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The Rolex Explorer reference 1016 is an icon of simplicity and function. The Explorer reference 1016 was produced from 1960 until circa 1989 and it was the first Explorer with “Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified" printed on the .
The Explorer 1016 was produced with a host of dial variations. They can be .As the 1016s were discontinued different service dials were made because, presumably, the original dial variations were not longer available. There appear to be three “standard” dials that were also used as service dials and one “service only” dial variant.Gilt Dials. The term “gilt” or “gilt/gloss” refers to dials that were created by a galvanic coating process and appears on the 1016 until ~1967. Galvanization generally refers to a method of coating metals with another substance through a chemical reaction that binds them together.
Mark 5. Service Only Dial. Click on an image to enlarge it, click on a caption to access that dial's page. Gilt Chapter Ring Dials Type 0Type 1Type 2Type 3 Gilt Non-Chapter Ring Dials Type 4Type 5Type 6 Matte Dials Mark 1Mark 2Mark 3Mark 4Mark 5Service Only Dial.
Matte Dials. While there has never been an official statement of why Rolex moved from gilt to matte dials in the latter half of the 1960’s, the latter seems to exude the ‘tool watch’ vibe that Rolex aspired to inspire — while (likely) keeping production costs low.Type 0 (OCC) Serial Range: 516xxx-596xxx. The first 1016 dial is the easiest to pick out. It is the only dial variation that carries over the movement certification from the 6610, “officially certified / chronometer” (often referred to as ‘OCC’).Welcome to Explorer1016.com, a website dedicated to the iconic Rolex Explorer model 1016. Over the past decades, the Explorer – and its longest running model the 1016 – has risen with the popularity of vintage watches to become a sought-after cornerstone of collections everywhere.
The Type 6 dial is the most common gilt 1016. While this and the Type 5 dials start in the 10xxxxx range, the Type 6 is the latest gilt dial produced so I have designated it as the final “mark.”Type 1. Serial Range: 516xxx-596xxx, 901xxx. This dial, along with the other chapter ring variations, are the first of the 1016 dials with the “superlative chronometer / officially certified” or ‘SCOC’ text that is seen on all 1016’s except for the transitional OCC dial.
The chapter ring dials are the earliest 1016's. Please click on the hyperlink in the captions below to navigate to each dial variation and learn about the details of each. To compare dials side-by-side, please visit the catalogue page, which also has a serial chart.
Serial Range: 21xxxxx. What the frog foot boasts in longevity, the Mark 2 boasts in exclusivity. Appearing in a narrow serial range, it’s beautiful and balanced font and layout is my personal favorite. The crown and font appears very similar (if not identical) to that of the Type 6 gilt dial.As the 1016s were discontinued different service dials were made because, presumably, the original dial variations were not longer available. There appear to be three “standard” dials that were also used as service dials and one “service only” dial variant.Gilt Dials. The term “gilt” or “gilt/gloss” refers to dials that were created by a galvanic coating process and appears on the 1016 until ~1967. Galvanization generally refers to a method of coating metals with another substance through a chemical reaction that binds them together.Mark 5. Service Only Dial. Click on an image to enlarge it, click on a caption to access that dial's page. Gilt Chapter Ring Dials Type 0Type 1Type 2Type 3 Gilt Non-Chapter Ring Dials Type 4Type 5Type 6 Matte Dials Mark 1Mark 2Mark 3Mark 4Mark 5Service Only Dial.
Matte Dials. While there has never been an official statement of why Rolex moved from gilt to matte dials in the latter half of the 1960’s, the latter seems to exude the ‘tool watch’ vibe that Rolex aspired to inspire — while (likely) keeping production costs low.
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Type 0 (OCC) Serial Range: 516xxx-596xxx. The first 1016 dial is the easiest to pick out. It is the only dial variation that carries over the movement certification from the 6610, “officially certified / chronometer” (often referred to as ‘OCC’).
Welcome to Explorer1016.com, a website dedicated to the iconic Rolex Explorer model 1016. Over the past decades, the Explorer – and its longest running model the 1016 – has risen with the popularity of vintage watches to become a sought-after cornerstone of collections everywhere.The Type 6 dial is the most common gilt 1016. While this and the Type 5 dials start in the 10xxxxx range, the Type 6 is the latest gilt dial produced so I have designated it as the final “mark.”Type 1. Serial Range: 516xxx-596xxx, 901xxx. This dial, along with the other chapter ring variations, are the first of the 1016 dials with the “superlative chronometer / officially certified” or ‘SCOC’ text that is seen on all 1016’s except for the transitional OCC dial.
The chapter ring dials are the earliest 1016's. Please click on the hyperlink in the captions below to navigate to each dial variation and learn about the details of each. To compare dials side-by-side, please visit the catalogue page, which also has a serial chart.
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