Illustration. The seconds hand sweeps, like the real movement.
Why it's interesting
An expedition tool since 1971: a fixed, engraved 24-hour bezel and a bright orange hand to tell day from night when the light won't. The white 'polar' dial with black-ringed markers is one of Rolex's most graphic faces — and the least flashy way into a Rolex GMT.
Watch DNA. Filled tags are editorial; outlined tags come from the specifications.
The numbers
Verified specificationsSize
- Diameter
- 42mm
- Lug to lug
- 50.1mm
- Thickness
- 12.5mm
- Lug width
- 22mm
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Verified specifications, checked September 2026
Dimensions, water resistance, movement and crystal were checked against the sources below.
Case, crystal (sapphire, Cyclops), 100 m, calibre and bracelet width (22 mm in rolex.com's data) from rolex.com. Thickness 12.5 mm and lug-to-lug 50.1 mm from The 1916 Company (Exquisite Timepieces quotes 12.5 mm / 50 mm). 1971 launch from Monochrome. Drawing: the fixed steel bezel is shown with the generic GMT scale.
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