Rolex Explorer II 1655

The Rolex Explorer II 1655 takes a 19 mm watch band.

Rolex Explorer II 1655, 19 mm lug width

Rolex · Explorer II

Lug width
19 mm
Case diameter
39 mm
Reference
1655
Family
Explorer II
Case material
Stainless Steel
Water resistance
100m
Model
Explorer II 1655
Year
1971–1985

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Set for this watch: 39 mm of case and 19 mm between the lugs. Add your wrist and see where a standard strap would close.

mm

Filled in with the case diameter, which is what we hold for this reference. Measure the watch tip to tip for the exact answer: it is usually a few mm more.

75 mm115 mm

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Sizing notes

  • 19 mm is the gap between the lugs, so a 19 mm band goes in without adapters. Whether it sits flush against a 39 mm case depends on how that case is shaped.
  • This reference has drilled lugs: the spring bars are accessible from the outside, which makes band changes easier and safer on the case.
  • 19 mm is an odd size: most ready-made bands are made in even widths, so this reference needs one cut to measure or a band that runs in odd sizes. Why some watches take odd sizes →
  • Inside the Explorer II family the lug width is not one number: it runs 19, 20, 21, 22 mm. This reference is the 19 mm one, so a band bought for another Explorer II may not fit it. Why the size changes inside a family →
  • 19 mm is not a common size: only 1,919 of the 41,485 watches measured take it (4.6%), so ready-made choice at this width is narrower than at 20 or 22 mm. Every watch that takes 19 mm →