The 40mm case is also a standout feature to the Air-King, larger than ever before. Previously, the Rolex Air King was a small watch, with a 34mm case, intended to be a sort of entry-level option, with a sportier feel than the classical Oyster Perpetual. Diameter apart, it shares its case with the Oyster Perpetual 39, so we see the same construction with a smooth bezel, satin finished flat surfaces, satin finished bracelet and polished casebands. The solid caseback and screw-down crown give this Rolex Oyster Perpetual Air-King ref. 116900 a 100m water resistance https://www.rolexcopiesclone.com/.
It features a mix of large hour digits and minute digits, combined with a minute track at the outer edge of the dial. The applied, white gold polished hour markers at 3 / 6 / 9 can be found on the Explorer (well, the pre-2016 39mm Explorer, without luminous paint into the indexes). The digits for the minute markers are printed in white – and those are the real link with pilot watches. It creates a mix of styles from various models in the Rolex line-up. This blend of styles might take a little while to get used to in terms of intuitive legibility, but it does give the Air-King its own, distinct identity.
The satin black dial is finished with several intriguing but interesting details, like the yellow crown below the white gold and luminous triangle at 12 o’clock. Below that, the green Rolex name paired with “Oyster Perpetual” in white. On the bottom part of the dial, it reads “Air-King” in a cursive lettering (a font reminiscent of the very first Air-King logo, as a tribute to Rolex’ past), and “Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified”, which is a testament of Rolex’s testing procedure. All of Rolex’ watches come with COSC certification, and following that, Rolex now tests its watches for even more precise chronometric rates. Redefined in 2015, the Superlative Chronometer Certification tests fully assembled watches, which now operate within a range of -2/+2 per day. The dial is finished with a Mercedes-style set of hands, another Rolex’ trademark and a central, green lollipop-seconds hand.
It features a mix of large hour digits and minute digits, combined with a minute track at the outer edge of the dial. The applied, white gold polished hour markers at 3 / 6 / 9 can be found on the Explorer (well, the pre-2016 39mm Explorer, without luminous paint into the indexes). The digits for the minute markers are printed in white – and those are the real link with pilot watches. It creates a mix of styles from various models in the Rolex line-up. This blend of styles might take a little while to get used to in terms of intuitive legibility, but it does give the Air-King its own, distinct identity.
The satin black dial is finished with several intriguing but interesting details, like the yellow crown below the white gold and luminous triangle at 12 o’clock. Below that, the green Rolex name paired with “Oyster Perpetual” in white. On the bottom part of the dial, it reads “Air-King” in a cursive lettering (a font reminiscent of the very first Air-King logo, as a tribute to Rolex’ past), and “Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified”, which is a testament of Rolex’s testing procedure. All of Rolex’ watches come with COSC certification, and following that, Rolex now tests its watches for even more precise chronometric rates. Redefined in 2015, the Superlative Chronometer Certification tests fully assembled watches, which now operate within a range of -2/+2 per day. The dial is finished with a Mercedes-style set of hands, another Rolex’ trademark and a central, green lollipop-seconds hand.
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