If the Rolex Submariner was the original sports watch, then the Explorer II was the original extreme sports watch. Introduced in 1971 as a timepiece for cave and polar exploration, this was a watch ...

Not long ago, buying a new Rolex required a certain suspension of disbelief. Prices followed ravenous appetite rather than logic, some steel sports models were discussed more than they were ever seen, ...

Our indispensable guide covers 15 collections, hundreds of references, and countless ways to wear the Crown.

For 2011 Rolex offers a new Explorer 2 to follow up last year’s new Explorer. While the Explorer was bumped up to 39mm last year, the Explorer 2 is the Rolex sport watch with a modern size of 42mm in ...