Rolex Air-King

With its 40 mm case in Oystersteel, solid-link Oyster bracelet, and distinctive black dial, the Air-King perpetuates the aeronautical heritage of the original Rolex Oyster.

The Air-King dial features a distinctive black dial with a combination of large 3, 6 and 9 numerals marking the hours and a prominent minute scale for navigational time readings.

It bears the name Air-King in the same lettering that was designed specially for the model in the 1950s.

Rolex uses Oystersteel for its steel watch cases. Specially developed by the brand, Oystersteel belongs to the 904L steel family, alloys most commonly used in high-technology and in the aerospace and chemical industries, where maximum resistance to corrosion is essential.

Oystersteel is extremely resistant, offers an exceptional finish once polished and maintains its beauty even in the harshest environments.

The Oyster bracelet is a perfect alchemy of form and function, aesthetics and technology, designed to be both robust and comfortable. It is equipped with an Oysterlock folding clasp, which prevents accidental opening and the Easylink comfort extension link, also exclusive to Rolex.

This ingenious system allows the wearer to increase the bracelet length by approximately 5 mm, providing additional comfort in any circumstance.

• Model case

  Oyster, 40 mm, Oystersteel

• Oyster architecture

  Monobloc middle case, screw-down case back and winding crown

• Diameter

  40 mm

• Material

  Oystersteel

• Bezel

  Smooth

• Winding crown

  Screw-down, Twinlock double waterproofness system

• Crystal

  Scratch-resistant sapphire

• Water resistance

  Waterproof to 100 metres / 330 feet