1,440 CHF
Air-King, Explorer Type Dial Rolex, “Oyster Perpetual, Air-King, Precision”, case No. 5900426, Ref. 5500/1002. Made in 1978. Fine and rare, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with a stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet. To be sold without reserve Three-body, polished and brushed, polished domed bezel, screw-down case back and crown. Matte silver with applied steel dart indexes and Arabic numerals, luminous dots, outer minute/seconds division. Luminous steel alpha hands. Cal. 1520, rhodium plated, oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 26 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating blued Breguet balance spring, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 34 mm. Thickness 12 mm. Approx. overall length 150 mm. Notes Reference 5500 was produced from 1957 to 1990 and was marketed as the “Air-King”, the “Metropolitan” and the “Explorer, Precision”.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2009-03-29
