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RolexExplorer 36124273
Rolex Explorer 36

General

Collection (differs)
Land-Dweller
Explorer
Not known
Status
In production
In production
In production
Introduced (differs)
2025
2021
Not known
Retail price
€15,100
€14,300
CHF 32,800

Case

Shape
Round
Round
Not known
Diameter (differs)
36 mm
36 mm
36.1 mm
Thickness
Not known
Not known
8.6 mm
Lug width (differs)
23 mm
19 mm
Not known
Material (differs)
Rolesor (steel and gold)
Rolesor (steel and gold)
Steel and rose gold
Bezel (differs)
Fluted
Smooth
Not known
Caseback (differs)
Screw-down
Screw-down
Display (sapphire)
Crystal
Sapphire
Sapphire
Sapphire
Cyclops (differs)
Yes
No
Not known
Crown
Screw-down
Screw-down
Not known
Water resistance
100 m
100 m
100 m

Movement

Type
Automatic
Automatic
Automatic
Origin
In-house
In-house
In-house
Power reserve (differs)
67 h
70 h
60 h
Frequency (differs)
36,000 vph (5 Hz)
28,800 vph (4 Hz)
28,800 vph (4 Hz)
Jewels (differs)
39
31
29
Certification
Superlative Chronometer
Superlative Chronometer
Not known
Functions (differs)
  • Centre hour, minute and seconds hands
  • Instantaneous date with rapid setting
  • Stop-seconds for precise time setting
  • Centre hour, minute and seconds hands
  • Stop-seconds for precise time setting
Not known
Complications (differs)
  • Central seconds
  • Date
  • Hacking (stop) seconds
  • Central seconds
  • Hacking (stop) seconds
Not known

Dial

Colour (differs)
White
Black
White
Material
Brass
Brass
Not known
Pattern
Not known
Not known
Guilloché
Indices
Mixed
Mixed
Not known
Hands (differs)
Baton
Baton
Delta
Lume
Chromalight
Chromalight
Not known

Bracelet

Type
Metal bracelet
Metal bracelet
Metal bracelet
Name (differs)
Flat Jubilee
Oyster
Not known
Material (differs)
Oystersteel
Rolesor (steel and gold)
Steel and rose gold
Clasp
Folding clasp
Folding clasp
Not known