Rolex
Bespoke strap for Rolex Explorer
Casati Milano builds bespoke straps for the Rolex Explorer, from the first references of 1953 to today's cases, in the atelier at Via XX Settembre in Milan or by video call wherever you are: the measurement read from the archive of your reference, the leather chosen together, four or five weeks of work, care for the first eighteen months included.
- By appointment only
- In the atelier in Milan or by video call
- Four to five weeks
- Eighteen months of care
References in the archive
Your Rolex Explorer with the leathers of the atelier
Matte Louisiana alligator leather
Anthracite
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Real photographs of the atelier’s leathers. No generated images.
The measurement
We do not ask you. The atelier's archive knows the Explorer references one by one: the lug width, the case, the years. Below is what the archive says today; from the reference the rest follows. The watch stays on your wrist.
What changes for the strap
The strap takes the place of the bracelet and its end links, and the end follows the profile of the case between the two lugs. What measurement your reference has is stated by the archive.
The leather
Alligator, box calf, suede, shell cordovan: the leather is chosen together, in the atelier or by video call. Where it fits between the lugs the strap is as thin as needed; at the wrist it returns to its thickness. The calf lining, the edges painted in several layers, the hand stitching in saddle stitch.
The time
Four, five weeks from confirmation. In the atelier in Via XX Settembre or by video call, wherever you are. Care for the first eighteen months is included.
The next step
The right strap is not chosen. It is built together.
In the atelier in Via XX Settembre or by video call, wherever you are.
Request an appointment →Casati Milano · Via XX Settembre 15, Milan · by appointment only
Six generations
The Explorer was born in 1953, the year of Hillary and Tenzing's ascent of Everest: the 6350 is the first reference with the Explorer name on all dials. 36 mm Oyster case, black dial with the numbers 3, 6 and 9. In 1971 the Explorer II is added, with the 24-hour hand.
6350 and 6610
The 6350 of 1953 is the first with the Explorer name on all dials; from 1955 it is followed by the 6610, with the calibre 1030. 36-millimetre case.
1016
The 1016 remains in production until 1989: 36-millimetre case, calibre 1560 and later 1570, 20 mm lug width.
14270 and 114270
Since 1989 the 14270 has carried the sapphire crystal and the calibre 3000; since 2001 the 114270 has had the calibre 3130 and solid end links. Case of 36 millimetres, 20 between the lugs; drilled lugs until 1994.
214270
In 2010 the case moves from 36 to 39 millimetres, with the calibre 3132; between the lugs 20 millimetres remain. In production until 2021.
124270
Since 2021 the Explorer returns to 36 millimetres, with the calibre 3230. Between the lugs the millimetres go from 20 to 19, and in the case two recesses receive the bracelet's end links.
224270: the Explorer 40
Since 2023 the Explorer 40 has stood alongside the 36: a 40 millimetre case, calibre 3230 and 21 millimetres between the lugs.
Explorer II
1655
The first Explorer II, from 1971: a 39 millimetre case, calibre 1575 and an orange 24-hour hand. In production until 1984.
16550 and 16570
From 1985, the 16550 carries a 40-millimetre case, sapphire crystal and calibre 3085, with the 24-hour hand adjustable separately; from 1989, the 16570 houses the 3185, then the 3186. Between the lugs, 20 millimetres.
216570
In 2011 the case grows to 42 millimetres and the orange 24-hour hand returns; calibre 3187, 21 millimetres between the lugs. In production until 2021.
226570
From 2021 the case remains 42 millimetres, with calibre 3285; thinner lugs and a wider bracelet, 22 millimetres instead of 21.