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24 June 2016, 11:41 AM | #331 | |
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30 June 2016, 12:28 AM | #334 |
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Good eye Rick. This is a very late 5500, 1985 serial confirmed by rolex. By the 80s the dials were all like this one. You just picked the color
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Thanks Joe, scrolling up through the thread again I see a few others like this. I hadn't noticed this difference relative to the markers on the 1970 model I own, but from their genesis in the late 50's the 5500's have had quite a variety of dial markers!
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This is a great reference thread for Air King followers.Thank you !
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Niiiice!
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Nice piece
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23 April 2017, 12:52 PM | #341 |
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Love this thread and enjoy reading it very much. I did not know that the air King was meant to replace oyster Royal for the British pilot. Will post picture of my Oyster Royal which I acquired recently. Cheers
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My Non precision oyster Royal blue second hand.
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23 April 2017, 11:33 PM | #344 |
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Nice watches Gents!
Mineral, what is the date on that Oyster Royal? Cheers! Rick |
24 April 2017, 02:21 AM | #345 |
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Hello Rick
The case back stamped 59. The blue second hand and dauphin hour minute hand are correct for that period
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24 April 2017, 12:06 PM | #346 |
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Yes they are; very similar to my 58 Air king a few posts up.
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24 April 2017, 02:19 PM | #347 |
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Your air king is nice. I love the 50s design and find them very attractive. Too bad most of the modern watches does not provide make me feel the same way as to those vintage beauties. Post more pictures of your air king :)
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Thanks. Most of the time I'm in a long sleeve shirt at work and these 34 mm Oysters work very nicely with a cuff.
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That's nice two tone air king, seldom see this combo and you are lucky to own it. My air king 5500.
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26 April 2017, 11:00 PM | #353 |
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That black dial is nice Mineral!
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This is my grail watch now I've had fitted Explorer hour and minute hands but left the Air King second hand as I prefer it
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Nice dial/hand combination Birky!
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Something a little different. I picked up this nice SS 5500 with gold dial markers and hands and swapped out for a smooth gold bezel, gold crown, and added a two-tone oyster bracelet to match.
I have a 5501 with a fluted gold bezel and TT jubilee bracelet but don't see many TT oysters on these watches. Cheers, Rick |
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10 June 2017, 01:21 AM | #358 |
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Hi Adam,
It's been modified sure enough as many of these old triangle top boxes are. The person I bought it from printed what is essentially an Air King cigarette card on acetate and fitted it to the bottom of the lid. It's also been relined. Cheers, Rick |
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Aah, got it. Thanks
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I have several of these boxes with either white silk, green leather with an embossed trident on the upper lid, or varnished wood interiors that seem to be original. I have a couple others with what appears to be wood grained contact paper linings which I can not imagine are original. The exteriors all appear original (except for repairs to the leather on the hinge end on a couple). How have you seen them lined?
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