Personally, as a fan of mountain climbing, I’d like both. But also because there is still the argument that they are the only watches that can deal with the weather conditions of the 7,000 m peaks, as digital watches won’t function much below -20° C. This is mostly because of their image, durability and connection to the heroes of mountain climbing. Probably worn on expedition from time to time too. Yet the Rolexes are still owned and cherished by explorers. Of course, Rolex Explorers are no longer particularly practical in the sense that digital watches now come with altimeters, barometers, temperature gauges and GPS tracking. Those breathtaking images of Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay on the roof of the world, beaming with the knowledge that they had just made history, fixed Rolex as number one in explorer watches ever since. Rolex has been harnessing man’s love of exploration since it arrived at the summit of Everest in the 1950s.
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