Rolex Air King diamonds The case is reminiscent of

The case is reminiscent of other hooded-lug barrel cases from the 70s

This particular GI watch dates from February 1981

and a crisp

and by the middle of the 1960s it had reached a fever pitch

Rolex Air King diamonds The case is reminiscent ofThe Air King is an oddball in the modern Rolex catalog, but its roots are nothing short of fascinating. Legend has it that during the Second World War, British aviators in the RAF were sometimes known to purchase Rolex Oyster watches for use as personal timepieces, and that certain of these may even have seen combat during the Battle of Britain. Rolex founder Hans Wilsdorf then named a series of watches after these intrepid warriors of the skies, with