Rolex Replica Explorer I

There is no better or more reliable watch for record setters and breakers than the no-nonsense Explorer. As its name suggests, Rolex invented this sturdy and robust stainless steel model to withstand even the most rigourous conditions of extreme expeditions. The red "GMT" hand, for example, used in conjunction with the 24-hour markings on the bezel, helps the wearer differentiate day from night.


Rolex launched the model in 1953 to coincide with the ascent of Everest in May of that year, when Sir Edmund Hillary and his guide, Tenzing Norguay, became the first men to reach the 29,000-feet (8,650 metre) summit. There is no clear evidence to suggest that either of them actually wore the watch on the grueling climb - except Rolex's own claim that they did -- but the Explorer myth was born - and it stuck.

Aviation legend Chuck Yeager, the first pilot to fly faster than sound, and Jean Troillet, one of the greatest mountain climbers, are among the Explorer's aficionados