
A Brief History of the Rolex Explorer II: How the Adventurer’s Watch Has Evolved
Originally made for spelunking, the Rolex Explorer II has grown into a unique sport watch icon.

Zen Love is Gear Patrol's Associate Editor. He has been deeply obsessed with watches for over a decade and has written about them professionally for nearly as long. Since 2019, he's been covering anything that ticks and fits on the wrist for Gear Patrol with a bent toward making watches' history, mechanics, and collector culture approachable and democratic. He is always punctual.

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