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Air-King
Compare this collectionAir-King
1945
Honoring British aviators of the RAF, a distinctive 40mm watch with an industrial dial layout mixing typefaces and markers.
- Category
- Aviation-inspired watch
- Designers
- In-house design studio
- Case materials
- Oystersteel
- Sizes
- 40mm
- Dial
- Black dial with 5-minute markers and mixed Rolex/Air-King typography
- Crystal
- Scratch-resistant sapphire
- Strap / bracelet
- Oyster bracelet
- Movements
- Calibre 3230
- Movement type
- Automatic
- Power reserve
- 70 hours
- Water resistance
- 100m (10 ATM)
- Key references
- 126900
- Price band
- $8,300–$9,000
The house
Rolex
The world's largest single luxury watch brand, renowned for the Oyster case, waterproof reliability, and near-universal recognition of its Crown logo.
- Founded
- 1905
- Founder
- Hans Wilsdorf
- Headquarters
- Geneva, Switzerland
- Signature materials
- Oystersteel (904L stainless steel), Everose gold, Cerachrom ceramic bezels, Rolesor
- Signature movements
- In-house Calibre 3235, 3230, 4130, 9001 families with Chronergy escapement and Parachrom hairspring
- Notable designers
- In-house design studio