Its roots begin all the way back to june of 1940 before the united states entered world war ii when britain stood alone against the nazi juggernaut.
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During the war many pilots began replacing their army issued watch with a rolex watch appreciating the simplicity of its dial and its precise timekeeping.
At the end of the war rolex created the air king as a tribute to the pilots who fought in the battle of britain.
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As one of the oldest rolex models the rolex air king has a storied history.
The us american airline pan am gave rolex air king timepieces to retiring pilots.
The history of the rolex air king begins in 1945 during world war ii.
The automatic caliber 3000 movement operates at a frequency of 28 000bph and offers wearers a 42 hour power reserve.
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And the rolex air king soon became popular with pilots.
The large for the time 34mm case and simple dial layout were a hit.
Oyster with oysterlock clasp dial.
14000m full set steel wristwatch sold in 2002 a stainless steel automatic centre seconds wristwatch with.
You may have come across both the air king ref.
In 1957 rolex introduced the ref 5500 air king.
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The story of the rolex air king began over half a century ago.
Hour minutes and second hand self winding bezel type.
Petite presentation tres sommaire de la rolex air king ici nous retraçons les grandes lignes de l horlogerie les episodes.
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The air king is an often forgotten unsung hero of the rolex sports model lineup.
5500 had been powered by two movements during its run the cal.
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14000 was launched it had upgraded to the next generation cal.
That model remained in production for the next 37 years.
As previously mentioned the air king 14000 runs on the caliber 3000.
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34mm oyster steel water resistance.
This special edition of the air king is much sought after by collectors.
The preceding air king reference the evergreen ref.
