Rolex Air King diamonds and by the middle of

and by the middle of the 1960s it had reached a fever pitch

This particular GI watch dates from February 1981

Balancing reliability and precision

and is sure to prove a trusty companion in all of life’s adventures

manually wound calibre

Rolex Air King diamonds and by the middle ofThe 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