself first, as the openings soften and the flanks lose their line. Left unpolished, the case keeps the proportions and finishing Rolex gave it, and the hairlines present are surface marks that sit on the steel rather than evidence of steel having been removed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe watch is fitted with its original Oyster bracelet, reference 93150, the bracelet Rolex supplied on the Explorer II and its sports siblings in this era, and it is in great condition with some hairlines across the links and clasp.  A 93150 that has stayed with its case for thirty years and still presents in great condition has been worn with some care, and it completes the watch as it would have left the dealer in 1996.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDial \u0026amp; Hands\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe white 'Polar' dial and the hands are in very good condition and have developed an even cream patina. A 1996 watch sits in the final years of Rolex's tritium era, before the move to Luminova around 1998, and the warm cream tone is how that original luminous material ages over time. Evenness is the key word here. The luminous plots on the dial and the fill in the hands have aged to the same tone, which indicates a dial and handset that have spent their life together rather than a mix of parts assembled at a later service. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crown Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55281063657751,"sku":"Rolex Explorer II 16570 'Polar' 40MM 1996","price":11500.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/8670\/3383\/files\/rolex-explorer-II-16570-polar-unpolished-40mm-1996-1.jpg?v=1789735563","url":"https:\/\/crownvintage.com.au\/products\/rolex-explorer-ii-16570-polar-unpolished-40mm-1996","provider":"Crown Vintage Watches","version":"1.0","type":"link"}