5
USING
YOUR WATCH
ROLEX
SERVICE
THE HEART OF THE
EXPLORER MODEL
OYSTER PERPETUAL
EXPLORER
In the 1930s, Rolex began using the
world as a laboratory to test the
reliability of its watches under real
conditions. This pioneering spirit
prompted the company to equip
numerous Himalayan expeditions
with Oyster watches.
On 29 May 1953, Sir Edmund Hillary
and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay were the first
to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
The two men were members of a British
expedition that was equipped with
Oyster Perpetual watches.
Launched in 1953 in the wake of the
successful ascent of the world’s highest
mountain, the Oyster Perpetual Explorer
soon became an icon.
The Explorer is emblematic of the close
ties between Rolex and exploration.
