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Hi all, Recently, I've been learning more about vintage sport rolexes and have purchased a few nice examples. However, what started it was a desire to get a 'sort of vintage' 16550 cream dial explorer 2. Suffice it to say, I've been distracted and had gon... 

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That is why I love this forum... the information is fantastic, the contributors are passionate, and combine that with some great watch collecting friends --- I was able to quickly identify and acquire some really nice pieces vintage rolexes. To be honest,... 

please note that t a p k etc. are initials of friends who helped me not a company. Apologies for any confusion. OpC

A wide but excellent selection of vintage pieces. Do you have a favourite?

My favorite is the 5508 but the close 2nd would be the explorer 2 prototype. I have a coupl of other vintage pieces that wld be right up there too. My 5513/1675 gilt dials are awesome. Thx. OpC

Is that original? Never seen one before. Nice additions. :-)

The explorere 2 is a prototype dial. It is well documented in a couple of rolex books. Best,OpC

... very interesting, could you tell something more about this "prototype" dial ? what about the 'T swiss T " at 6 hours? In your opinion, what age is it? ps: have you got any picture of the retro of this dial? thanks in advance ;)