Polar Dial, Tritium · Polar Dial, Cream / Ivory
Explorer II 16570 — Polar Dial, Tritium · Polar Dial, Cream / Ivory
Undated
Early tritium 16570 whose white dial has turned cream or ivory, like the 16550. Rare. Dated examples: case N221488 (sold 2 August 1993) and T588223 (c. 1996).
Identifying details
- Black surrounds
Applied hour markers framed in black instead of polished white gold; used on white dials.
- 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.
Variants of 16570
Reference overview →| Variant | Production |
|---|---|
| Black Dial | 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 serials
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Case diameter
- 40 mm
- Water resistance
- 100 m
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Movement
- Automatic
More specifications (3)
- Chronometer
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