Rolex Air King vintage Dating to 1980

Dating to 1980

Dating to circa 1950

The hands were changed as well: because the broad arrow hands of the previous versions proved hard to read underwater

With a 35mm case and long lugs

It is housed in a thick case dating from about 1984

Rolex Air King vintage Dating to 1980The Air King is an oddball in the modern Rolex catalog, but its roots are nothing short of fascinating. Legend has it that during the Second World War, British aviators in the RAF were sometimes known to purchase Rolex Oyster watches for use as personal timepieces, and that certain of these may even have seen combat during the Battle of Britain. Rolex founder Hans Wilsdorf then named a series of watches after these intrepid warriors of the skies, with