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Learn MoreRolex Explorer 5500
- This Rolex Explorer Ref. 5500 embodies the spirit of adventure and functional design
- The stainless steel wristwatch displays the iconic 3/6/9 gilt dial with a triangle at 12 o’clock
- The Explorer honors the first documented Everest ascent, where Rolex watches were worn
- Crafted between 1971 and 1972
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Created in the wake of Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay’s legendary 1953 ascent of Mount Everest while wearing Rolex Oyster Perpetuals, the Explorer was born to commemorate human triumph. Derived from the Oyster Perpetual lineage, it is a celebration of precision engineering and purposeful form.
Circa 1971-72
Case: 34mm

Maker: | Rolex |
Period: | 20th Century |
Origin: | Switzerland |
Type: | Wristwatches |
Style: | Modern |

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