Matte Mark 1 (Frog Foot) · Matte Mark 1, Fat Lume
Explorer Fat Font 1016 — Matte Mark 1 (Frog Foot) · Matte Mark 1, Fat Lume
1967
Frog-foot dial with unusually thick, puffy 3-6-9 numerals, visibly larger than standard; the rarest and most sought-after early matte 1016.
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Identifying details
- “Frog foot” coronet
Widely splayed Rolex coronet likened to a frog’s webbed foot; the tell of the first matte Explorer 1016 dials.
- Explorer dial
Arabic 3, 6 and 9 hour markers.
Variants of 1016
Reference overview →| Variant | Production |
|---|---|
| Gilt Type 0 (OCC) | c. 1959–c. 1960 |
| Gilt Type 1 | 1960–1962 |
| Gilt Type 2 | c. 1960–1963 |
| Gilt Type 2 · Gilt Type 2, Exclamation Point and Underline | 1962–1963 |
Case & movement
- Reference
- 1016
- Production
- 1967
- Case serials
- c. 1.5M–1.8M
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Case diameter
- 36 mm
- Crown
- 6 mm
- Crown guards
- None
- Water resistance
- 100 m
More specifications (4)
- Crystal
- Acrylic (Tropic 22)
- Movement
- Automatic