Rolex Explorer I Darling of Fashion?

Rolex Explorer I has always been one of the most popular and attractive watches, black dial and 3-6-9 Arabic numeral hour markers gave Explorer I charming style – elegant and sports. It was the favorite of celebrities and has been reported by many popular watch magazines, even Explorer I has become the darling of fashion in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Japan. The initiator leading this trend was Takuya Kimura in the film Love Generation. Because Love Generation was very hot, the crystal apple that appeared occasionally in the movie, the Explorer I Ref. 14270 Takuya Kimura wore and other related items, they therefore became the center of public attention.(You feel exaggerated ? So imagine that: in the film Beautiful Life, which was played by Takuya Kimura and Takako Tokiwa, there were even some people rushed to buy the wheelchair that was sat by Takako Tokiwa, you could realize the craziness of groupies.)

Love Generation still: left is crystal apple, the right shows Takuya Kimura was wearing Explorer 14270.

Leaving groupies’ fanaticism, Explorer I itself was actually a very attractive watch, besides its technological achievements, there were full of historical allusions behind the sports and elegant appearance of Explorer I, like Rolex’s other sports models. Although the latest Explorer I Ref. 114270 (that was introduced in 2001) was still similar to 14270 in appearance, it has a few modifications, the most obvious was the original 3-6-9 luminous hour markers have been replaced by metal markers, case design, movement and crystal glass also had slight changes.

Read more :  http://www.rolex-chat.com/a-complete-review-of-rolex-explorer-i.html

The Rolex Explorer Experience

Hello Fellow Explorers! (updated 3/11/2011)
This is the betta version of this blog. It is still new and some work is in progress.
The following outlines will give some basic idea behind this blog:

Watch if you do have one:
1.This blog is created more or lest to appreciate any Explorer whom really owned the Rolex Explorer.
2. Why do you choose the Explorer?
3.To share the true experience of an Explorer with the Explorer
4. Photos!Yeah , of course! We need photos of the Explorer in action. Perhaps with some scars :-)

Experience:
 Here we defined the Explorer as below:
1. Must have been visited at least 4 countries abroad.
2. Distance more than 10,000 km journey - accumulatively.
3. Duration more than a week journey on a single trip.
4. Must have subject of interest or investigation to be shared with.
5. Must at least own a Rolex Explorer, before or after the exploration.
6. Or keen to own the Explorer as self-reward for the achievement.
7. Mountaineers are Explorers in a different class. You are excluded from item 1 and 2 but must inform the highest peak that you have reached.

This blog is a tribute to the watch and the men in some manner, and some spare the money on the trips before s/he can eventually purchased the Explorer after sometimes. We comprehend that very well sirs! Anybody can submit and share their experience, but priority is to the Explorers as defined above.


Objective:
1. Motivational and Educational via experience of the Explorers

Again this blog is for Explorer/Adventurer in its true sense. Thus, let share your passion/study/investigation/accomplishment/achievement in your subject of interest with the rest of the Explorers. It must be a great story!

Language? Not a big problem, just write!
As I don't think Tenzing Norgay had a good command in English or perhaps writting when he conquered the highest peak on earth, and yet he got the Expy on his wrist. Correct me if I'm wrong sirs.

Anyway, you must be an explorer before the Explorer deservely placed on your wrist right? Not necessarily :-) Because I personally appreciate other watches too.

So send your story to myexplorerclub@ yahoo.com to be shared in this blog.

BE THE FIRST!
"The spirit of the Explorer."

Cheers!