The Great Watch Climb: Mountaineering Watches

In the past decade, we have witnessed more and more professional climbers and explorers tackle the world’s tallest and most treacherous mountains wearing rugged timepieces designed to withstand unfathomable extremes. It is a phenomenon, though, that will reach far into the future.

For just about a century, top watch brands have been inextricably linked to explorers and mountain climbers as they strived to reach new heights, conquer new summits and explore Earth’s greatest mountains. Each expedition in real life, where watches went to extremes with explorers brave enough to push the boundaries, resulted in better, stronger, more precise timepieces. Today, watch brands continue to accompany climbers to mountain tops worldwide with timepieces that can go the distance. 

The Rolex Explorer continues to accompany adventurers, scientists and explorers around the world. This Oyster Perpetual Explorer is created in Oystersteel and yellow gold with black dial and Chromalight display on the numerals.