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6 April 2007, 09:59 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Real Name: Robert
Location: Ontario, Canada
Watch: Sea-dweller Z ser.
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Air king date - does it still exist ?
OK, I got
 last time cause I didn't know AK was made with a date, but were these older models? . I have Rolex brochures dating back to 1991 and no sign of an AK date . Thanks , and happy easter weekend to all...  Robert |
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6 April 2007, 03:07 PM
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6 April 2007, 06:24 PM
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Real Name: Peter
Location: Llanfairpwllgwyng
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Unfortunately the answer is no,Airking dates now are becoming quite collectable especially the red date roulette.Now before WW11 Rolex was always popular with the armed forces in the UK.Now old Hans being a good business man saw there was a market for a slightly bigger watch.Now watches at these times were quite small 30m was the average.Now Rolex started producing 33m models under the names of Air Lion,Air Tiger,Air Giant and the Air king.They all used a 15 jewel manual wind movement,then came in steel even TT plus all gold but 9ct.And were in production from the mid 40s to early 50s when they were all dropped,except the Airking.Now over the next few years the Air king gained a auto movement and now the same size as OP.Now some of the most sort after Airkings now are like the 1960s 5504 with the honeycombed dial.Now the first Airking date late 60s 5700 were only sold in the then Commonwealth countries like Canada and the UK.Now they made a 5700n Explorer Date but that was only sold in the USA.Later 70s 5701 Airking dates had the cal.1525/35 movements,and they made a TT version of the 5701 but again for the Canadian only market but the Airking date faded out of production in the 80s. IMO a shame the Airking has quite a lot of history, and IMHO a very underrated watch.
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6 April 2007, 08:34 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Real Name: Chad
Location: Around the world
Watch: Panerai 233
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I would really liek one of those Air King Explorer Dates 5700!
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6 April 2007, 08:56 PM
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Real Name: Mark
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Yup AK date watches, pretty rare.
Does anyone know what price range they sell for? |
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6 April 2007, 09:45 PM
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Real Name: Peter
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ICom Pro3 All posts are my own opinion and my opinion only. "The clock of life is wound but once, and no man has the power to tell just when the hands will stop. Now is the only time you actually own the time, Place no faith in time, for the clock may soon be still for ever." Good Judgement comes from experience,experience comes from Bad Judgement,.Buy quality, cry once; buy cheap, cry again and again. www.mc0yad.club Second in command CEO and left handed watch winder
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6 April 2007, 09:57 PM
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Real Name: Alex
Location: USA
Watch: TT Blue Sub
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Yes they do, and they look better than ever. Retail $3650.
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6 April 2007, 11:09 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Real Name: Robert
Location: Angelus Oaks, CA
Watch: 116713
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I have sen plenty of AKD's for sale on the web, they get $2200 and up.
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