Rolex — Explorer

Explorer 14270

“First modern Explorer”

Produced 1989–2001. Explorer 14270 is the first modern Explorer generation, keeping the 36 mm steel Oyster format while moving the line into sapphire-crystal, glossy-dial, applied-marker Rolex. Within the single reference, the Blackout…

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Rolex Explorer 14270
Reference14270
BrandRolex
FamilyExplorer
Produced1989–2001
StatusDiscontinued
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Rolex — 9 min readRolex Explorer: Everest, Caves, and the Cleanest Tool-Watch IdeaA connected history of the Rolex Explorer and Explorer II, from the Everest-era Oyster Perpetuals and early 6350/6610 references to the long-running 1016, the modern 14270 and 114270, the 39 mm and revived 36 mm Explorer, and the orange-hand Explorer II built for darkness.

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