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Differs

RolexAir‑King126900
Rolex Air-King
Nivada GrenchenSUPER ANTARCTIC YELLOW - 38mm32024A17
Nivada Grenchen SUPER ANTARCTIC YELLOW - 38mm
RolexExplorer 40224270
Rolex Explorer 40

General

Collection (differs)
Air-King
Not known
Explorer
Status
In production
In production
In production
Introduced (differs)
2022
Not known
2023
Retail price (differs)
€8,000
€985
€8,200

Case

Shape
Round
Round
Round
Diameter (differs)
40 mm
38 mm
40 mm
Thickness
Not known
12 mm
Not known
Lug width (differs)
21 mm
20 mm
21 mm
Material (differs)
Oystersteel
Stainless steel
Oystersteel
Bezel
Smooth
Not known
Smooth
Caseback (differs)
Screw-down
Solid
Screw-down
Crystal
Sapphire
Sapphire
Sapphire
Cyclops
No
Not known
No
Crown
Screw-down
Not known
Screw-down
Water resistance
100 m
100 m
100 m

Movement

Type
Automatic
Automatic
Automatic
Origin
In-house
Not known
In-house
Power reserve (differs)
70 h
42 h
70 h
Frequency
28,800 vph (4 Hz)
28,800 vph (4 Hz)
28,800 vph (4 Hz)
Jewels (differs)
31
25
31
Certification
Superlative Chronometer
Not known
Superlative Chronometer
Functions (differs)
  • Centre hour, minute and seconds hands
  • Stop-seconds for precise time setting
  • Hours
  • Minutes
  • Seconds
  • Centre hour, minute and seconds hands
  • Stop-seconds for precise time setting
Complications
  • Central seconds
  • Hacking (stop) seconds
Not known
  • Central seconds
  • Hacking (stop) seconds

Dial

Colour
Black
Black
Black
Material
Brass
Not known
Brass
Pattern
Not known
Matte
Not known
Indices (differs)
Arabic numerals
Mixed
Mixed
Hands
Baton
Not known
Baton
Lume
Chromalight
Not known
Chromalight

Bracelet

Type
Metal bracelet
Not known
Metal bracelet
Name
Oyster
Not known
Oyster
Material
Oystersteel
Not known
Oystersteel
Clasp
Folding clasp
Not known
Folding clasp