214270 Explorer.... and surfing?

[SearChart]

Originally Posted by sinkholeninja

Unlike Explorer and Explorer II, Submariner is not fitted with a Parafex shock absorber, which makes it less robust in hard impact situations.

More on this here:

“Unlike the calibre 3132 found in the Rolex Explorer (also without a date feature), the calibre 3130 lacks Paraflex shock absorbers, making it a closer relative of the caliber 3135 than the 3132.”

https://www.bobswatches.com/rolex-bl...ner-watch.html

Originally Posted by SearChart

The paraflex is also in the DateJust II and all new 32×× calibers. And in real life has no benefit over kif/incabloc anti-shock systems.

By the time you sustain a knock where a regular kif would fail you would have your crystal shattered anyway. It is just plain and simple marketing and Rolex wanted their own system that no other brand uses.

But I see the marketing works pretty good