Matte Mark 1 (Frog Foot) · Matte Mark 1, Mega Fat
Explorer Frog Foot 1016 — Matte Mark 1 (Frog Foot) · Matte Mark 1, Mega Fat
1967
Close in serial to the fat-numeral dial, with numerals a little flatter but wider. HODINKEE’s example is the watch Gary Leffew won at the 1969 Calgary Stampede.
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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 material
- Stainless steel
- Case diameter
- 36 mm
- Crown
- 6 mm
- Crown guards
- None
- Water resistance
- 100 m
- Crystal
- Acrylic (Tropic 22)
More specifications (3)
- Movement
- Automatic