2021勞力士新錶｜Rolex新一代Explorer及Explorer II登場！定價又是多少？

2021勞力士新錶｜Rolex新一代Explorer及Explorer II登場！定價又是多少？

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2021勞力士新錶｜Rolex新一代Explorer及Explorer II登場！定價又是多少？

2021勞力士新錶｜Rolex新一代Explorer及Explorer II登場！定價又是多少？

Rolex Explorer II Ref. 226570 先說Explorer II，大家預期新錶換上陶瓷錶圈或換上新GMT指針，現實是新Explorer II繼承了標誌性的精鋼錶圈及GMT橙針（筆者個人認為這個組合更正宗）。驟眼看跟上代Explorer II看似差不多一樣，但其實新錶有重大細節改動！

細心一看，你會發現白色漆面款的Explorer II，圓點時標外框是啞黑色（matte black），就連時、分、秒針也一樣，而新的黑面Explorer II則維持金屬邊框設計。

另一細節是錶殼左右兩邊經過微調，加強光線反射度，不只錶殼線條更流麗，在陽光下亦更閃耀矚目！而oyster三格錶帶也一樣微調過，稍稍加闊，令整體比例更好。機芯方面，新Explorer II當然也換上新心臟，搭載的是3285機芯，足72小時動力儲備。

新錶同樣有黑色或白色錶面選擇，尺寸為42mm，跟上代一樣。你會選黑面還是白面？

大家都知道新一代的Daytona，白面比黑面款更受追捧。不知今回有啞黑色設計的白面Explorer II，會否一樣比黑面Explorer II更搶手！來到大家最關心的定價，新Explorer II價錢為$66,400，令你即時有入手衝動嗎？

Rolex Explorer Ref. 124270 & Ref. 124273 另一新錶Explorer除了有精鋼錶款，更首次帶來two-tone金鋼型號！

Rolex Explorer Ref. 124270 更震撼的是，大家都知道現役的Explorer尺寸是39mm，現在新錶一下子下修至36mm！而且Explorer Ref. 214270更同時停產。如果你熟悉Explorer，你會知道它面世時的錶殼直徑正是36mm，新錶Ref.124270正是回歸元祖錶尺寸！定價自然是大家最關心的問題，這枚Explorer Ref. 124270價錢為$50,000，並搭載有3日動存的3230自動機芯，絕對是勞力士極親民的入門錶款！

Rolex Explorer Ref. 124273 至於金鋼版Explorer同樣是36mm錶殼，錶圈、時標框、錶冠及鏈帶中央鏈格為黃金，也一樣用上新機芯3230，定價為$84,500。

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Rolex Explorer 36 Watch Returns To Its Original Size, Gets New Generation Movement

Today, Rolex is presenting its new-generation Rolex Explorer 36 – in its full name the Rolex Oyster Perpetual Explorer 36. With that reduced diameter it returns to the size of the original model launched in 1953 following the first ascent to the summit of Mount Everest by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay on 29 May that year. The retro-sized exterior comes in two versions while inside it all lives the latest generation Rolex 3230 caliber.

Currently only two versions are available of the Rolex Explorer 36, one in all-steel that Rolex neglected to share at least one image of in its press debut – but it exists on the brand’s website –, and another in Yellow Rolesor, which is Rolex-speak for a two-tone mix of stainless steel and 18kt yellow gold. Although a watch that has “mastered the extreme frontiers of exploration,” Rolex has recently doubled down on offering its rugged watches in this arguably more brittle combination of steel and gold. Just think of the Sea-Dweller 43 Rolesor that we reviewed here, that sure has caused a bit of a squabble among fellow watch enthusiasts.

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As the tiny crown between SWISS and MADE at 6 o’clock on the dial indicates, 2021’s Rolex Explorer 36 has the latest, 32xx-generation movement inside. Watches with 31xx-generation movements do not have the small crown there. The 3230 is the movement that powers the Oyster Perpetual models that we debuted last year here, as well as the new “No Date” Submariner. The Rolex Manufacture Calibre 3230 is a self-winding movement that brings 70 hours of power reserve to the Explorer 36, combined with Rolex’s -2/+2 second accuracy rating, as well as an official COSC chronometer certification.

The case is the typical Oyster case affair with polished, steep case profiles, combined with brushed upper surfaces – a pattern that continues onto the three-link Oyster bracelet, the only bracelet option currently available for the Explorer 36. The bezel, crown and bracelet center links are in 18kt yellow gold, as are the hands and applied hour markers. The clasp is a folding Oysterlock with the 5mm Easylink comfort extension link built in – we do wish it came with the Glidelock system instead that allows for a more gradual adjustment of the bracelet length.

For many years now we have been saying the end of the large watch trend is near and that more of the major brands will begin to offer “downsized,” i.e. more classically proportioned variations of their models. While Rolex wasn’t exactly spearheading the large watch trend – talk about an understatement –, they seem to be more on the ball this time. The Rolex Explorer 39mm was updated back in 2016 and we reviewed it here, but now the Explorer goes back to its roots and is offered as a 36mm option.

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The dial can only be black on either the all-steel or the Yellow Rolesor version of the Explorer 36. The luminous paint applied to the hour markers and hands is Rolex’s blue Chromalight – an update that debuted on the Explorer 39mm when it received the properly sized minute hand in 2016, which we linked to above. The Explorer, and especially in its original size, is certainly not the ideal canvas for getting too creative with colors and patterns… But it would have been nice to see some other options right from the debut of this Rolex Explorer 36.

Price for the 2021 Rolex Explorer 36 in steel is $6,450 USD, while price for the two-tone Rolex Explorer 36 Yellow Rolesor is $10,800 USD. References are Rolex 124270 and Rolex 124273 respectively. You can learn more at the brand’s website here.

Introducing Two New 36mm Rolex Explorers (And One Is Two-Tone!)

But why does the release come as such a shock? Well, to start with, the Explorer has built a reputation over the last half a century as one of the most stoic offerings from the Crown. It’s changed very little since the introduction of the ref. 1016 in 1963, the spiritual ancestor of the modern Explorer. It’s also never been rendered in anything other than stainless steel for over 50 years. So the introduction of a bit of 18k yellow gold in the form of a crown, bezel, and center links raises some eyebrows.