New Rolex Explorer Watch For 2010

by Ariel Adams (RSS feed)
Mar 18th 2010 at 7:01PM

Big news this year here at Basel from Rolex. Most people are impressed by the new Rolex Submariner watches in all steel, but Rolex has also updated its popular Explorer model. The classic adventure watch has been upped to 39mm wide in steel, and features a slightly new dial. The case now comes in a better steel, which is grade 904L steel (most chemical and corrosion resistant). The dial has been ever so slightly updated. Newer hour markers and larger hands are most apparent.

The Rolex in-house made calibre 3132 movement is rock-solid and is COSC Chronometer certified. The watch has a sapphire crystal of course and is water resistant to 100 meters. Character of the watch is similar to the Submariner - but it is thinner, opts for a polished bezel instead of a rotating diver's bezel, and has a different style dial. The bracelet is very similar between the two, but the Explorer does not have a glide-lock clasp. For many, the Explorer is a simple, and less expensive Rolex that feels like a fantastic fit on many wrists. Surely fans will be excited as it has been a long time since the Rolex Explorer watch has been updated.

Click on the read more link below for technical specifications of the watch.

Ariel Adams publishes the luxury watch review site aBlogtoRead.com.

Gallery: New Rolex Explorer Watch For 2010

Rolex Oyster Perpetual Explorer

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

REFERENCE (CASE / BRACELET): 214270 / 77200

Case
Diameter: 39 mm
Material: 904L steel
Bezel: fixed, smooth
Winding crown: Twinlock
Crystal: sapphire
Waterproofness: 100 m (330 ft)

Movement
Calibre: 3132
Self-winding: Perpetual rotor
Oscillator: frequency: 4 Hz (28,800 beats/hour)
Parachrom hairspring with Breguet overcoil
Paraflex shock absorbers
Precision: COSC-certified chronometer
Power reserve: ~48 hours

Dial
Hour markers: luminescent Chromalight
Hands: luminescent Chromalight

Bracelet
Material: 904L steel
Type: Oyster
Clasp: Oysterlock with Easylink comfort extension link

Tags: 2010, 214270, 214270 77200, 21427077200, Basel, baselworld 2010, Explorer, new, Rolex, rolex explorer, steel

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Shawn Ames Mar 22nd 2010 4:29PM

TTTT, doesn't this Rolex look the same as the older one's...? Really wish they could come up with something more innovative. I guess this does go back to how Rolex still needing to keep its brand 'old school', and classy.

Jack Mar 24th 2010 10:44PM

The problem with the (prior to 2010) explorer is that it was so much smaller than any other men's watches. It was a good watch for a prep-school tweener, or a woman, but not so masculine for a guy.