Rolex Pre-Explorer 6098 Ovettone Honeycomb Dial wittnauer The hour plots and hand

The hour plots and hand hands have turned a very pleasing beige colour

- 25mm 18kt Yellow gold case

The watch has a super cool blue dial with a texture finish that reminds us of waves and has stylized applied Roman numerals at the quarters

A version of this watch was used as a prototype for the Alaska IV project and such examples are highly prized by Omega collectors

Door stops on your dial…

Rolex Pre-Explorer 6098 Ovettone Honeycomb Dial wittnauer The hour plots and handMaybe the coolest Oyster ever? The Rolex Big Bubbleback watches are known by their Italian nickname Ovettone (big egg) due to the exceptional depth of caseback, which was domed to accommodate the automatic rotor. We love these 36mm steel watches, which are regarded as some of the earliest sports watches. In fact, the reference 6098 is known as the Pre Explorer as it was the watch supplied by Rolex and used on the successful Everest expedition in 1953