Black Dial
Explorer II 16570 — Black Dial
Glossy black dial with white-gold surrounds on the markers. Sub-types follow the lume.
Ran for about 22 years. After 2000: no-holes cases by about 2002, cal. 3186 from about 2005, and a ROLEX-engraved rehaut from about 2006–07 (not recorded here as variants). Dated cases: N218323 (c. 1991), N221488 (sold 1993), T588223 (c. 1996), T443858 (sold 1997); “SWISS” dials on U (1998) and A (1999) serials.
Identifying details
- Independent hour hand
Local hour hand jumps in one-hour steps independently of the 24-hour hand.
- 24-hour hand
Fourth, 24-hour hand read against a 24-hour bezel for a second time zone.
- Date
Date display.
- Cyclops
Magnifying lens over the date.
- White-gold surrounds
Applied white-gold surrounds around the lume plots.
Variants of 16570
Reference overview →| Variant | Production |
|---|---|
| Black DialCurrent | Undated |
| Black Dial · Black Dial, Tritium | 1989–c. 1997 |
| Black Dial · Black Dial, Luminova (Swiss Only) | c. 1998–c. 1999 |
| Black Dial · Black Dial, Super-LumiNova (Swiss Made) | c. 1999–2011 |
Case & movement
- Reference
- 16570
- Production
- Undated
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Case diameter
- 40 mm
- Water resistance
- 100 m
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Movement
- Automatic
- Chronometer
- Yes
More specifications (2)
- Date
Movement
Rolex 3185
Independent-hour GMT caliber of the slimmer 16710 generation. Replaced by the 3186 at the end of production.
Automatic · 28,800 vph · 31 jewels
Read more
- Collector Guide: The Rolex Explorer II (All References In Detail)Read more at Beyond The Dial (Everest Bands) (opens in a new tab)
- Rolex Explorer II 16570Read more at aBlogtoWatch (opens in a new tab)
- The Rolex Explorer II Polar 16570, One of the Greatest Youngtimer Watches AroundRead more at Monochrome Watches (opens in a new tab)