Rolex Air King 5500 Price

The large for the time 34mm case and simple dial layout were a hit.

Rolex air king 5500 price.

On the pre owned market used rolex air king prices start at around 3 000 for older ref. Rolex has plenty of amazing watches under its belt and the 5500 is not even close to a contender. It was a period when spectacular progress in aircraft performance constantly expanded humanity s capacity to conquer the skies and led to the introduction of long distance flights. At the end of the war rolex created the air king as a tribute to the pilots who fought in the battle of britain.

Rolex vintage air king with pink gold arabic numerals ref. It s a good rolex to consider if you want a watch that won t break the bank. Obviously the best aspect of the air king 5500 is the price. However i simply can t recommend the air king 5500 for new collectors and rolex first timers.

In 1957 rolex introduced the ref 5500 air king. Rolex airking ref 5500 stainless steel circa 1987. Prices starting at 2995 no sales tax free overnight shipping. That model remained in production for the next 37 years.

Generally speaking older rolex air king watches are less expensive than their newer counterparts. On chrono24 you ll find prices for 180 rolex ref 5500 watches and can compare and buy a ref 5500 watch at a low price. In 1989 rolex introduced the reference 14000 which provided an update to the ref. Rolex air king 5500 precision rare arabic dial vintage 1958.

And the rolex air king soon became popular with pilots. 5500 models and increases from there depending on features such as the specific reference dial bezel variation and overall condition. 5500 which at that point had seen few changes throughout its 37 year history in terms of design it represented a new approach for the air king collection as it had arabic numerals at the 3 6 9 hours with stick markers in between.