1958 Rolex Air King 5506 Super Precision Oyster Perpetual Honeycomb Dial Watch

1958 Rolex Air King 5506 Super Precision Oyster Perpetual Honeycomb Dial WatchAbout the watch & condition: Here we have a spectacular looking Rolex Air King Super Precision dated 1958. These are very rare and are identical to the Explorer models, the only difference is the Air King writing! The watch is powered by an automatic calibre 1530 movement which is running smoothly but looses around 30 seconds over 24 hours. The crown is a little stiff but does wind. This can easily be improved with a service however you can absolutely

About the watch & condition: 

Here we have a spectacular looking Rolex Air King Super Precision dated 1958. These are very rare and are identical to the Explorer models, the only difference is the “Air-King” writing! The watch is powered by an automatic calibre 1530 movement which is running smoothly but looses around 30 seconds over 24 hours. The crown is a little stiff but does wind. This can easily be improved with a service however you can absolutely wear this as is if this doesn’t bother you. Further details below:

The watch has a gorgeous honeycomb dial as shown with the sword hands and explorer styled indexes. The dial itself is in exceptional near flawless condition, for its age this is extraordinary!

The dial is protected by a nice acrylic crystal which has been kept in good condition. There’s a few extremely minor light scratches but nothing noticeable while on the wrist.

The watch is housed in a gold plated oyster case with a fixed smooth bezel. There’s some very light scratches & slight fading around the very edges but all of which is to be expected from a pre owned vintage watch. Considering the watch is 67 years old it looks spectacular.

It has a stunning golden Rolex branded screwdown crown which looks excellent& works just as you’d expect. As mentioned it is a little stiff mainly when pulling it out to the time setting position & pushing it back in. Does work fine though

The watch is sat on a lovely leather strap with the original gold plated Rolex buckle. They’re both in excellent condition but you could easily swap it out if you’d prefer something else!

This is an automatic watch meaning it runs off the movement of your wrist.The watch has a small power reserve however if left for a period of time it will have likely stopped.

This is just for the watch, no box or paperwork. We’ve also included a recent watch register check.