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Vintage Bulova Sea Hunter Manual Wind 666 Diver Black "Explorer" Dial Black Bezel Steel Watch

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Here's a vintage Caravelle Sea Hunter 666 diver manual wind with a black dial from the 70s. Keeps great time and is fully functional. Measurements include a 36mm case size and 20mm lug width. On an aftermarket steel bracelet that can fit up to a 7.5 inch wrist. Time only. 3,6,9,12 \"explorer\" dial. Dauphine hands. The lume in both the hands and hour markers have a slight hue of patina. Black bi-directional rotating bezel. Steel case and caseback. The dial and crystal are free from any scratches or marks. Replaced crown. All other parts are original including the caseback, dial, and movement. Both the dial and movement are in great cosmetic, untouched condition.

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History

In May 1953, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reached the summit of Everest wearing Rolex watches. The Explorer — launched that same year — was Rolex's acknowledgment that the Oyster case could go anywhere. Clean dial, no complications, just luminous Arabic numerals at 3, 6, and 9 on a matte black background. Function as design.

The Explorer II followed in 1971 for a different kind of explorer: speleologists and scientists working in environments where day and night lose meaning. A fixed 24-hour graduated bezel and an additional orange GMT hand allowed cave explorers and polar researchers to track whether it was AM or PM when daylight was unavailable.

References 14270 and 114270 (Explorer I, 36mm) and 16570 (Explorer II, 40mm) in our inventory cover the 1990s through mid-2000s — the most mature and reliable expressions of both watches before they were resized in subsequent generations.