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Old 21 May 2018, 01:07 AM   #1
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Air-King Doubts

Always on the hunt for a bargain, I've been eyeballing this pre-owned Rolex Air-King (please forgive the photo from behind jewelry store glass) and I have my doubts about this dial. There are similar Air-Kings that used these hands and indices, but if you look there is no "Swiss" designation at the bottom of the dial at all. The guy at the store insists its legit from the 1960s and was worked on at the store, but I think the dial is pretty telling on this one. I got to handle it and I do believe it's a Rolex, but that dial is a deal breaker for me. Am I right? Looks like a restoration gone bad at best.

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Old 21 May 2018, 01:46 AM   #2
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Hard to tell much from that picture but from what I can see, I wouldn't go near that watch.
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Old 21 May 2018, 03:53 AM   #3
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Old 21 May 2018, 04:54 AM   #4
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They had that weird markers and hands in the late 50 with no precision text, but i never saw one with no "SWISS" or "Tritium"

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Old 21 May 2018, 06:45 AM   #5
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Nope.

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Old 21 May 2018, 09:14 AM   #6
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They had that weird markers and hands in the late 50 with no precision text, but i never saw one with no "SWISS" or "Tritium"

Exactly what I was thinking. Obviously, I'm not buying. I did as much research as I could, and the lack of "Swiss" was really all I needed to avoid like the plague.
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Old 21 May 2018, 04:35 PM   #7
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Could be refinished dial
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Old 22 May 2018, 12:52 AM   #8
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Hard to tell but the no swiss is a huge issue. Also, Oyster Perpetual under ROLEX looks to close to ROLEX...unless was REALLY cheap and you could pocket a few bucks on parts...on to the next one.
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