1655 Explorer II : Ugly duckling or King of cool ?

[369mafia]

Seller stated it's a rep.

Same thought on the DW, i search thru gens and reps, never seen a similar DW, one more question tho:
- Is a period correct DW/DWO be sourced? [a open 6/9 DWO was very very hard to find for a 1680]

All it's all viet parts and its around 1k USD with raffles bracelet

And yes its running a eta 2836

Raffles offers a DWO for the ETA movements.

fair prince would be a good pick up considering

 

[1016 lover]

Hey guys, i am about to buy a cartel base for a 1655 and i dont know if i Can buy thé 2813 as i will only use thé middle case to put a gen eta 2836 inside, read that thé 2813/2836 IS not straight but i don t think cartel rep have différent case design for 2813 or 2836....

Anyone expérience a swap or sée if there IS différence between two rep equipped with those mouvements?

 

[aphmars13]

 

[369mafia]

Looks awesome bro. Glad you finally got it done!!

 

[aphmars13]

Thank you bro the way was paved

 

[aphmars13]

Autumn colours in the Alps

 

[369mafia]

stunning views.

 

[aphmars13]

 

[WatchN3RD]

Awesome. By the way, do you work with historical architecture? Those aren't layman's notes.

 

[aphmars13]

Awesome. By the way, do you work with historical architecture? Those aren't layman's notes.

My wife is an architect and she's very interested in cultural heritage. I thought the annotated sketch would be nice for a photo. We're going to be visiting Chartres Cathedral soon and she's getting ready for it.

 

[fioredimaggio]

Wow. Beautiful! Where did you get that bracelet?

 

[aphmars13]

Waouh, c'est magnifique ! Où as-tu trouvé ce bracelet ?

Pm

 

[aphmars13]

Mountain holidays are over

 

[369mafia]

Mountain holidays are over

Did you build the polar or is that from a TD ??

 

[aphmars13]

Did you build the polar or is that from a TD ??

Hey brother, I can't take any credit for this one, this one was built by Rolex.

 

[Karbon74]

, this one was built by Rolex.

I like that modder. He is pretty good.

 

[aphmars13]

I like that modder. He is pretty good.

Personally, I thought he was much better before but that's my opinion.

 

[Warwickhunt]

Some great pictures, knowledge and experience in this thread, I salute you all. The Polar Explorer was one of the first reps I bought here a few years ago after wanting the real thing for a long time but it's not the best rep I've seen here as it was pretty cheap at the time. Lately I have been drawn to the version with the dark face and am waiting for one to come up in the for sale section when funds allow. Ideally I'd have a better quality rep Polar Explorer to go with it, as the ideal number of watches is always just one more.

 

[aphmars13]

Some great pictures, knowledge and experience in this thread, I salute you all. The Polar Explorer was one of the first reps I bought here a few years ago after wanting the real thing for a long time but it's not the best rep I've seen here as it was pretty cheap at the time. Lately I have been drawn to the version with the dark face and am waiting for one to come up in the for sale section when funds allow. Ideally I'd have a better quality rep Polar Explorer to go with it, as the ideal number of watches is always just one more.

I've seen some excellent mods of the polar from @pompompurin

 

[calamityjane]

I came across this tidbit of info about the 1655 I have never seen the AD nor was I able to find the pic.

"In the 1970's there was a glossy expensive science magazine called 'OMNI'. From memory, there was a full page Rolex advert. It had a photo of Steve McQueen, sipping coffee and smoking. On his wrist was his Rolex Submariner 5513. The advert band at the bottom of the photo - was advertising the Rolex 1655 Explorer."

You will find all photos and ad in Jake Ehrlich’s rolex magazin, https://www.rolexmagazine.com/