Rolex Air King Lume. In terms of design the air king 14000 is one of the most understated rolex watches you can get your hands on. The history of rolex air king dates back in 1945 during world war ii.
1 it divides its markers between hours and minutes and 2 rolex aficionados tend to argue divisively about that dial. 14000 in 1989 to replace the long running air king ref. I ve given a brief history of the rolex air king before but today we re going in depth on the longest running model in the air king s history.
I ve given a brief history of the rolex air king before but today we re going in depth on the longest running model in the air king s history.
Rolex introduced the air king ref. To me it seemed like rolex took the case of the milgauss re stamped a batch of former 39mm explorer dials as these also had the white gold arabic numerals without chromalight lume et voila a new rolex watch is born. Today we ll take an in depth look at the rolex air king. What made the air king such an iconic timepiece is the simplicity of the dial and precise timekeeping.