Rolex Oyster Perpetual Silver Waffle Dial Ref. 5500 in 14k Yellow Gold fn-blue Adding to its charm

Adding to its charm

This is a lovely condition Lemania manual wind watch made for the Czech Air Force

This example has a so-called Swiss Only dial

The watch has been fully serviced by Tudor in May of this year and comes with the service card

The Zenith-era Daytonas have seen a meteoric rise in recent years as collectors have turned their attention to this important watch in Rolex’s history

Rolex Oyster Perpetual Silver Waffle Dial Ref. 5500 in 14k Yellow Gold fn-blue Adding to its charmBorn as Rolex's utility or purpose built wristwatch, the Explorer arrived in 1953, the same year as the Submariner and the Turn O Graph. To say it was a major year for Rolexand for watches more broadlywould be an understatement. It shaped the watch company that Rolex would become, the sports segment as we know it, and the watch collecting pyramid that Rolex sits atop. At hand, though, we have a much dressier version than the ones used as a climbing