Rolex Explorer 36 in Oystersteel and yellow gold features a distinctive black dial with characteristic 3, 6, and 9 numerals

The Oyster Perpetual Explorer 36 in Oystersteel and yellow gold features a distinctive black dial with characteristic 3, 6, and 9 numerals with a Chromalight display.

The dial is the distinctive face of a Rolex watch, the feature most responsible for its identity and readability. The Explorer model’s characteristic 3, 6 and 9 numerals are filled with a luminescent material emitting a long-lasting blue glow, like the hour markers and hands.

Like all Rolex timepieces, the Explorer 36’s dial is designed and manufactured in-house, largely by hand to ensure perfection.

The Oyster Perpetual Explorer 36 imparts a fresh elan to the sober, clean lines that have long established it as an icon.

The smooth bezel in yellow gold is robust yet elegant, and in perfect harmony with the Explorer’s iconic heritage.

Gold is coveted for its lustre and nobility. Steel reinforces strength and reliability. Together, they harmoniously combine the best of their properties.

A true Rolex signature, Rolesor has featured on Rolex models since the early 1930s, and was trademarked as a name in 1933. It is one of the prominent pillars of the Oyster collection.

The Oyster bracelet is a perfect alchemy of form and function, aesthetics and technology, designed to be both robust and comfortable. It is equipped with an Oysterlock folding clasp, which prevents accidental opening and the Easylink comfort extension link, also exclusive to Rolex.

This ingenious system allows the wearer to increase the bracelet length by approximately 5 mm, providing additional comfort in any circumstance.

Case

Type

  • Oyster, 36 mm, Oystersteel and yellow gold

Diameter

  • 36 mm

Material

  • Yellow rolesor

Bezel

  • Smooth

Oyster Architecture

  • Monobloc middle case, screw-down case back and winding crown

Winding Crown

  • Screw-down, Triplock triple waterproofness system

Crystal

  • Scratch-resistant sapphire, Cyclops lens over the date

Waterproofness

  • Waterproof to 100 metres / 330 feet

Movement

Type

  • Perpetual, mechanical, self-winding

Calibre

  • 3230, Manufacture Rolex

Precision

  • -2/+2 sec/day, after casing

Oscillator

  • Paramagnetic blue Parachrom hairspring. High-performance Paraflex shock absorber

Winding

  • Bidirectional self-winding via Perpetual rotor

Power reserve

  • Approximately 70 hours

Bracelet

Type

  • Oyster, three-piece solid links

Bracelet Material

  • Yellow Rolesor – combination of Oystersteel and yellow gold

Clasp

  • Folding Oysterlock safety clasp with Easylink 5 mm comfort extension link

Dial

Type

  • Black

Details

  • Highly legible Chromalight display with long-lasting blue luminescence

Case reference 124273

Bracelet reference 78GA03