ROLEX - Lot 30

ROLEX Frog Foot Explorer Art.-No. 1016 No. 2201851 Circa 1969 Steel wristwatch Case: round, smooth bezel, screw-down crown, screw-down back, signed with "PATENTED", numbered 1016 and II.69 Dial: matt black "SWISS-T<25" called "Frog Foot", painted hour markers, painted minute track, grey hands, central seconds, painted "Frog Foot" logo, signed Movement: automatic, chronometer-certified, signed - Calibre 1570 Bracelet/Fastener: steel Oyster bracelet with folding clasp, signed Rolex Diameter: 36 mm Wrist circumference: 17 cm approx. Condition report given for information only: Sold as is, traces of wear and tear, relumed indexes, bracelet slightly distended, multiple revision markings on case back, movement functional at time of description, please allow for servicing, no warranty. Clasp O2 Strap 78360 Endlinks 580 An adventure watch par excellence, the Explorer reference 1016 is one of the most popular Explorers in the tool watch world. Featuring different dial variants, our example is part of an unusual variation known to collectors as the "Frog Foot". The Rolex logo on the dial is painted to resemble a frog's foot. Proof that collectors are so imaginative that they not only read the time on their timepieces, they also name them.