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RolexExplorer 36124270
Rolex Explorer 36

General

Collection
Not known
Explorer
Not known
Status
In production
In production
In production
Introduced (differs)
2022
2021
2022
Discontinued
2022
Not known
2022
Retail price (differs)
€9,870
€7,800
€6,470

Case

Shape
Round
Round
Round
Diameter
36 mm
36 mm
36 mm
Thickness
10.5 mm
Not known
10.5 mm
Lug width
19 mm
19 mm
19 mm
Material (differs)
Stainless steel
Oystersteel
Stainless steel
Finish
Polished and satin finish
Not known
Polished and satin finish
Bezel (differs)
Fixed
Smooth
Fixed
Bezel material
18k yellow gold
Not known
Not known
Bezel insert
Yellow
Not known
Yellow
Caseback (differs)
Solid
Screw-down
Solid
Crystal (differs)
Sapphire, Flat
Sapphire
Sapphire, Flat
Cyclops
Not known
No
Not known
Crown
Screw-down
Screw-down
Screw-down
Water resistance
100 m
100 m
100 m

Movement

Type
Automatic
Automatic
Automatic
Origin
In-house
In-house
In-house
Power reserve
70 h
70 h
70 h
Frequency
28,800 vph (4 Hz)
28,800 vph (4 Hz)
28,800 vph (4 Hz)
Jewels (differs)
27
31
27
Certification (differs)
COSC
Superlative Chronometer
COSC
Functions (differs)
  • Chronometer
  • Hours
  • Minutes
  • Seconds
  • Centre hour, minute and seconds hands
  • Stop-seconds for precise time setting
  • Chronometer
  • Hours
  • Minutes
  • Seconds
Complications
Not known
  • Central seconds
  • Hacking (stop) seconds
Not known

Dial

Colour (differs)
Champagne, set with diamonds
Black
Champagne, set with diamonds
Material
Not known
Brass
Not known
Pattern
Sunburst
Not known
Sunburst
Indices (differs)
Diamond-set
Mixed
Mixed
Hands
Not known
Baton
Not known
Lume
Not known
Chromalight
Not known

Bracelet

Type
Metal bracelet
Metal bracelet
Metal bracelet
Name
Not known
Oyster
Not known
Material (differs)
Steel and yellow gold
Oystersteel
Steel and yellow gold
Clasp (differs)
Folding clasp, Steel and yellow gold
Folding clasp
Folding clasp, Steel and yellow gold