Rolex Explorer II 16550

Bands that fit

Cut and stitched in Milano, in the width this watch takes.

Matte Dark Gray Alligator Strap€195Black Alligator Strap with Light Red Edging€149Vintage Alligator Strap Cognac€195Hammered Pink Strap with Ecru Stitching€98Vintage Brown Calfskin Strap — Natural Patina€98

See every 20 mm band →

Will a strap close on your wrist?

Set for this watch: 40 mm of case and 20 mm between the lugs. Add your wrist and see where a standard strap would close.

Why ready-made straps come in one length →

Sizing notes

• 20 mm is the gap between the lugs, so a 20 mm band goes in without adapters. Whether it sits flush against a 40 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.
• When swapping bands, use spring bars with a 2 mm diameter.
• Inside the Explorer II family the lug width is not one number: it runs 19, 20, 21, 22 mm. This reference is the 20 mm one, so a band bought for another Explorer II may not fit it. Why the size changes inside a family →
• 20 mm is one of the common sizes: 15,081 of the 41,485 watches measured take it, which is why it is the width most bands are cut in. Every watch that takes 20 mm →

Made to measure

Other Explorer II references

• no photo20 mm
  Oyster Perpetual 10181018
• 19 mm
  Explorer II 16551655
• 20 mm
  Explorer II 1657016570
• 20 mm
  Explorer II White Tritium16570-0001
• 20 mm
  Explorer II Black Tritium16570-0002
• 20 mm
  Explorer II Superluminova16570-0003

Same lug width, other Rolex lines

• 20 mm
  Oyster Perpetual 10021002
• 20 mm
  Oyster Perpetual 10051005
• 20 mm
  Explorer 10161016
• 20 mm
  Milgauss 10191019
• 20 mm
  Milgauss Black1019-001
• 20 mm
  Submariner 114060114060