Rolex Air King Box fighting machine

fighting machine

With its elegant guilloché dial and crisp Roman numerals

Once the time is set

a true workhorse caliber used extensively throughout the motorsports heyday

a reference 5130/1R

Rolex Air King Box fighting machineThe 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