Gilt Type 2
Explorer 1016 — Gilt Type 2
c. 1960–1963
Chapter-ring gilt dial identified by a thin, “stringy” coronet whose base juts out to the sides. Dials in the 6–9xx,xxx range carry the exclamation point and/or underline markings, below.
Serials run from about 516,xxx (1959) into the R and L letter series of 1987–1989. Dial types were not strictly sequential: some matte dials reappear late in the run.
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Identifying details
- Explorer dial
Arabic 3, 6 and 9 hour markers.
- Closed chapter ring
Minute track joined by a printed outer ring.
Variants of 1016
Reference overview →| Variant | Production |
|---|---|
| Gilt Type 0 (OCC) | c. 1959–c. 1960 |
| Gilt Type 1 | 1960–1962 |
| Gilt Type 2Current | c. 1960–1963 |
| Gilt Type 2 · Gilt Type 2, Exclamation Point and Underline | 1962–1963 |
Case & movement
- Reference
- 1016
- Production
- c. 1960–1963
- Case serials
- c. 516,000–915,999Look up Rolex serial numbers
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Case diameter
- 36 mm
- Crown
- 6 mm
- Crown guards
- None
- Water resistance
- 100 m
More specifications (5)
- Crystal
- Acrylic (Tropic 22)
- Movement
- Automatic
Movement
Rolex 1560
Added KIF shock protection and a free-sprung hairspring. The Submariner chronometer caliber through the late gilt and early era.