Rolex Explorer 16570 Polar. The 16570 iterated on the 16550 with the new caliber 3185 movement and a small but substantial change to the polar dial model. Fast forward to 1989 when rolex releases the explorer ii ref.
16570 has a white dial and thus nicknamed the polar. 16570 which had an impressive run of nearly 22 years before the 216570 was released in 2011. Discover the explorer ii watch in oystersteel on the official rolex website.
Rolex explorer ii ref.
I brushed it off at the time due to a fixation with the submariner which ironically ended up as a datejust and also the limited knowledge that it was a past model and recently replaced by an improved 216570 in 42mm. At the same time 2008 that rolex began shipping the last of the five digit gmt master ii models i call them the 16710 3186 models which received the newer rolex 3186 movement m serial production 16570 explorer ii models both white and black dial versions began showing up in dealer cases with an engraved rehaut the rolexrolexrolex engraving and also equipped with the 3186 movement. The rolex explorer ii 16570 polar and its black counterpart are really nice watches. However the rolex polar introduces black surrounds for a highly visible reading.