Rolex Air King - Watches for Brave Men
Air King is one of the great models of the world-known watch brand Rolex. Rolex has been known in all over the world for its fantastic watches whose superior quality and reliability has been tested in most severe conditions. Rolex watches were used in a variety of expeditions where they had to resist extreme temperatures. Also Rolex watches were tested by deep waters. One of
Rolex models was fixed to the bathyscaphe that dived to the Mariana Trench, whose depth is 10908. Rolex watch resisted so great pressure! That is why it is evident that Rolex watches are designed for brave people whose profession involves being in extreme conditions and who really need a watch that will continue working while other watches will stop.
Before World II Rolex was the most popular watch brand of long-distance fliers. Rolex watches became the watches of choice for Battle of Britain fighter pilots. At that time Switzerland was neutral, it stayed out of the war. However, founder of Rolex Hans Wilsdorf wanted to honor the fighter pilots with a new line of manual wind watches.
The Oyster Royal line existed before the war. This line included the most expensive manual wind watches. Specially for pilots Rolex began producing watches with large dial and gave them such names as Air Tiger, Air Giant and Air King.
It is important to note that the dial of these watches measured from 32 to 33 mm in diameter. Today such a dial is not considered to be large, because most sports models by Rolex have a 40 mm dial.
The Air line of wristwatches had been released until the early 1960. Finally, only the Air King model survived and was equipped with an automatic movement. Air King watches, like all other watches by Rolex are equipped with high quality movements and with sapphire crystal that is much more scratch resistant than regular glass.
Rolex Air King watches are designed for those who like clean and simple design. This nice model is not designed for those who like extravagant watches, for instance such watches as ones from DateJust collection.
Also those who want to purchase an Air King watch should keep in mind that this model is not the best one for diving, because water resistance of Air King watches is only 100 meters. Well, this is enough for diving, but most adventurous divers prefer more water resistant watches. If you need a watch for diving, than certainly you should choose a watch from such Rolex collections as the Sea-Dweller or the Submariner.
If you want a vintage Rolex Air King watch, than you should opt for earlier Air King watches or other “air” watches by Rolex. If you want a Rolex watch of modern design, than your choice is a Rolex Air King watch of the latest editions. The latest Rolex Air King wristwatches have modern design and COSC certification.
Together with old Air King models and modern Air King models, there are replica Rolex Air King watches – precise and perfect duplicates of original Rolex Air King watches. In our watch store you can purchase a Rolex Air King replica watch for a very accessible price. We guarantee high quality of our Rolex Air King replica watches and we guarantee good service.
