Baselworld 2016: hands on review of the Rolex Air-King
The latest Daytona with the black Cerachrom bezel can be considered as the symbol of the 2016 Rolex collection because it was generally expected by the fans of the brand and its presentation led to a positive consensus. The new Air-King is a kind of mirro...
Great comprehensive, valuable review & very nice pictorial !.. Really like your arguments & analysis.. :))
This Air King ticks many boxes for me, although I have the Milgauss ( same case & mvmt) & an Explorer I. Pretty sure, it is a very nice package for Rolex, lots of DNA but attractive by itself, as well. Thx for your review, read & re-read it Best, hs
I like this watch a lot for its originality and the fact that it is not consensual.
Now, there is one thing I regret: The size of the case. As an air King I would like to see something around 38 / 39 mm. I know, this is the Milgauss case they used for that watch. And the Milgauss is 40 mm big. But, still... The Air King is a name apart. ...
We have to consider that it is a totally new watch with a new purpose
Rolex communication is very focused on this aerial environment and insists on the role of the anti-magnetic feature of the watch which is important for such purpose. So we need to forget the 34mm Air King: the name is the same but the watch is totally dif...
The safety net from Rolex: not reaaly abandoning the Explorer design
very clever of Rolex: you change another icon that is the Explorer but transfer design elements of it (numerals that are not luminescent) on to a re-edition of another model. Very smart: that is Rolex! The Air King seems to be a very, very attractive watc...
I really find it a shame
The old Air Kings were close to an Oyster Precision or Date Just anyway, from what I recall. Let us see if the dial or the bracelet can make up for it.
Yes but see my comment above, the anti-magnetic features were part of the specs which were required for such watch...
... in this context, the Milgauss case became mandatory. Step by step, Rolex is redesigning its catalogue and some watches like the OP 36mm play the role the former AK was playing... and with a higher price. Thanks Moritz! Fx
Great review, Fx, of a very interesting
watch, to say the least. The dial seems disconcerting at first; but as i continue to look at it I find it draws me in. Need to see this one in person.
I like everything Rolex did with this new Air King
To me it is the second best looking Rolex in the collection. I still like the budget model 'White Grape' better, from a visual point of view. The numbering on the dial is different, very Rolex and well balanced and although this model is may be not for ev...
Thank your for the great review.
Frankly, I have not grown a mature opinion about this ref. While I do like the extraordinary side of the dial, I wonder from time to time what is missing to make it sing. Maybe it\'s the 3-6-9 layout with a white arrow at 12? - I don\'t know. In any case,...
It supposes to be available this summer...
So summer means June... or September! I hope that you will see it soon. Thanks for your nice words! Fx
Great report.....
This is definately under the radar...probably because of the Daytona. Interesting that my dealer has had no calls about the Air King at all...but in excess of 150 calls in the first week about the Daytona..!! So the Air King should be easy to get hold of ...
Thanks Andy!
I spoke with my AD about the list and of course, the Daytona is by far the leader of the pack. But the Air-King is the second one (very far from the Daytona to be clear...). Thanks for your comments. Fx