Rolex Air King*** 5500*** 1974
ROLEX Vintage Air King Silver Dial Ref. 5500 1002, excellent condition, 1974
Serial # 4045XXX
Circa: 1974
DESCRIPTION:
Excellent condition vintage 1974 Rolex Air King Silver Dial
MOVEMENT:
Caliber 1520, Self-winding mechanical movement with 17 jewels
DIAL:
Excellent condition silver dial with applied baton hour markers and luminous dots. Silver hands with central sweep seconds. ROLEX OYSTER PERPETUAL Air King printed on the Dial. T SWISS T at the bottom.
CASE:
34mm, excellent condition stainless steel with smooth bezel
BRACELET:
Rolex stainless steel Oyster bracelet
MANUFACTURER: Rolex
NOTES:
The Rolex Air King history dates back to the 1930’s during World War II when the British RAF air force pilots chose to wear Rolex watches due to their durability. Hans Wilsdorf, founder of Rolex, was so touched by this that he decided to pay homage to these brave men and the Air collection for Rolex began looking into different names and several were taken into consideration such as Air Tiger, Air Lion and Air Giant. The Air King was launched in the 1940’s and remains a fine example of how Rolex was part of world history over the 20th century. |