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Baltany S4066 retro Explorer
S4066 retro Explorer

Baltany S4066 retro Explorer

A homage of the Rolex Explorer

Another version, dial not recorded version: about £170 $227, seen 27 Sep

At Manufacturer, in stock on 27 Sep.

Size
36 mm across, the same width as the Explorer
Movement
NH38 / ST2130, automatic. Sapphire crystal
Look
Keeps 4 of the 6 marks of the Explorer, a close lookFollows the 1016
Gives it away
Brown sunray dial where the 1016 is flat black1 more under “Against the Explorer”
Compare with another homage

The price is for the another version, dial not recorded version. The photo shows the S4066 retro Explorer.

Against the Explorer

Rolex Explorer 12427036Rolex Explorer 124270
Baltany S4066 retro Explorer36Baltany S4066 retro Explorer

Photos use listed case widths and automatic case-edge readings. The readings have not been manually audited. Photo proportions stay unchanged. Perspective and lug length can differ.

36 mm, the same width as the Explorer
Rolex Explorer 124270 photo: 124270. Baltany S4066 retro Explorer photo: S4066 retro Explorer, maker image 1.

The Rolex drawn is the 124270. The S4066 retro Explorer follows the 1016, so compare shape and size here.

What gives it away

  • Brown sunray dial where the 1016 is flat black
  • Sharper case finish and different lug proportions

  • Triangle at 12

    Same.

  • Arabic 3, 6 and 9

    Same.

  • Baton hour markers

    Not compared yet.

  • Mercedes hour hand

    Same.

  • Smooth steel bezel

    Same.

Rolex left, S4066 retro Explorer right.

Everything else

Every spec8 listed, each with where it came from

Every spec we have

From Baltany's own pages. Each figure links to where it was found.

For the S4066 retro Explorer version.

Case width
36 mmbaltany.com, 27 Sep
Lug to lug
43.5 mmbaltany.com, 27 Sep
Thickness
11.5 mmbaltany.com, 27 Sep
Movement calibre
NH38 / ST2130 automaticbaltany.com, 27 Sep
Case material
316L stainless steelbaltany.com, 27 Sep
Crystal
Domed sapphire, AR coatingbaltany.com, 27 Sep
Water resistance
200 mbaltany.com, 27 Sep
Width with crown
38.9 mmbaltany.com, 27 Sep
The movementNH38 / ST2130, in plain words

The movement, in plain words

Baltany lists the NH38 / ST2130 for the S4066 retro Explorer. It is an automatic, so wearing it winds it.

On your wrist36 mm across, 11.5 mm thick, on a wrist your size

How it sits on your wrist

Set your wrist circumference to compare the 36 mm case with a schematic wrist. The ellipse estimates wrist width and shape. It cannot predict your fit.

17.0 cm6.7 in around

This wrist model is about 56 mm across. The case spans 64% of that estimated width. The lug span ends 6.3 mm inside each model edge.

Wrap a strip of paper round your wrist just below the bone, mark where it meets and measure it.

36 mm case 43.5 mm lug to lug Wrist model about 56 mm across
Schematic section, with a 10 mm grid. The ellipse approximates wrist anatomy from circumference. Your wrist shape, lug curve and fit will differ.

How tall it stands

11.5 36 wide 43.5 lug to lug

The side view uses listed dimensions. Case shape and lug curve are schematic.

Side views to scale against other Rolex Explorer homages.

  1. Cronos L6031M10.75 mm
  2. Baltany S4066 retro Explorer11.5 mm
  3. Cronos L601911.55 mm
  4. Addiesdive AD202312 mm
  5. Alpha Explorer automatic, 36 mm12.5 mm
  6. Alpha Explorer automatic, 39 mm12.5 mm
  7. Bliger Explorer 39 mm12.8 mm
Earlier prices1 seen before, with the date

  • Manufacturer $227 (about £170), seen 27 Sep, in stock

    S4066 retro Explorer

    Seller page
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Beside other Rolex Explorer homagesThis watch and 5 more of its look, to scale

Drawn to scale by listed case width.

All 29 on the look page

SourcesThe page this record was built from