Rolex Air King Pool Intairdril Dial Ref 5500 watch-essentials - Serial 306xxxx dating to

- Serial 306xxxx dating to 1972

Diamonds and emeralds make this chrono racy

The dial is flawless with the oversized hour plots having a cool cream patina that is a very good match with the hands and bezel pearl

The Oversize 6 and 9 Sigma Index DJ

These watches were available with a number of different dial variations and our 6265 has maybe one of the coolest and most sought after – the Big Eyes

Rolex Air King Pool Intairdril Dial Ref 5500 watch-essentials - Serial 306xxxx dating toThe Air King has been in the Rolex line up since it was introduced in the 1940s to pay respect to the Royal Air Force pilots who took part in the Battle of Britain. This is an interesting AIr King as it was an employee gift from Pool Intairdril, an oil servicing company. It supplied the labour, rigs and plant equipment to the big oil companies including Occidental, Agip and the Libyan NOC (National Oil Company). The watches were given to Pool