

Early examples, incidentally, became known as “Steve McQueens” after the actor was erroneously said to have worn one. Originally aimed at cavers (believe it or not) on the basis that its rotating 24-hour bezel and bright orange secondary hour hand enable the wearer to keep track of whether it is night or day underground, the latest version features an improved movement and other technical upgrades but retains the classic look. ‘Wrath of Man’ is an action thriller film directed by Guy Ritchie (‘Aladdin‘) adapted from the French film ‘Le Convoyeur’ AKA ‘Cash Truck.’ It stars Jason Statham, Holt McCallany, Jeffrey Donovan, Josh Hartnett, Laz Alonso, and Scott Eastwood in the lead roles. Watch of the collection: That has to be the Explorer II, which is 50 this year. The “36” should certainly look at home on both masculine and feminine wrists, either in its familiar all-steel guise (£5,150) or in an all-new Rolesor version made from a combination of steel and yellow gold (£8,700).

This year, the Explorer shrinks back again, possibly in response to a blurring of the lines between what is a “man’s watch” and what is a “woman’s watch”. The brand created its Explorer in 1953 to celebrate Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay’s ascent of Everest earlier that year and it remained at 36mm in diameter until 2010 when it grew to 39mm. Long considered one of the worst outings for the web-crawler, Spider-Man 3 suffered from an oversaturation of villains, which is now an all too familiar failing for many superhero movies. When it comes to Rolex and its legion of fans, it’s the small things that matter – such as a change of case size for the celebrated Explorer model. Rent On: Amazon Video, Vudu, Apple iTunes, Google Play Movies, Youtube, Redbox, AMC on Demand.
