{"product_id":"rolex-explorer-as03944","title":"Rolex Explorer","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eWhen it comes to design language, the Reference 14270 may be the most important Rolex of the contemporary era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLaunched in 1990, the 14270 was the follow-up successor to the iconic 1016, and featured a truly avant-garde design language. Moving away from the matte dial 1016, the 14270 features a glossy dial with stylized applied Arabic quadrant indices and a sapphire crystal which gives the watch a thoroughly modern and luxurious visual appeal that was initially a very polarizing departure for the model. With the benefit of hindsight, we can know understand that the 14270 was essentially a test-run for a new design language that would many years later become standard for numerous timepieces across the entire Rolex catalog.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThis particular example, an X-serial dating to circa 1991, features an excellent 'holey lug' Oyster case with a sapphire crystal, a glossy black Tritium dial with applied indices and a matching handset, and a matching solid link oyster bracelet with a blade clasp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThese early Tritium 14270s with 'holey-lug' cases - while not \u003cem\u003erare\u003c\/em\u003e are certainly becoming more difficult to find.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eDont miss out on this excellent honest example of one of the greatest field watches around!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rolex","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39667366428759,"sku":"40920134","price":6950.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/products\/AS03944_40920134_ROLEX_EXPLORERI_14270-11.jpg?v=1648042124","url":"https:\/\/www.analogshift.com\/products\/rolex-explorer-as03944","provider":"Analog:Shift","version":"1.0","type":"link"}