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Differs

RolexExplorer 40224270
Rolex Explorer 40
OrisArtix Date01 733 7713 4034
Oris Artix Date
RolexAir‑King126900
Rolex Air-King

General

Collection (differs)
Explorer
Not known
Air-King
Status (differs)
In production
Discontinued
In production
Introduced (differs)
2023
Not known
2022
Retail price
€8,200
US$1,650
€8,000

Case

Shape
Round
Round
Round
Diameter (differs)
40 mm
39 mm
40 mm
Lug width (differs)
21 mm
19 mm
21 mm
Material (differs)
Oystersteel
Stainless steel
Oystersteel
Bezel
Smooth
Not known
Smooth
Caseback (differs)
Screw-down
Display (sapphire)
Screw-down
Crystal (differs)
Sapphire
Sapphire, Domed, Anti-reflective inside
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
38 h
70 h
Frequency
28,800 vph (4 Hz)
28,800 vph (4 Hz)
28,800 vph (4 Hz)
Jewels (differs)
31
26
31
Certification
Superlative Chronometer
Not known
Superlative Chronometer
Functions (differs)
  • Centre hour, minute and seconds hands
  • Stop-seconds for precise time setting
  • Centre hands for hours, minutes and seconds
  • Date window
  • Instantaneous date
  • Date corrector
  • Stop-second
  • Centre hour, minute and seconds hands
  • Stop-seconds for precise time setting
Complications (differs)
  • Central seconds
  • Hacking (stop) seconds
  • Central seconds
  • Date
  • Hacking (stop) seconds
  • Central seconds
  • Hacking (stop) seconds

Dial

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

Bracelet

Type
Metal bracelet
Metal bracelet
Metal bracelet
Name
Oyster
Not known
Oyster
Material (differs)
Oystersteel
Stainless steel
Oystersteel
Clasp (differs)
Folding clasp
Butterfly, Stainless steel
Folding clasp
Strap colour
Not known
Black
Not known