Rolex Air King Pool Intairdril Dial Ref 5500 carson - Case serial 694xxx

- Case serial 694xxx

The 36mm steel case is strong all round and the engine turned bezel as well defined reeding

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The Buckley dial features painted black Roman hour markers and this 1601/3 is fitted with a beautiful white example with crisp black printing and complimentary black hands

reference 73859

Rolex Air King Pool Intairdril Dial Ref 5500 carson - Case serial 694xxxThe Air King has been in the Rolex line up since it was introduced in the 1940s to pay respect to the Royal Air Force pilots who took part in the Battle of Britain. This is an interesting AIr King as it was an employee gift from Pool Intairdril, an oil servicing company. It supplied the labour, rigs and plant equipment to the big oil companies including Occidental, Agip and the Libyan NOC (National Oil Company). The watches were given to Pool