Rolex Air King diamonds and a crisp

and a crisp

a pairing that is rarely seen in these models

manually wound calibre

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This particular GI watch dates from February 1981

Rolex Air King diamonds and a crispThe Air King is an oddball in the modern Rolex catalog, but its roots are nothing short of fascinating. Legend has it that during the Second World War, British aviators in the RAF were sometimes known to purchase Rolex Oyster watches for use as personal timepieces, and that certain of these may even have seen combat during the Battle of Britain. Rolex founder Hans Wilsdorf then named a series of watches after these intrepid warriors of the skies, with