A special Rolex wristwatch used by Oliver Shepard in the Transglobe Expedition of 1979-1982.
Rolex, a gentleman's stainless steel Oyster Perpetual Explorer II automatic wristwatch with calendar and 24-hour indication, Ref:1655, 1970's,
Details
Rolex, a gentleman's stainless steel Oyster Perpetual Explorer II automatic wristwatch with calendar and 24-hour indication, Ref:1655, 1970's,
specially fitted GMT-Master black dial with luminous dot and baton markers, date aperture, sweep centre seconds, Mercedes hands and additional 24-hour hand, hacking feature, case numbered 3583460 with fixed bezel calibrated with 24-hour indication, screw down protected winder and screw back inscribed Oliver Shepard, Transglobe Expedition, 1979-1982, stainless steel Oyster bracelet with deployant clasp, diameter 38mm.
See Back Cover Illustration.
specially fitted GMT-Master black dial with luminous dot and baton markers, date aperture, sweep centre seconds, Mercedes hands and additional 24-hour hand, hacking feature, case numbered 3583460 with fixed bezel calibrated with 24-hour indication, screw down protected winder and screw back inscribed Oliver Shepard, Transglobe Expedition, 1979-1982, stainless steel Oyster bracelet with deployant clasp, diameter 38mm.
See Back Cover Illustration.
Further details
The 1979 Transglobe Expedition was the first attempt at a polar circumnavigation of the world, the expedition set out from Greenwich on 2nd September 1979. The team members were: Ranulph and Virginia Fiennes, Oliver Shepard, Charles Burton, Antony Bowring, Giles Kershaw and Simon Grimes.
Rolex confirm that at the time of the expedition Oliver Shepard asked them to fit a GMT-Master dial to his Explorer II wristwatch 1655/0, case number 3583460.
Rolex confirm that at the time of the expedition Oliver Shepard asked them to fit a GMT-Master dial to his Explorer II wristwatch 1655/0, case number 3583460.