{"product_id":"rolex-air-king-5500","title":"ROLEX AIR KING 5500","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE ESSENTIALS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMAKE:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e ROLEX\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMODEL:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 5500\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYEAR:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 1968\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBOX\/PAPERS:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e YES\/YES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCASE DIAMETER:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 34MM\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCASE MATERIAL:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e STAINLESS STEEL\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBRACELET MATERIAL:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e LEATHER\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMOVEMENT:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAUTOMATIC\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter hearing stories of British pilots discarding their standard-issue field watches in favour of personally purchased Oyster Perpetuals, Rolex co-founder Hans Wilsdorf decided to release a series of aviation-themed watches honouring the RAF pilots who flew in the Battle of Britain.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAmong them was the Air-King, which made its first official appearance in 1945 with reference 4925. Several references followed as Rolex refined the design, before introducing the reference 5500 in 1957, officially sold to the public from 1958.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBy modern standards, the 5500 may seem small and understated for a steel Rolex, but what it lacks in size it makes up for in stamina. It holds the distinction of being the longest-running model in Rolex history, remaining in continuous production from 1957 to 1989.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOver those 32 years, remarkably little changed. Apart from a movement upgrade in 1963 and the edition of the Explorer dials, much of it stayed the same. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe example from 68 has survived well, the soleil grey dial is in beautiful condition with all of its lume plots intact, the same goes for the hands. The case has been subject to very little polishing, the watch did have its original bracelet but it had sadly perished. The previous owner had the Rolex buckle and strap fitted at St James's last year.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe watch has just been serviced and is running beautifully at +6 s\/d, 265 amps and has a beat error of 0.1ms\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rolex","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56839823950210,"sku":null,"price":2995.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0904\/9201\/0882\/files\/ROLEXAIRKING5500.jpg?v=1786718383","url":"https:\/\/falco-watches.com\/products\/rolex-air-king-5500","provider":"Falco","version":"1.0","type":"link"}