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Do you plan on visiting Svalbard this winter? In that case, you should get this watch.You might wonder what the archipelago Svalbard and a Rolex Explorer II have in common. Allow us to shed 'light' upon the matter. Svalbard is a Norwegian archipelago that is located at 78˚ North, which is the northenmost, inhabited place in the world. During winter, it's completely dark here for 84 days. The Rolex Explorer II was made for speleologists. Speleology is the science of caves and speleologists spend a lot of time in the darkness of caves. Therefore, the Explorer II has an extra hour hand with a 24-hour scale bezel to distinguish day from night. This might not only come in handy when you spend your days in caves but also during the dark days of winter in Svalbard. Enough with the geography class right now.This reference 16570 dates back to 1998. Therefore, the black dial already has a luminova index with 18k white-gold hour marker surroundings and a luminova handset. It has a stainless steel case that measures 40 mm and is strapped on a stainless steel Oyster bracelet. The watch runs on the calibre 3185 and comes as a full set.