Rolex

Ref.5500 Air King Cream

While there are many dial designs for the Air-King, this one, with its gold alpha hands and wedge-shaped indices, hails from the Air-King's most stylish era.

The glossy white dial, also known as a white mirror dial, has aged and transformed into a creamy color.

What's interesting about this particular piece is that it was made in 1968, yet it features alpha hands and wedge-shaped indices.

Typically, alpha or leaf hands were only used until around 1965-1966. However, considering that the mirror dial Air-King we have in stock from 1968 also has the same design, we speculate that the combination of alpha hands and wedge-shaped indices continued until this period, but only for the non-date models 5500, 6426, and 6427.

Please come and see it in person.

Specification

Reference Ref.5500
Model Air King
Year 1968
Case size 34mm
Crystal Plastic Windshield
Dial Cream Dial
Movement Automatic
Caliber Cal.1520
Bracelet FF357 7835