Rolex Explorer*** 14270 pinholes*** 1991
ROLEX Explorer Ref. 14270 tritium dial, Pinholes Case, 1991
Serial: N122288
Circa: 1991
Reference No: 14270
DIAL: Black ‘Explorer’ dial with Triange 12, Numeral 3-6-9 and baton tritium luminous hour markers
MOVEMENT: Caliber 3000, Automatic, 27 jewels
CASE: 36mm, stainless steel with smooth bezel, sapphire crystal
BRACLET: Stainless steel Rolex Oyster Short Fliplock 78790/558B Code Z2
CONDITION REPORT: Excellent condition. Dial and hands are flawless and original. Case is in good condition and was nicely refinished. Bracelet is also in good condition, but date code is slightly later. Overall honest and nice example.
NOTES:
The Explorer 14270 was the successor to the 1016 with the introduction of the sapphire crystal, Caliber 3000 and the applied hour markers on the glossy black dial instead of the printed markers on a matte dial.
The Explorer is widely known as the tribute for the first Rolex watches to have been at the top of Mount Everest; a record feat. Rolex had been sponsoring Himalayan expedition since the early 1930’s and also equipped climbers with watches for the extreme conditions they would encounter. On May 29, 1953, Rolex automatic chronometer watches accompanied Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay, led by Sir John Hunt, as they completed the historic achievement of reaching the top of Mount Everest.
The epic feat was so emblematic of the robustness Rolex was putting into its watches that it this occasion sparked the launch of the Rolex Explorer in 1953. It incorporated the technical features improved upon during the Himalayan expeditions over twenty years to make it one of the most rugged of all Oysters.
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