The Rolex Explorer was created in 1954, the year of the first ascent of Everest. The Oyster Perpetual Explorer II featurs a 24-hour fixed bezel and a 24-hour hand to display the time in two time zones and to distinguish between day and night.
The Explorer II is a sporty yet classy watch that can be worn into the Boardroom or while climbing Mt. Everest (for you commando types). While I've always been a Rolex fan, I find many of the models to be either too gaudy or too immitated (think Submariner).
The retail price is $5000 and most authorized Rolex dealers are unwilling to budge on price. I purchased mine at the Ben Bridge at the UTC mall in San Diego for $4640 plus tax. It took weeks of haggling before I convinced them to negotiate a lower price. The Tourneau store at the Century City mall in Los Angeles was unwilling to budge on price. Their only carrot was to throw in a free $695 Tourneau watch (no thank-you). You can find grey market watches on the net going for around $4500 but for this kind of investment, I'd rather go to an authorized dealer.
Check out the Explorer II at Rolex.com
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