Rolex Air King*** 5500 Black Dial*** 1979

Rolex Air King 5500 Black Dial 1979

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ROLEX Air King Black Dial Ref. 5500, 1979
Serial: 6292563
Circa: 1979
Reference: 5500

DIAL: Black matte dial with gold applied baton hour markers and luminous dots. Gold hands with central sweep seconds. Gilt printing ROLEX OYSTER PERPETUAL Air-King and PRECISION printed on the Dial. T SWISS T at the bottom.

CASE: 34mm, stainless steel with acrylic crystal

MOVEMENT: Caliber 1520, Automatic, 17 jewels

BRACELET: Stainless Steel Rolex oyster 78350/557, Date Code VE

CONDITION REPORT: The dial is mint without flaws and all tritium lume plots are intact and have aged nicely with a rich patina. The

NOTES:
The Rolex Air King history dates back to the 1930’s during World War II when the British RAF airforce 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.