About this watch

Rolex Explorer II 1655 MK4 ‘Freccione’ 40mm 1973 Case & Bracelet The steel Oyster case is in great condition, with honest wear visible along both sides of the case, the surfaces that take the knocks on a watch worn for more than fifty years. The Oyster bracelet is also in great condition, with hairlines and a light stretch in the links, as expected on a bracelet of this age. Dial & Hands The dial is in flawless condition, which is notable on a 1655, a dial whose matte black finish and tritium plots are usually where age shows first. The hands, including the orange Freccione 24 hour arrow, are in very good condition. Chronometry Timed on the Witschi WAIO, the calibre 1575 is running at +8 seconds per day with a beat error of 0.1 milliseconds and an amplitude of 239 degrees. That rate sits just outside the chronometer window of minus four to plus six seconds per day the calibre was certified to when new, and within reach of a simple regulation. The beat error shows a balance sitting in near perfect symmetry, and the amplitude is healthy for a 19,800 vibration movement of this age. The watch has also passed the 5BAR pressure test on the Witschi WAIO. Use Advisory Although this…