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Old 28 July 2018, 02:55 AM   #31
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Old 28 July 2018, 07:42 AM   #32
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Hi JSL. Congrats. Good choice. One you will not regret I’m sure. Did you get it from Hour Glass?
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Old 28 July 2018, 08:22 AM   #33
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Same watch here. Love it. Congrats


Let me ask you this though :

When you say the "lume is fantastic “, do you mean for about an hour? Because I find mine to be near useless after an hour or 2 of darkness.


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Old 28 July 2018, 08:26 AM   #34
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[QUOTE=I didn’t feel the same excitement as I bought my Speed/QUOTE]


I think it’s a piece that you will appreciate more and more as time goes on. You’ll appreciate the perfect balance of the dial, the size and proportion, the heritage, the fact that it goes with everything. It’s a real masterpiece. Enjoy!




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Old 28 July 2018, 08:33 AM   #35
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It’s my favorite watch. Congratulations on yours!
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Old 28 July 2018, 10:19 AM   #36
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Congratulations. It and the Speedmaster make for a great pair.
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Old 28 July 2018, 10:30 AM   #37
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Congratulations, I'm considering one of these myself right now. It looks good on you. Would actually be a nice pair with a 36mm DJ for when you want something a little dressier...
Had a hard time deciding between the Explorer and Datejust 36, I’m looking forward for Rolex update its DJ36 SS

The Reverso is another piece that I would like to own
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Old 28 July 2018, 10:35 AM   #38
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Congratulations it is one of my favorite Rolex's. I love the combination of hands, dial, brushed steel oyster bracelet, size, everything.

I didn’t like the Mercedes hands initially, almost wanna choose the OP39 white dial (great dial and same movement), however the lume of the Explorer and the mountain climbing story (ok, the smith and OP are the original Everest Watch) won me
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Old 28 July 2018, 10:39 AM   #39
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Hi JSL. Congrats. Good choice. One you will not regret I’m sure. Did you get it from Hour Glass?
Yo, THG offered a great deal but I was indecisive that time, when I decided they said can’t offer discount on professional model anymore (I think it’s bullshit la) so in the end I went to MBS Rolex boutique and used all my mbs card rebate lol
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Old 28 July 2018, 10:45 AM   #40
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Same watch here. Love it. Congrats


Let me ask you this though :

When you say the "lume is fantastic “, do you mean for about an hour? Because I find mine to be near useless after an hour or 2 of darkness.


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Sorry for the misunderstanding, the Lume didn’t last as long as Rolex advertised, I was wearing it watching Mission Impossible Fallout (great action movie though) it was about 2.5 hrs, I didn’t charge the lume, at the beginning of the movie the lume was good but went faintly when the credits rolled

Fantastic was referring the color and balance of the lume
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Old 28 July 2018, 10:54 AM   #41
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I think it’s a piece that you will appreciate more and more as time goes on. You’ll appreciate the perfect balance of the dial, the size and proportion, the heritage, the fact that it goes with everything. It’s a real masterpiece. Enjoy!




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I heard the Explorer is a collection killer, I have a few watches, not big collection but enough for my wife to nag ha
That said, I really like my Speedmaster, only that watch is a bit more delicate than the Explorer, I feel that I’m more ‘carefree’ with the Explorer
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Old 28 July 2018, 11:31 AM   #42
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one other thing, have not have a single person ask me if she is a rolex or comment on her in the month since i got her. she really flies under the radar. wonder if i bought the submariner if that would be the same. be an interesting experiment. someone send me a sub and i will find out. lol (i bought her instead of the sub, i have enough dive watches, she is more classy IMOP, that is subjective though)
I have both a subc and an exp I lume numerals. NOBODY ever in two years says squat to me. It's great.
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Old 28 July 2018, 11:42 AM   #43
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Congrats. A wonderful watch and a good mix of modern and classic.


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Old 28 July 2018, 11:45 AM   #44
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Old 28 July 2018, 01:12 PM   #45
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I have a brand new 214270 as well and I'm seeing almost exactly +0.75 seconds per day. After three weeks she was 15 seconds fast.
Mine is running +0.1 sec/day in the last month. Wearing during the day, crown up at night. Very happy with the accuracy.

Congrats on yours by the way! It looks great on your wrist!
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Old 28 July 2018, 01:28 PM   #46
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B6537091-E59C-436D-AEBB-3E91E528F3E7.jpegIt’s a watch I enjoy! Congratulations!
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Old 28 July 2018, 02:23 PM   #47
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Old 28 July 2018, 02:33 PM   #48
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Old 28 July 2018, 06:46 PM   #49
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I've got a collection of 2: one vintage Omega that belonged to a dear family friend (and which now sits quietly dreaming), and my 214270.

I love most watches and have to be satisfied with fantasizing about owning them, as every time I do so, I realize that my Explorer is all I need. The thought of keeping a bunch of watches on winders or picking from them in a drawer like I would with cufflinks seems like fun, but not fun enough to take wrist time away from my simple little time teller.

Wear yours proudly and enjoy! Congratulations
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Old 28 July 2018, 08:18 PM   #50
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Excellent choice. Looks great on your wrist! Congratulations.
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Old 28 July 2018, 08:29 PM   #51
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Mine says hello!
Love the Explorer. Congrats!


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Old 28 July 2018, 08:37 PM   #52
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Old 28 July 2018, 08:49 PM   #53
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Old 29 July 2018, 10:42 AM   #54
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[QUOTE=carloman;8802244]I've got a collection of 2: one vintage Omega that belonged to a dear family friend (and which now sits quietly dreaming), and my 214270.

I love most watches and have to be satisfied with fantasizing about owning them, as every time I do so, I realize that my Explorer is all I need. The thought of keeping a bunch of watches on winders or picking from them in a drawer like I would with cufflinks seems like fun, but not fun enough to take wrist time away from my simple little time teller.

Wear yours proudly and enjoy! Congratulations[/QUOTE

It’s a problem, I have three manual wind watches, I spend around 5 mins winding them everyday lol
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Old 29 July 2018, 02:10 PM   #55
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Congrats! Wear it in good health!

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Hi guys! Finally I bought the Explorer 214270 few days ago from local authorized dealer, not great price no discount though
However, I’m very happy with it, thanks for the help and suggestions guys, I read every post and value your sharing very much!

This is my first Rolex, the funny thing is when I bought it, I didn’t feel the same excitement as I bought my Speedy, but deep down I know it’s a watch to wear for lifetime, the lume is fantastic!
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Old 31 July 2018, 12:54 AM   #56
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Old 31 July 2018, 04:39 AM   #57
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I have both a subc and an exp I lume numerals. NOBODY ever in two years says squat to me. It's great.
Same for me - I have both and have never received a comment. Both are classy, under the radar timepieces!
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Old 31 July 2018, 04:45 AM   #58
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Same for me - I have both and have never received a comment. Both are classy, under the radar timepieces!
have the explorer 1 MK2 and never a single comment. bunch of sh!tter wearing squares out there.
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Old 31 July 2018, 06:39 AM   #59
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very nice choice... congrats.
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Perfect watch
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Thanks for posting this photo. Gives a better idea of the actual proportions IRL. Looks great!
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