{"id":11127,"date":"2022-03-21T10:24:06","date_gmt":"2022-03-21T09:24:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.parisheure.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=11127"},"modified":"2025-11-25T18:42:02","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T17:42:02","slug":"rolex-explorer-i-ref-1016-gilt-swiss-underline-tropical-from-1963","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.parisheure.com\/en\/buy-watch\/rolex-explorer-i-ref-1016-gilt-swiss-underline-tropical-from-1963\/","title":{"rendered":"Rolex explorer I ref 1016 gilt swiss underline tropical from 1963"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Our opinion:<\/strong> The explorer ref 1016 appeared in the 60's, and different versions were produced: matte, lacquered, white dial... A true collector's item, so hard to find today. This one has a beautiful patina. The case is in good condition, its ultra-rare transitional gilt swiss only underline dial is very well preserved and a beautiful tropical brown patina is forming! The watch is in its original condition with its period riveted bracelet and is one of the very first series produced in 1963 during Rolex's highly sought-after luminescent transition period !!!! So rare to find today that they are now worth as much as the Submariner!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<h5><strong>Very beautiful Rolex explorer I ref 1016 gilt swiss underline tropical from 1963\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><strong>Movement\u00a0: <\/strong>Auto cal 1560<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reference:<\/strong>\u00a01016<\/p>\n<p><strong>Diameter\u00a0: <\/strong>36mm<\/p>\n<p><strong>Year:<\/strong>\u00a01963<\/p>\n<p><strong>Serial : <\/strong>105XXXX<\/p>\n<p><strong>Case:<\/strong>\u00a0Very nice case not too polished, still thick and with angles and lugs not too rounded because the case of the 1016 was thin enough for a professional watch. Bezel in good condition. No significant visible shocks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dial:<\/strong>\u00a0Beautiful gilt dial with beautiful patinated indexes. Very rare transition dial with its swiss only marking and its small underline line which marks the transition from radium to less radioactive tritium. The gilt has very few surface scratches and remains in a good state of conservation and homogeneous patina of the indexes 3-6-9 and in addition begins to become tropical brown and perfect without bites or large blisters... The hands match the patina of origin. Very nice overall set.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bracelet : <\/strong>Riveted steel endlink 58 marked 1.65<\/p>\n<p><strong>Accessories: <\/strong>None<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":14667,"template":"","meta":[],"pwb-brand":[432],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[368,138,90,245],"product_tag":[183,335,182,329,127,256,270,334],"class_list":{"0":"post-11127","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"pwb-brand-rolex","7":"product_cat-montres-ph-watches","8":"product_cat-nouveautes","9":"product_cat-rolex","10":"product_cat-rolex-explorer","11":"product_tag-183","12":"product_tag-335","13":"product_tag-explorer-i","14":"product_tag-gilt","15":"product_tag-rolex","16":"product_tag-swiss","17":"product_tag-tropical","18":"product_tag-underline","20":"first","21":"instock","22":"shipping-taxable","23":"purchasable","24":"product-type-simple"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Rolex explorer I ref 1016 gilt swiss underline tropical from 1963&#8226; 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