Explorer 2’s sold out everywhere????

jimmyd13

I told the guy he was nuts and showed four on offer at Chrono24 between £5600-6000. He said, his was unworn, with all stickers and tags, full warranty ... and that he's paid £3000 down with the rest on HP (at 29.9%!!!!). He thinks that he can sell it in a couple of years, still unworn and at profit.

I think he's crazy and will be £2k to the bad plus the interest. The four examples on Chrono24 are also NIB.

S.H.

FWIW, I've been told by a big second hand seller that the 216570 does not sell that well, and there is demand for the older 40mm 16570, prices are slowly rising. At least in watchrecon/europe, an Explorer II in good shape of either reference is not seen often.

So maybe Rolex's strategy is paying off : it finally created demand for the 216570.

I wonder what will happen to the 16570 on the used market...maybe it will turn into a hot watch? Amusing to see how the watches stay the same, and the market around them change so rapidly.

gostang9

I have never understood why the Exp II isn’t more popular. I’ve never regretted getting it and I wear it often.

T<25

Love that big orange hand on black dial. I would have already bought one if the case size is slight smaller.

jimmyd13

You know there's a 40mm as well as the 42?

T<25

Yes, but the the 40mm has a red hand.

S.H.

I'd be willing to bet they are not of the same length. Case has a 2mm difference, it should translate into a difference in dial diameter and hand length. Also, 216570 has very fat hands, it could look strange combined with the thin hands of 16570.

If only they had made a more interesting GMT hand on the 40mm...

amiriqbal

A few pics!!

Here it is next to my Speedie. I took this to show a friend the size of 42mm watches. I think the size of the explorer 2 is perfect and modern, though appreciate it's relatively big compared to the rest of rolex's stable

whippetman01

Bought mine from Goldsmiths last month and very very pleased