rolex explorer

here's one glow-in-the-dark pic




many ppl have asked, "why is there no luminova on the 3-6-9 numerals ?".....well i really dunno why? and again rolex is not giving us any reason.........

on the other hand, if u prefer something that is much brighter over a period of time, then buy a ball....ball watches glow much brighter for much longer

more straps....

blue shark.......beige ostrich and orange ostrich.....

a pic a day.....

here is the rolex oyster date 6694......and my K serial 16570 explorer 2......

and also my 114270 explorer........plus hamilton khaki pearl harbour SE quartz.......kinda wasted, cos if they had launched an auto model for the movie, it would have been perfect....a more appropriate homage to the infamous day on 7 dec 1941.....

more on pam 104.....

what makes panerai watches so interesting is the STRAP.......changing the strap is pretty straightforward and it transforms the look .....

here's a beige ostrich strap........tried as i could, i was not able to get a white strap....this one is the next best thing.........being light in tone, it does show up dirt easily.......



the reverse cyclops makes reading the date easy......am not too sure about the magnification though but it's good enough.....if u cant see the date, there's something wrong with your eyes....



uniquely different is the crown protector......to maintain a 300 m wr without using a screw-down crown, panerai developed this ingenious device......simple yet effective....

the blue strap is made of sharksin .......looked good in pictures but somehow i prefer the ostrich straps.....it's not too bad if u like the distinctive grain...



this one is carbon fibre look.............pretty cool huh..?.........it's not genuine carbon fibre of cos......

rolex explorer again....

included some features along with the pictures............

laser etched coronet......

one of the newer anti-counterfeiting feature is the small coronet in the crystal at the 6 o'clock position.......

hard to see with the naked eye....but at the right angle and a good dose of lighting.....surely one can catch the laser etched feature...

pls click on the pics .....u can then see it clearly....

explorer 2 - moreeeeeeeee

more pics and less text........better right...???

explorer 2 - continued....

so how does the watch looks in the dark...??

not too bad i guess.......but this level of brightness lasts only for awhile and it dims pretty quickly.....so long u dun expect the watch to shine like a torchlight, i think it's ok.......

i think the white dial is magnificent..............the red 24 hr hand looks brilliant against the pure pure white background.......the hands and hour markers are all white gold but painted in black for a better contrast.....

with all the upgrades to the gmt master 2, our attention has turned to the explorer 2........will it be the next model to get the supercase and maxi-dial ...???.....let's keep our fingers crossed......