Rolex Explorer 1016 Tropical Gilt Dial pink was issued to the "Hydrographic

was issued to the "Hydrographic Service" before being reallocated to the British Royal Navy

The reference 7206 rivet link Oyster bracelet is in excellent condition and has a clasp stamped ‘2 69’ and 80 endlinks

the bezel is sharp

Caliber 27

Rolex Explorer 1016 Tropical Gilt Dial pink was issued to the "HydrographicBorn for high altitude Himalayan climbing, the Explorer arrived in the 1950s, launching in the same year as the Submariner and the Turn O Graph. As Rolex once put it in an advertisement, We built the Rolex Explorer as there are no watch repair shops on top of the Matterhorn. To say it was a major year for Rolex and for watches more broadly would be an understatement. It helped shape the company Rolex would become, defined the modern sports watch