Air-King 5500 - Silver Precision Dial - Box & Papers - 1972
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Rolex Air-King 5500 - Silver Precision Dial - Box & Papers (1972)
A 1972 Rolex Air-King reference 5500 delivered with its Rolex boxes and original Japanese guarantee certificate, featuring a silver sunburst dial with applied baton hour markers and the "Precision" signature. Housed in a 34mm stainless steel Oyster case with a smooth bezel and domed acrylic crystal, it is the time-only Oyster Perpetual in its purest form.
Details:
- Reference: 5500
- Year: 1972
- Case Size: 34mm, stainless steel
- Bezel: Smooth polished stainless steel
- Dial: Silver sunburst with applied baton hour markers, "Precision" signature, tritium luminescence (T Swiss T)
- Crystal: Domed acrylic
- Movement: Rolex Caliber 1520, automatic
- Bracelet: Later stainless steel Oyster bracelet with Rolex crown-signed folding clasp
Set Includes:
- Rolex inner and outer box
- Original Japanese guarantee certificate, dated 1972
- Japanese-language Rolex Oyster booklet
Condition:
- Honest worn condition
- Signs of wear on case and bracelet and age on the silver dial
- Later bracelet
In production from 1957 until 1989, the reference 5500 stayed in the Rolex catalogue for more than three decades and remains one of the most accessible ways into vintage Oyster Perpetual collecting.
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