Rolex Explorer II*** 1655 Mark 1*** 1971

Rolex Explorer II 1655 Mark 1 1971

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ROLEX Explorer II ‘Steve McQueen’ Ref. 1655, Full Set, Mark 1, Mint, 1971
Serial: 328XXXX
Circa: 1971
Reference No.: 1655

CASE: 40mm, stainless steel, 24 hour bezel, acrylic crystal with date loupe

MOVEMENT: Caliber 1575, Self-winding chronometer movement, 26 jewels

DIAL: Black matte dial with tritium hour markers and T SWISS T at the bottom, White batton H/M hands and large orange arrow shaped 24 hour.
Straight seconds hand in white.

BRACELET: Rolex stainless steel bracelet Ref. 7836 with 358 endlinks

Condition Report: The watch is in New Old Stock condition.

NOTES: The nickname Freccione, which means arrow in Italian, comes from the large arrow shaped orange GMT hand. This model is also called the Steve McQueen but the nickname is more appropriately known for the Heuer Monaco he wore on screen.
This watch is not only unworn and in NOS condition, it also comes as a full set with Box and original papers with sales dated 1975. This is the highest level of collector condition one could search for.
In addition, this is a Mark I and the most sought after of vintage Explorer II models.