I realized I could make a positive impact on society by link selling link the watch to benefit a charity, so I decided it was time link to let it go to a new home and at the same time support a cause I care deeply about. In the past, I've sold other very interesting watches, but just to have funds to buy other rarer and nicer examples.

I won't pretend like I was in the link know and on the waiting list long before the masses. My introduction to the genius of Philippe Dufour came by way of a little site by the name of HODINKEE, and I've been captivated ever since. If you're not already familiar, Dufour is a true master of his craft, who personally manufactures his watch components by hand. This yields link a singular expression of watchmaking, reflecting Dufour's mastery of both movement design and finishing link techniques.

Born of a time where a watch needed little more than three hands, today's Explorer can trace its roots back to 1953 with a ground-breaking expedition to the world's highest peak. These earliest Explorer models were provided by Rolex for link testing on the expedition that saw Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay conquer Mt. Everest on May 29, 1953. The "Explorer" branding was registered in Geneva earlier that same year and the watches were link prototyped specifically for link this Summit bid.