A Different Kind Of
Rolex President
Rolex President
Hafez al-Assad Custom Arabic Rolex Explorer Dial
[Reference 16550]
Back in 2010, Sotheby's auctioned this one-of-a-kind custom dial Rolex Explorer which belonged to Hafaz al-Assad, who was the President of Syria. It is a vintage 1989 Rolex Explorer II, and it is a very early version of the Polar dial Explorer II with white gold indices and matching white gold hands.
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