08-01-2007, 08:37 PM
Hej,
Så vil jeg starte med første indlæg i en potentiel urdatabase, med mit ny-indkøb der ankom idag:
Rolex Explorer, ref. 5500, årgang 1979-1980
Explorer ref. 5500 er blev lavet af Rolex da de stadig var i tvivl om populariteten af Exploreren. Den blev solg i det Britiske militærs PX butikker i mellemøsten og Asien som et betaleligt ur for officererne.
Explorer 5500 deler reference med Air-King og har ligeledes manuelt værk. Man skal være på vagt for re-dails, så køb kun dette ur fra folk i stoler på/i kan checke autenciteten.


















Modelnavn: Explorer
Øgenavn(e): Airking Explorer
Ref.: 5500
Materiale: ss
Årgang: 1979-1980
Første fire cifre i serienr: 6271***
Værk og hack/non-hack: Manuelt precision “Hack”
Skivelayout: Malede/tryke Tritrium markeringer uden hvidguld, matte sort skive, minutmarkeringer, SWISS - T < 25
Glas: Plexi, domed
Dato: Ingen dato
Særlige ting ved skiven: Denne har “Precision” trykt over kl. 6. Findes også med “Super Precision” over kl 6 på ældre modeler.
Diameter u. krone: 34 mm
Diameter m. krone: 36,5mm
Diameter på skive: 29 mm
Afstand mellem horn: 19 mm
Afstand fra øverste til nederste hornspidser: 41 mm
Diameter på krone: 5 mm
Type krone: non triplock screwdown
Ref. lænke (og beskrivelse): Oyster ref. 78350/19 solid, 19 mm ved endestykker, 15 mm ved lås. Kort oyster lås. Lænke ikke oprindelig til uret
Ref. Endestykker (og beskrivelse): ref. 557, 19 mm
Antal sten i værket: **
oprindelsesland: Storbritaniens militære udstationeringer I mellemøsten/asien
Særlig historie: Kun lavet til det britiske militærs svar på PX i mellemøsten og Asien. Uddrag fra Dowlings artikel:
“During these early days of the Explorer, Rolex was unsure of the model's potential. As a result the name was affixed to a number of watches not immediately recognizable as Explorers. Today the name and the look are so intimately entwined it seems ridiculous to apply the name to watches which were so obviously not what we would call Explorers. But it happened, and the results are some of the rarest Explorer models known. There were two distinct variations on the theme and they seem to have been aimed at two distinct markets. The first was the so-called "Air-King" Explorer. This was an Explorer bearing the 5500 model number usually applied to the Air-King, but with an Explorer dial that is marked "Precision" rather than the "Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified" we would expect to see. There has been some doubt that these watches are real, for, if we examine the watch closely, we can see that the dial is smaller than a normal Explorer dial. But the receipt from Rolex, shown on the previous page, lists a 5500 Explorer. With this information we think we can validate these as genuine Rolex pieces. A closer examination of all of these models which have turned up with original paperwork reveals one further interesting fact. All of them were purchased from N.A.A.F.l. (the British equivalent of the PX) in the middle or far east. Whether or not the model was made as a comparatively inexpensive military style watch for officers to purchase with their own money is just one more question waiting to be resolved.”
Referencer ell. link til læsestof: Har krydschecket skive og ur med handlede ure på AQ samt med forskellige samlere rundt I verden. Læs Dowlings Explorer artikel her hvor uret beskrives: http://www.xs4all.nl/~rkeulen/watch/explorer.html
Hvad er skiftet på uret: lænke ellers er alt originalt.
BEKLAGER DE UREDIGEREDE BILLEDER. JEG KOMMER MED NYE OG BEDRE VED LEJLIGHED
Så vil jeg starte med første indlæg i en potentiel urdatabase, med mit ny-indkøb der ankom idag:
Rolex Explorer, ref. 5500, årgang 1979-1980
Explorer ref. 5500 er blev lavet af Rolex da de stadig var i tvivl om populariteten af Exploreren. Den blev solg i det Britiske militærs PX butikker i mellemøsten og Asien som et betaleligt ur for officererne.
Explorer 5500 deler reference med Air-King og har ligeledes manuelt værk. Man skal være på vagt for re-dails, så køb kun dette ur fra folk i stoler på/i kan checke autenciteten.


















Modelnavn: Explorer
Øgenavn(e): Airking Explorer
Ref.: 5500
Materiale: ss
Årgang: 1979-1980
Første fire cifre i serienr: 6271***
Værk og hack/non-hack: Manuelt precision “Hack”
Skivelayout: Malede/tryke Tritrium markeringer uden hvidguld, matte sort skive, minutmarkeringer, SWISS - T < 25
Glas: Plexi, domed
Dato: Ingen dato
Særlige ting ved skiven: Denne har “Precision” trykt over kl. 6. Findes også med “Super Precision” over kl 6 på ældre modeler.
Diameter u. krone: 34 mm
Diameter m. krone: 36,5mm
Diameter på skive: 29 mm
Afstand mellem horn: 19 mm
Afstand fra øverste til nederste hornspidser: 41 mm
Diameter på krone: 5 mm
Type krone: non triplock screwdown
Ref. lænke (og beskrivelse): Oyster ref. 78350/19 solid, 19 mm ved endestykker, 15 mm ved lås. Kort oyster lås. Lænke ikke oprindelig til uret
Ref. Endestykker (og beskrivelse): ref. 557, 19 mm
Antal sten i værket: **
oprindelsesland: Storbritaniens militære udstationeringer I mellemøsten/asien
Særlig historie: Kun lavet til det britiske militærs svar på PX i mellemøsten og Asien. Uddrag fra Dowlings artikel:
“During these early days of the Explorer, Rolex was unsure of the model's potential. As a result the name was affixed to a number of watches not immediately recognizable as Explorers. Today the name and the look are so intimately entwined it seems ridiculous to apply the name to watches which were so obviously not what we would call Explorers. But it happened, and the results are some of the rarest Explorer models known. There were two distinct variations on the theme and they seem to have been aimed at two distinct markets. The first was the so-called "Air-King" Explorer. This was an Explorer bearing the 5500 model number usually applied to the Air-King, but with an Explorer dial that is marked "Precision" rather than the "Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified" we would expect to see. There has been some doubt that these watches are real, for, if we examine the watch closely, we can see that the dial is smaller than a normal Explorer dial. But the receipt from Rolex, shown on the previous page, lists a 5500 Explorer. With this information we think we can validate these as genuine Rolex pieces. A closer examination of all of these models which have turned up with original paperwork reveals one further interesting fact. All of them were purchased from N.A.A.F.l. (the British equivalent of the PX) in the middle or far east. Whether or not the model was made as a comparatively inexpensive military style watch for officers to purchase with their own money is just one more question waiting to be resolved.”
Referencer ell. link til læsestof: Har krydschecket skive og ur med handlede ure på AQ samt med forskellige samlere rundt I verden. Læs Dowlings Explorer artikel her hvor uret beskrives: http://www.xs4all.nl/~rkeulen/watch/explorer.html
Hvad er skiftet på uret: lænke ellers er alt originalt.
BEKLAGER DE UREDIGEREDE BILLEDER. JEG KOMMER MED NYE OG BEDRE VED LEJLIGHED

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