Catalog example attributed to Rolex 1016 Gilt
Catalog example attributed to Rolex 1016 Gilt, photo 1 Catalog example attributed to Rolex 1016 Gilt, photo 2 Catalog example attributed to Rolex 1016 Gilt, photo 3
Catalog example: Rolex 1016 Gilt. Sourced example; exact configuration not independently verified. Photo source: windvintage.com

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Rolex 1016

Gilt

GiltCollector notes

The long-running 36 mm Explorer combines a time-only 3-6-9 dial with an acrylicA plastic bezel insert used on some vintage sport watches. It can fade, crack, or be replaced, so originality matters. crystal. GiltGold-colored dial printing, usually on early glossy Rolex sport dials. It is one of the first details collectors use to date a watch. and matteA flat, non-gloss dial surface. Many later vintage sport Rolex references moved from glossy gilt to matte printed dials. dials mark its successive generations. This entry identifies the Gilt configuration. See the catalog notes and evidence below for the recorded details.

Dealer range
$22,000 to $45,000
Auction range
$7,000 to $41,000
Evidence
3 source links

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Compare Rolex 1016 configurations

Same-reference variants appear first, followed by nearby configurations in the same model family. These are catalog comparisons, not matched sales. Blank specifications remain unrecorded rather than inferred from neighboring references.

Recorded specifications by configuration
Reference / configurationEvidence links
1016 · Gilt0 reference; 0 price
1016 · Matte0 reference; 0 price
1016 · Tropical matte0 reference; 0 price
1655 · Freccione, Mk1 straight hand0 reference; 0 price
1655 · Freccione, Mk2-Mk50 reference; 0 price
16550 · Cream Polar0 reference; 0 price

Questions to identify this configuration

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Reference sources and price evidence

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Collector Notes

1960-67; cal. 1560/1570; chapter ringA printed outer minute ring around the dial. On early Rolex sport dials it is a key generation marker., underlineA small printed line on some early 1960s Rolex dials. It is often discussed as a transition-period clue. and exclamation dials sit at the top of the range

Pricing Ranges

Dealer range
$22,000 to $45,000
Auction range
$7,000 to $41,000
Links
windvintage.com Rolex Gilt Dial Explorer Reference 1016 on Jubilee - Wind Vintage windvintage.com Rolex Explorer Reference 1016 Gilt Dial - Wind Vintage hairspring.com Tropical Gilt 1016 Rolex Explorer - Hairspring

Reference Details

Reference
1016
Collection
Other Rolex
Family
Explorer
Variant
Gilt
Data
Comparable-driven
Photo set
3 images
Workbook source
Other row 24

Reference Photos

Catalog example attributed to Rolex 1016 Gilt, photo 1
Sourced example; exact configuration not independently verified. windvintage.com
Catalog example attributed to Rolex 1016 Gilt, photo 2
Sourced example; exact configuration not independently verified. windvintage.com
Catalog example attributed to Rolex 1016 Gilt, photo 3
Sourced example; exact configuration not independently verified. hairspring.com

Also In Rolex 1016

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Ref. 1016

The long-running 36 mm Explorer combines a time-only 3-6-9 dial with an acrylic crystal. Gilt and matte dials mark its successive generations.

Rolex 1016 Tropical matte 1960 Tropical matte Sourced example; exact configuration not independently verified. $25,000 to $45,000 Rolex 1016 Matte 1967 Matte Sourced example; exact configuration not independently verified. $15,000 to $28,000

Image Sources

windvintage.com Rolex Gilt Dial Explorer Reference 1016 on Jubilee - Wind Vintage windvintage.com Rolex Explorer Reference 1016 Gilt Dial - Wind Vintage hairspring.com Tropical Gilt 1016 Rolex Explorer - Hairspring