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Old 23 August 2016, 10:25 PM   #1
gigoloaunt7
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does anyone know the reason why...

sorry if its been mention in a different thread...just wondering why rolex moved the text "explorer"to the bottom half of the dial,i dont mind it myself just a bit suprised when they did,just curious.

does anybody know?
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Old 23 August 2016, 11:02 PM   #2
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maybe to even out the dial/text layout. just my guess.
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Old 24 August 2016, 12:07 AM   #3
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I do.
I spoke at arms length for several hours at the Switzerland headquarters.
They said they wanted to.
They said the old dial looked terrible and the only way to salvage what was left to make it look better was to move the EXPLORER text.

Hope that helps!
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Old 24 August 2016, 02:04 AM   #4
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Hell, I didn't even notice they did...much less why they did.
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Old 24 August 2016, 02:40 AM   #5
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I imagine to be in line with the rest of the "professional" models. Sub, GMT...
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Old 24 August 2016, 02:50 AM   #6
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Nobody does, only Rolex and they don't share anything
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Old 24 August 2016, 12:31 PM   #7
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Nobody does, only Rolex and they don't share anything
Much to the frustration of the rest of us!
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