Exploration is a state of mind. It takes courage, resolve and an unquenchable thirst for discovery to always seek to go higher, farther, where no one has trod before To mountain tops. To the extremities of the poles. To the depths of the Earth. To the edge of volcanic craters.
Case | : | Type Oyster (monobloc middle case, screw-down case back and winding crown) |
Diameter | : | 42 mm |
Material | : | 904L stainless steel superalloy, polished and satin finished |
Case back | : | Screw-down with Rolex fluting |
Bezel | : | Fixed, 24-hour graduated, sun satin finished, polished bevelled edge |
Winding crown | : | Screw-down, Twinlock double waterproofness system Shoulders to protect the crown |
Crystal | : | Scratch-resistant sapphire Cyclops lens (2.5 ×) over the date, double anti-reflective coating |
Waterproofness | : | 100 metres (330 feet) |
Movement | : | Calibre 3187, Manufacture Rolex |
Precision | : | Officially certified Swiss chronometer |
Functions | : | 24-hour hand GMT with independent rapid-setting of the hour hand Instantaneous date at 3 o’clock Stop-seconds for precise time setting |
Oscillator | : | Frequency: 28,800 beats/hour (4 Hz) Non-magnetic blue PARACHROM hairspring Breguet overcoil Large balance wheel with variable inertia High-precision regulating via four gold Microstella nuts Traversing balance bridge High-performance Paraflex shock absorbers |
Jewelling | : | 31 rubies |
Winding | : | Bidirectional self-winding via Perpetual rotor |
Power reserve | : | Approximately 48 hours |
Dials | ||
White lacquered | : | >Chromalight display with long-lasting luminescence |
Hands | : | White gold, wide, hollowed, black lacquered Orange 24-hour hand |
Black, satin finished | : | Chromalight display with long-lasting luminescence |
Hands | : | White gold, wide, hollowed, “phantom effect” (black base on black dial) Orange 24-hour hand, “phantom effect” (black base on black dial) |
Hour markers | : | Highly legible white gold appliques |
Bracelet | : | Type Oyster, three-piece solid links |
Material | : | 904L steel superalloy, satin finished, polished edge |
Clasp | : | Oysterlock folding clasp with safety catch Easylink 5 mm comfort extension link |