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View Poll Results: If the Air King Had a Date ... | |||
It would be more popular and I would buy one | 16 | 21.05% | |
It would be more popular but I would not buy one | 12 | 15.79% | |
It would not be more popular but I would buy one | 5 | 6.58% | |
It would not be more popular and I still would not buy one | 43 | 56.58% | |
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22 October 2017, 02:19 AM | #1 |
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If the Air King Had a Date ...
Would it be more popular and would you consider buying one?
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22 October 2017, 02:23 AM | #2 |
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man that dial would be weird
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22 October 2017, 02:24 AM | #3 |
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The new Air King is perfect as it is.
I'm not in the market for one at this time, as I feel that my my current inventory of Rolex Watches is sufficient--for the time being.
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22 October 2017, 03:48 AM | #4 |
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I choose none of the above.
It would not be more popular, I like it the way it is and would buy one as it is now. |
22 October 2017, 04:18 AM | #5 |
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Not sure if it would help the popularity....but I like it, and I did buy one.
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22 October 2017, 05:33 AM | #6 |
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I prefer the way the new AK looks now...no date
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22 October 2017, 05:43 AM | #7 |
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if the ak had a date it would be just another another dj.
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22 October 2017, 06:03 AM | #8 |
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Don’t think adding a date would really make that much of a difference. Either to me or the buying population at large.
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22 October 2017, 06:05 AM | #9 |
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Wouldn’t that make it a Dayjust?
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22 October 2017, 07:57 AM | #10 |
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well, there was a date offered in the 70-80's i believe in Commonwealth countries... not sure if it sold any more or not.
this AK is too busy already. i don't think a date is a USP for this model. i just hope rolex keeps the AK as its a great historical model. |
22 October 2017, 08:07 AM | #11 |
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Generally speaking, models with dates are more popular with the general watch-buying public.
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22 October 2017, 11:12 AM | #12 |
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Door #4, sorry.
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22 October 2017, 11:42 AM | #13 |
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It indeed did have one years ago. In fact, I’ve been looking for one to add for a while. I’ll be honest, I think they’re pretty cool.
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22 October 2017, 09:27 PM | #14 |
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Yes it looks good indeed, but that’s a real Air King... the OP probably talks about the new version, which would definitely not benefit from a date function...
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22 October 2017, 09:38 PM | #15 |
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I like the looks of the AK but do not want to own one. The date does not matter.
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22 October 2017, 09:40 PM | #16 |
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Yes, that is a real, original AirKing, but with a date window. If the OP has the modern version in mind, at 39mm, it's not really anything like a DateJust, is it? By the way, what is the history of the original AirKing model?
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The Air King Date shared a reference number (5700 and 5701) with the Explorer Date. Both very cool watches. |
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22 October 2017, 09:53 PM | #18 |
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It would an Air King with a date
Still wouldn't wear it |
22 October 2017, 09:56 PM | #19 |
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Date? It would date the Air Queen of course!!!
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22 October 2017, 11:25 PM | #20 |
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IMHO, there is no place for a date on that kind od dial...Already too fullfilled...
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23 October 2017, 01:17 AM | #21 |
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If grandma had balls she would be grandpa.
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23 October 2017, 01:20 AM | #22 |
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23 October 2017, 02:05 AM | #23 |
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Grandpa in a moo moo would be a scary sight
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23 October 2017, 03:13 AM | #24 |
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Actually, besides everything else, I believe that a date aperture would create problems for the Faraday cage, as with the Milgauss.
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26 October 2017, 01:08 AM | #25 |
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I bought my airking for the sole purpose of it not having a date on it
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26 October 2017, 01:41 AM | #26 |
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