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Admin: Fact: drop 'ceramic-era' descriptor — the Explorer I line (114270, 214270) uses a smooth polished steel bezel and no ceramic component; no sibling page makes the claim

2026-08-08T22:00:46Z

Fact: drop 'ceramic-era' descriptor — the Explorer I line (114270, 214270) uses a smooth polished steel bezel and no ceramic component; no sibling page makes the claim

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	The 14270 is the first sapphire-era Explorer, the bridge between the long-running [[Reference:1016\|1016]] it replaced and the modern ~~ceramic-era~~ 114270 / 214270 line. Rolex built it from 1989 to 2001 in a 36mm Oyster case rated to 100m, with caliber 3000 inside and applied white-gold-surround indices on a glossy black lacquer ground. The silhouette never moved across those twelve years. What collectors track instead is dial text, lume compound and one mid-run change to the case — the reason the run splits into five documented dial generations, the first of them the Blackout.		The 14270 is the first sapphire-era Explorer, the bridge between the long-running [[Reference:1016\|1016]] it replaced and the modern 114270 / 214270 line that followed. Rolex built it from 1989 to 2001 in a 36mm Oyster case rated to 100m, with caliber 3000 inside and applied white-gold-surround indices on a glossy black lacquer ground. The silhouette never moved across those twelve years. What collectors track instead is dial text, lume compound and one mid-run change to the case — the reason the run splits into five documented dial generations, the first of them the Blackout.

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	The 14270 trades primarily on the dealer market. Generation 1 Blackout examples sit at the top of the secondary market by a meaningful margin — the rarest sapphire-crystal Rolex commands prices well above the standard run. Generation 2–3 white-tritium examples cluster at the lower-middle of the market depending on dial-state originality and lug-hole status. The Tritinova transitional dial (Generation 4) carries a niche premium when authenticated. The Generation 5 Super-LumiNova examples and the late-run lug-hole-free cases sit at the most accessible end of the market. The Phillips Bacs & Russo 2025 USD 12,616 result anchors the modern auction-house benchmark for a standard configuration.		The 14270 trades primarily on the dealer market. Generation 1 Blackout examples sit at the top of the secondary market by a meaningful margin — the rarest sapphire-crystal Rolex commands prices well above the standard run. Generation 2–3 white-tritium examples cluster at the lower-middle of the market depending on dial-state originality and lug-hole status. The Tritinova transitional dial (Generation 4) carries a niche premium when authenticated. The Generation 5 Super-LumiNova examples and the late-run lug-hole-free cases sit at the most accessible end of the market. The Phillips Bacs & Russo 2025 USD 12,616 result anchors the modern auction-house benchmark for a standard configuration.


			== Related references ==

			* [[Reference:114270\|Explorer 114270]] — 2001–2010
			* [[Reference:1016\|Explorer 1016]] — Gilt to Matte (1963–1989)
			* [[Reference:214270\|Explorer 214270]] — 2010–2021
			* [[Reference:6350\|Explorer 6350]] — First 'Explorer' Dial (1953–1955)
			* [[Reference:6098\|Explorer 6098]] — 1952–1953
			* [[Reference:6150\|Explorer 6150]] — Early Explorer-Dial Oyster

			See also the [[Reference:explorer\|Explorer family index]], [[Reference:Movements\|movement reference]], [[Reference:Bracelets\|bracelet & clasp guide]], and [[Reference:Serial-numbers\|serial numbers by year]].

	== Sources ==		== Sources ==

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