Air King - Glad this made it to my collection

[Rolexavidfan]

While I have heard of this Rolex model before, I have always thought it to be the earlier versions @34mm. And so when I was offered one, I decided to pass on. But the curiosity side of me said that I should check this watch, and there only did I realize that it was a different Air King version after all that escaped my notice because of probably the Daytona mania of Baselworld 2016.

Fast forward today, I’m glad to be able to finally land this piece. To be honest, I just can’t resist the quirkiness of this watch. Yellow, Green, White, Black — seldom do you see this mix of color on a Rolex. More so, the busy dial with lots of numerals in different fonts - applied and printed, white gold and just plain white, luminosity and non-luminosity, a Milgauss-like case and anti-magnetic properties with the Explorer 1 indices at 3-6-9 and Mercedes hands, with a combo of Milgauss/Explorer 1 bracelet... indeed lots of things going on with this watch. No wonder this watch can attract strong reactions from the watch community.

Indeed beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.











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