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Rolex · Explorer II
Known in the trade as the Steve McQueen.
The first Explorer II, built for cave explorers who needed to know whether it was day or night underground — hence the fixed 24-hour bezel and the oversized orange hand. The 'Steve McQueen' nickname is a well-documented misattribution: McQueen was a Submariner wearer, and no evidence has ever surfaced that he owned a 1655. The name stuck anyway.
The 1655 was produced from 1971 to 1985.
The Rolex 1655 runs the Cal. 1575, an automatic movement.
Look up the watch's serial number in the Watch Safe registry to see whether a record exists or a theft flag is attached. A registry search identifies records for a specific serial; it does not authenticate the watch. Authentication is performed in person by an independent expert authenticator, and Watch Safe records and publishes the result.
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