So then the AD says....

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Me and my wife were at the local AD last night seeing if they have anything new come in (they actually did). I notice that the two Explorer II watches (white dial, black dial) are both still gone since they sold them a while back. So, I say "I see you haven't got any new Explorers in."

So then the AD says, "Nope. Actually you don't want one of those. That watch is for those people that just want to say they have a Rolex."

I give a rather loud, "HMM" then a long pause, "I don't get it. Thats a pretty decent watch. And I was considering that one as my next Rolex." Then I continued looking at other models and having my wife try on some.

I swear some ADs can be such morons (no offense to our TRF member GMT Master). I really like the look of the Explorer II and what it represents. It seems like more of a "rugged" watch than most (even we can probably IMO wear any Rolex in any circumstance). I like the bezel (though not rotateable) and the red 24 hour hand, which looks good against a white or black dial.

Correct me if I'm wrong here but it seems the AD was saying that the Explorer II was a "low end" or "entry level" watch. I really took offense to this. I hope to own this watch in the near future. In fact, I'm hoping to one day summit Mt. Everest and proclaim at the top, "For Sir Hillarrrrrrry!" with my raised Explorer II in the air. If not that, then at least a minor peak in the Rocky Mts will do.

Is there something about the Explorer II I don't know about???