♛ ROLEX Air 👑 King 116900 WhiteGold Hands/Numerals Black Dial Automatic FullSet

Description: Rolex Air-King 116900 Super Full Set Complete + Extras The new Rolex Air-King 116900 is perhaps one of the most unic modern Rolex watches. The model name moved to 6 o’clock, like most other Rolex watches have. Rolex increased the case size from 34mm to a perfectly wearable 40mm case. Take to the skies 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. Black dial Navigational time readings 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. Oystersteel Highly resistant to corrosion 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 Alchemy of form and function The Oyster bracelet is a perfect alchemy of form and function, aesthetics and technology, designed to be both robust and comfortable. 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 Movement Movement Perpetual, mechanical, self-winding Calibre 3131, Manufacture Rolex Precision -2/+2 sec/day, after casing Oscillator Paramagnetic blue Parachrom hairspring. High-performance Paraflex shock absorbers Winding Bidirectional self-winding via Perpetual rotor Power reserve Approximately 70 hours Bracelet Bracelet Oyster, three-piece solid links Material Oystersteel Clasp Folding Oysterlock safety clasp with Easylink 5 mm comfort extension link Dial Dial Black Details Highly legible Chromalight display with long-lasting blue luminescence Certification Certification Superlative Chronometer (COSC + Rolex certification after casing) Milgauss Case One of the other things that was quickly noticed is the shape of the case. It will immediately remind you of the 40mm Milgauss case. And that is correct. It is the same case as the Milgauss, which means the new Rolex Air-King 116900 is also protected against magnetic fields. The case (and bracelet) are made of the famous 904L grade stainless steel and has a beautiful satin finish. Where the Oyster bracelet on the Milgauss has a PCL (polished center link), the bracelet on the Rolex Air-King is all satin. Due to the case construction and twin-lock crown, the Rolex Air-King 116900 is water resistant to 100 meters. Rolex Air-King Dial The dial of the new Rolex Air-King 116900 is what confused a lot of people, including me. Not only did Rolex move the Air-King logo to the lower part of the dial (the original Air-King in 1945 also had it at 6 o’clock), but they added a lot of Arabic numerals to the dial. Not only the typical ‘Explorer’ lay-out with Arabic 3, 6 and 9’clock markers are on there, the remaining hour markers go from ‘5’ to ’55’. A 60-minute scale, with interruption of the ‘Explorer’ markers. This remarkable dial lay-out is based on a pair of cockpit instruments that Rolex made in 2006 for a special project (Bloodhound SSC project). An engineering project to get a super sonic car to reach a speed of 1000mp/h on land. More can be found here. One of the board instruments had a similar lay-out. Rolex Air-King 116900 The hands and applied numerals are made of 18 carat white gold. The luminous material is patented by Rolex and is called ‘Chromalight’. The Rolex writing is in the typical green color as well as the seconds hand. The Rolex logo at 12 o’clock is in yellow/gold. Movement The Rolex Air-King watches from 2007 on already had a chronometer certified movement. The new Rolex Air-King 116900 is no different of course, it is fitted with Rolex caliber 3131. This movement is also used in the Rolex Milgauss and also complies to the new standard of Rolex, performing within -2/+2 seconds of deviation per day. Well within the chronometer requirement of -4/+6 seconds a day. Rolex gives a 5-year warranty on this performance and will adjust the watch free of charge when it doesn’t perform between -2/+2 seconds a day. The caliber 3131 movement has a Paramagnetic blue Parachrom hairspring, ensuring that magnetic fields have little influence on its performance.

Price: 8111 USD

Location: Boca Raton, Florida

End Time: 2024-08-21T03:53:31.000Z

Shipping Cost: 37 USD