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25 February 2017, 01:21 AM | #1 |
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Is the New Air-King in the Professional Line?
Just wandering is the New Air-King considered as oyster perpetual with a special dial, or it's in the professional line like explorer, submariner, etc.
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25 February 2017, 01:23 AM | #2 |
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Apologies, didn't mean to comment and can't work out how to delete post
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25 February 2017, 01:43 AM | #3 |
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https://www.rolex.com/watches/find-r...fessional.html
According to the Guided Search option on Rolex's website, when you select professional watches the AirKing is not included. Neither is the Explorer 1 |
25 February 2017, 01:48 AM | #4 |
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They are both in the professional section of the paper catalog so I say they are professional watches.
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25 February 2017, 02:24 AM | #5 |
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Any watch that doesn't have crown guards does not fall into the "Professional" range.
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25 February 2017, 03:47 AM | #6 |
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Interesting. I thought it was to do with whether or not it had an Oysterlock clasp. The Explorer does but the Air King doesn't.
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25 February 2017, 04:40 AM | #7 |
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Good question ...well I own one and I'm a professional
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25 February 2017, 05:12 AM | #10 |
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does that make Panerai Luminors the best professional watch?(after all their crown guards are massive)
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25 February 2017, 06:27 AM | #11 |
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Yep.
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25 February 2017, 06:32 AM | #12 |
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Here's all current ones
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Nothing says "professional" like crown guards... I get your point - but the true reason for crown guards is more work related imho. In other words, occupations that lead to banging the crown on something hard. The professionals I think about include doctors lawyers managers whilst Rolex was thinking pilots divers spelunkers...
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The "professional" watch would be one that has a function or design that is useful and not readily found on a normal watch..
The Milgauss would follow that with it's non-magnetic movement, even though it doesn't have a marked bezel. The Air-King, it can be argued, now also follows that theme with it's bold and readily visible seconds markers used by pilots to time turns and way-points. It also now has the non-magnetic movement and will not be affected by the earths magnetic flux lines at high altitude.
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Is the New Air-King in the Professional Line?
Would I be correct that all of Rolex's professional line-up was 40mm or more? Now the YM 37 is on the list...
Otherwise wouldn't a TOG have fit the bill with its bezel back when it was in production?
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I think the intent behind the watch is professional pilots. How it's used in practice is a different story.
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Not a professional watch.............no matter how hard you try to spin it.
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17 May 2017, 04:23 PM | #20 |
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I guess what matters is what Rolex says are professional. The 2016 brochure shows the following as professional. Some with crown guards, some without. Some with added complications, some without.
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So...does Rolex make any watch that they never categorize as Professional?
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What about those wordings at the back case of some watches ie SD, milgauss and DSSD? Do those matter?
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