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Old 7 April 2020, 01:39 PM   #1
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Rolex Air-King "Double Red"

I've been researching the Air-King 5500 and keep reading about the rare "double red" variation where both the Air-King and Super Precision are in red. This means it's a Cal. 1530, which I thought would help me find something, but I haven't had any luck finding a picture of this variation. Does anyone know why I can't seem to find a picture of this one anywhere?
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Old 7 April 2020, 03:21 PM   #2
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I too have heard of the rare 5500 double red Air King Precision. I've seen them referenced on different watch enthusiast web sites, but never seen a picture.
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Old 7 April 2020, 11:36 PM   #3
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Ive heard of it but never seen one in the metal. Good luck in your hunt OP
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Old 7 April 2020, 11:58 PM   #4
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I’ve seen many articles, blogs, threads on this forum, etc. mentioning the Double Red Air-King, and, yet, not one has included a picture of one.
Are we 100% sure they’re not a myth?
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Old 8 April 2020, 06:20 AM   #5
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I’ve seen many articles, blogs, threads on this forum, etc. mentioning the Double Red Air-King, and, yet, not one has included a picture of one.
Are we 100% sure they’re not a myth?
Seems pretty likely. I am guessing it was a mix up on some forum or blog about the double red SD, and then just kept getting tossed around as blogs continued to reference one another for their articles.
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Old 8 April 2020, 06:28 AM   #6
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They may be like the aftermarket Tudor "red" Ranger dials.
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Old 20 May 2021, 06:59 AM   #7
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I think this might well be an Air King Double Red - what do you think?
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Old 20 May 2021, 09:36 AM   #8
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Train Man's post shows an earlier style of dial and the watch is possibly a 6652, similar to the one in this advertisement. I don't think it originally had double red printing, but it is more likely that some printing has faded from black to gray.
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Old 20 May 2021, 02:57 PM   #9
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O M G

I am having sleepless nights now!

Do I need to "establish" a "relationship" with "my" "AD" now to obtain such a piece?

What if there is a Triple Red, which, by definition, should be even "better" than a Double Red??!??!
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