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The Rolex Explorer 1 36mm - Gen vs rep comparison

nlnlnlnene

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great great review.

hardly anyone would be able to tell on the picture of the explorer rep alone.
 

silverclaw

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Awesome info! Thanks for the great thread. Is your rep 2824 powered?

Yep, 2824.

excellent write up silver. I don't know how much closer you could come to gen. I was fooled by some of the pics. Personally I would consider as a super rep because there really aren't that many differences. of course there's always going to be some flaw somewhere, but this looks as close as it can get. both beauties for sure.

I wouldn't consider this a super rep, but I'm used to PAMs. The rep really looks about 1mm larger than the gen. Maybe it's just the case shape. It kinda bothers me, lol.
 

silverclaw

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I have measured the rep and the gen:

Rep diameter without crown: 35mm
Gen diameter without crown: 34.5mm
 

eisnerracing

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nice write up .. been thinking about one and this is nice - what movement did you go with ? asia eta?
 

arcadia

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There are 2 rep case types in the market. One is the one above with wider lugs. Another is the skinnier one that better resembles the gen. The skinnier one is of course more accurate but part of my rotation is the one same as above. It just gives a better wrist presence for me.

Cheers for this comparo, mate.
 

458spider

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Whats the diff between this rep version and the new v2 that carry SA3132?
If i ignore the movement, can i assume all parts are same and only differ in movement?
 

silverclaw

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Whats the diff between this rep version and the new v2 that carry SA3132?
If i ignore the movement, can i assume all parts are same and only differ in movement?

The sa3132 is in the 39mm explorer, this is the 36mm.
 

Debellum

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I've read about the LEC of this Explo. You can change the crystal with an aftermarket , and the cost is ridiculous , so the visibility of the "curse of visible crown" , will be defeat.

Junio M.


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Debellum

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debellum , how much for an aftermarket crystal ?

More or less for an aftermarket good crystal for the explorer you can spend 35/40 Euro.
Sure of this cause I've seen yesterday.

Junio M.


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silverclaw

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The gen dial is about 1mm larger than the rep dial. This is actually a very significant difference, which makes the proportions of the gen nicer.
 

ebzen02

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Better off having JMB build a vintage explorer with nice parts.. i would pass on this myself.
 

Bozz

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There are 2 rep case types in the market. One is the one above with wider lugs. Another is the skinnier one that better resembles the gen. The skinnier one is of course more accurate but part of my rotation is the one same as above. It just gives a better wrist presence for me.

Cheers for this comparo, mate.

Do you have a link of the second caseset (the skinnier...)? Thanks
 

ivan

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is it the model 14270
2824 movement
228$ on the puretime site
this model is it good for swimming