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General

Collection (differs)
1926
Explorer
Status
In production
In production
Introduced (differs)
2018
2021
Retail price (differs)
€4,120
€7,800

Case

Shape
Round
Round
Diameter
36 mm
36 mm
Thickness
9.2 mm
Not known
Lug width
19 mm
19 mm
Material (differs)
Stainless steel
Oystersteel
Finish
Polished finish
Not known
Bezel
Smooth
Smooth
Caseback (differs)
Solid
Screw-down
Crystal
Sapphire
Sapphire
Cyclops
Not known
No
Crown
Screw-down
Screw-down
Water resistance
100 m
100 m

Movement

Calibre (differs)
Tudor T601
Rolex 3230
Type
Automatic
Automatic
Origin (differs)
Supplied (ébauche)
In-house
Power reserve (differs)
38 h
70 h
Frequency
28,800 vph (4 Hz)
28,800 vph (4 Hz)
Jewels (differs)
25
31
Certification
Not known
Superlative Chronometer
Functions (differs)
  • Date
  • Centre hour, minute and seconds hands
  • Stop-seconds for precise time setting
Complications (differs)
  • Date
  • Central seconds
  • Hacking (stop) seconds

Dial

Colour (differs)
White, set with diamonds
Black
Material
Not known
Brass
Indices
Mixed
Mixed
Hands (differs)
Leaf
Baton
Lume
Not known
Chromalight
Date
3 o'clock
Not known

Bracelet

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