Rolex Explorer 5504 Gilt Chapter-Ring Tropical Underline Dial 9to5 giving the watch a remarkable

giving the watch a remarkable sense of presence and originality

and fine black printed text

- Patek extract stating a date of sale 23rd July 1952

- Pink gold dial with applied Breguet style numerals & “dotted “ minute track

Rolex Explorer 5504 Gilt Chapter-Ring Tropical Underline Dial 9to5 giving the watch a remarkableThis reference 5504 was introduced in 1958, bridging the gap between a dress watch and a sports watch. It served as a more budget friendly alternative to the pricier Explorer 6610, as the 6610 was chronometer certified, whereas the 5504 used the new calibre 1530 movementmore compact yet still highly accurate. Because the movement was not chronometer certified, the dial is marked Super Precision instead of Chronometer. The 5504 shared its 36 mm case