Rolex Oyster Perpetual Silver Waffle Dial Ref. 5500 in 14k Yellow Gold fn-blue Completing the design is a

Completing the design is a custom-cut alligator leather strap

The Zenith-era Daytonas have seen a meteoric rise in recent years as collectors have turned their attention to this important watch in Rolex’s history

- Serial 887xx

a two-register chronograph in a large 38mm steel case

that we believe was never made commercially available

Rolex Oyster Perpetual Silver Waffle Dial Ref. 5500 in 14k Yellow Gold fn-blue Completing the design is aBorn as Rolex's utility or purpose built wristwatch, the Explorer arrived in 1953, the same year as the Submariner and the Turn O Graph. To say it was a major year for Rolexand for watches more broadlywould be an understatement. It shaped the watch company that Rolex would become, the sports segment as we know it, and the watch collecting pyramid that Rolex sits atop. At hand, though, we have a much dressier version than the ones used as a climbing