Rolex — Explorer

Explorer 6098

“Pre-Explorer”

Reference 6098 is best treated as a pre-Explorer Ovettone/Everest ancestor rather than a normal production Explorer configuration: Rolex supplied 6098 big-bubbleback Oyster Perpetuals to expedition members before the Explorer name settled, using the thick A296 automatic movement, domed caseback,…

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Rolex Explorer 6098
Reference6098
BrandRolex
FamilyExplorer
Produced1949–1957
StatusDiscontinued