For readers ready to make the leap, here’s everything you need to know about each current Swiss made replica Rolex men’s watches, including its history and features.
Replica Rolex Explorer Watches
Contrary to popular belief, Sir Edmund Hillary was in fact not wearing a Rolex Explorer when he conquered Everest in 1953. It was allegedly a watch from British brand Smiths that he wore at the summit, while an experimental Oyster Perpetual provided by Rolex is said to have been stashed away in his gear.
Nevertheless, the feat ushered in a new Oyster Perpetual model called the Explorer with a larger case size (36mm as opposed to 34mm or smaller), which Rolex sold to a new wave of mid-century mountaineering enthusiasts. The high quality fake Rolex Explorer watches went on to become an “entry-level” Rolex sports model due only to price, and it remains in that position to this day.
Like all Rolex models, the Explorer has gone through many permutations, including more modern iterations like the 14270 (1989-2001), now popular among vintage collectors because its tritium luminescence has finally turned beige.
As of 2023, the UK AAA Rolex copy watches is the biggest it’s ever been, measuring 40mm in diameter and bringing it even closer to next watch on our list, the Explorer II. If you prefer to keep things historically accurate, however, a 36mm version of the Explorer, reintroduced in 2021, is also available.
Fake Rolex Explorer II Watches
A spelunking watch? That’s right. The boldly luminescent 24-hour GMT hand was included to help those living in caves keep track of day and night. While spelunking isn’t exactly a popular sport, the Explorer II became a rather popular watch among those who love a cool design and GMT functionality.
Offered today with either a black or white (“polar”) dial, the best replica Rolex Explorer II watches came out in 1971 in order to “perpetuate the privileged relationship Rolex shares with exploration,” according to current marketing materials. However, the spelunking history is largely forgotten as the watch increasingly serves as a tool for adventurers of all kinds. (The more recent editions — unlike the original — feature fully functional true GMT movements, so the watches can be used for tracking second time zones.)
Though the Explorer II went from a tasty 40mm case up to a 42mm Super case in 2011, the reference 216570 was intended to celebrate the original design of 1971, which amounts to an orange GMT hand in the “correct” arrow shape. Those two extra millimeters don’t feel significant on the wrist, however, and only seem noticeable when compared directly with a 40mm model.
Rolex Air-King Replica Watches
Like The Explorer, the luxury fake Rolex Air-King watches had existed as the Oyster Perpetual for a long while before Rolex printed “Air-King” on the dial and began marketing it to a new set of post-WWII jet setters — men who adored and imitated the former war pilots now flying jumbo jets across the Atlantic. Released in 1945, Rolex’s new model caught that wave of enthusiasm for the future, and nothing at that moment said “future” like beautiful commercial jets that turned a weekend jaunt across the ocean to Paris, Rome or London into a reality.
Today’s model is 40mm across and carries one of the most divisive dials in Rolex’s catalog. Admittedly, the intermittent hour and minute markers on the modern Air-King — which are inspired by dashboard instruments — are visually unique (for some, jarring), as are the touches of green and yellow. It’s the only Rolex super clone watches for men to feature the colored logo style on its dial. For 2022, the Air-King got a thorough refresh with the latest movement, design tweaks and, most notably, a new Oyster case featuring crown guards — giving the new Air-King a unique feature set among the brand’s collections.
For today’s Rolex enthusiasts, the Air-King is positioned at the periphery of the Professional series watches. However, you can (theoretically) get an Air-King at retail relatively easily, and that’s almost impossible to say of any other all steel model on the Professional side of the catalog. A bird in hand beats two in the bush.
Rolex Yacht-Master Fake Watches
By the 1980s, the Rolex Submariner had come out in gold, and preppy folks around the world were rocking them as status symbols. Rolex kind of punched the preppy class on the nose with the all-gold Yacht Master of 1992. Interestingly, the Swiss movements Rolex Yacht Master replica watches‘ evolution has been one of increased sportiness and reduced bling since its release — not the common direction for Rolex’s evolution. The toning down of glamor and upping of ruggedness has made the Yacht-Master a bit of a sleeper model in the Rolex catalog, but it is every bit as capable as the Submariner, which it resembles.
In 1999, Rolex offered the Yacht-Master in platinum and steel “Rolesium” (reference 16622), and from there it’s been an endless riffing on precious metal combinations. Though we’ve yet to see an all-stainless steel variant (and likely never will), rumors of a titanium Yacht-Master finally came to fruition in 2023 with the release of reference 226627.
Today’s Yacht-Master is available in 37mm, 40mm and 42mm sizes, making it the most diverse of the brand’s Professional lineup, and the watch carries all the latest Rolex technology inside and out. Distinguishing features include the “relief” bezel in ceramic or precious metal, depending on the model, and the optional Oysterflex rubber strap, which is surprisingly luxurious and durable on the wrist.
Replica Rolex Oyster Perpetual Watches
In many ways, this is the watch that launched Rolex as the king of industrial watchmaking. The “OP” was, upon its release in 1950, both highly water-resistant and automatically wound, a first-time combo. “Perpetual” refers not to it being always wound but to its rotor swinging 360 degrees around a central axis — so, perpetually winding (despite it only winding in one direction). But none of that matters much to end users, who adore these waterproof 2024 fake Rolex watches for their durability and midcentury, function-forward appearance.
The perfect Rolex Oyster Perpetual replica watches has perpetually (no pun intended) been in production since then, and this model formed the basis for most other Rolex models, including the famous Submariner, the Explorer, the Air-King, the Datejust and the Day-Date. Today’s Oyster Perpetual comes in many sizes and colors and was generally one of the few Rolex models readily available at retail. (That is, such was the case until the release of a crop of brightly colored dials in 2020 — now some OPs, like the Turquoise version, can be as tough to track down as a Sub or a GMT-Master II.)
With no date, no cyclops, no complications, no fluted gold bezel, and a sleek polished and brushed case and matching bracelet, the “OP” is a pure expression of the Rolex brand, one that’s instantly recognizable despite it lacking some key iconic visual cues.