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We filmed at the Rolex HQ in Geneva the first time in April, when we presented you the brands novelties 2021. I am sure you watched these 4K-videos yet. Unfortunately, we couldn't show you all the novelties at that time and we had to film watches without movements. Why? Some of the watches weren't released yet and therefore not shown to us and no watches with movements were available.
Last week, September 1st, we came back to Geneva and we now filmed them all! In 4K! Full functioning, including the Rolex 32xx & 4130 calibres…
These are the four new videos you will discover on our channel:
ROLEX Oyster Perpetual Date Explorer II white & black dial (the one you are actually watching)
ROLEX Oyster Perpetual Explorer steel & steel/gold (will be released tomorrow)
ROLEX Oyster Perpetual Cosmograph "Daytona" with meteorite dial in white-, yellow- & "Everose"-pink-gold (will be released soon)
ROLEX Oyster Perpetual Datejust 36 in four different new executions with either "Jubilee" or "Oyster" bracelet. (will be released soon)
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date Explorer II
Official Price: 8100 CHF incl. 7,7 % VAT.
The Explorer II is a tool-watch, in “Oystersteel”, it was created for explorers and now features a redesigned case and bracelet. The update to the 50th anniversary brings enhanced visual balance and harmony to the timepiece while remaining true to its aesthetic heritage.
On the white lacquer dial, the hour markers - whose black coating is applied using PVD (Physical Vapor Deposition) - and the black lacquer hour, minute and seconds hands stand out for their matt finish. The 24-hour hand retains its characteristic orange hue, which is the same color as the Explorer II inscription that has featured on the dial since 2011.
The new-generation Explorer II also benefits from an optimized “Chromalight” display. In dark conditions, the intensity of the blue glow emitted by the hour markers and hands now lasts longer thanks to the innovative and exclusive luminescent material with which they are filled or coated. In daylight, these display elements also have a brighter white hue.
The “Oyster bracelet” on this new watch features the Rolex-designed and -patented “Oysterlock” folding safety clasp, which prevents accidental opening. It is also equipped with the “Easylink” comfort extension link, developed by the brand, which allows the wearer to easily adjust the bracelet length by approximately 5 mm. In addition, a concealed attachment system ensures seamless visual continuity between the bracelet and case.
The new-generation Explorer II is equipped with the calibre 3285, a movement entirely developed and manufactured by Rolex that was released in 2018 and is fitted on this model from 2021. At the forefront of watchmaking technology, this self-winding mechanical movement led to the filing of several patents, and offers outstanding performance in terms of precision, power reserve, resistance to shocks and magnetic fields, convenience and reliability.
Calibre 3285 incorporates the “Chronergy escapement” patented by Rolex, which combines high energy efficiency with great dependability. Made of nickel-phosphorus, it is also insensitive to magnetic fields. The movement is fitted with an optimized blue “Parachrom” hairspring, manufactured by Rolex in a paramagnetic alloy that makes it up to 10 times more precise than a traditional hairspring in case of shocks. The blue “Parachrom” hairspring is equipped with a Rolex overcoil, ensuring the calibre’s regularity in any position. The oscillator is fitted on the Rolex-designed and -patented high-performance “Paraflex” shock absorbers, increasing the movement’s shock resistance. Calibre 3285 is equipped with a self-winding module via a “Perpetual” rotor. Thanks to its barrel architecture and the escapement’s superior efficiency, the power reserve of calibre 3285 extends to approximately 70 hours.
Like all Rolex watches, the Oyster Perpetual Explorer II is covered by the “Superlative Chronometer” certification redefined by Rolex in 2015. This designation testifies that every watch leaving the brand’s workshops has successfully undergone a series of tests conducted by Rolex in its own laboratories according to its own criteria. These certification tests apply to the fully assembled watch, after casing the movement, guaranteeing superlative performance on the wrist in terms of precision, power reserve, waterproofness and self-winding. The precision of a Rolex Superlative Chronometer is of the order of −2 /+2 seconds per day - the rate deviation tolerated by the brand for a finished watch is significantly smaller than that accepted by the Swiss Official Chronometer Testing Institute (COSC) for official certification of the movement alone.