Rolex signified its more economical timepieces with the text "Precision" printed on the dial. These watches carried in-house movements that were well-made but manually wound. This was until the Air-King was introduced to the world in 1957 and became the premier model of Rolex’s more affordable Precision model range. These watches still featured the "Precision" text, but the Air-King housed a fully automatic movement. Although the rest of the Precision model line eventually fizzled out, the modest Air-King has been updated and evolved over the years and remains a fixture within the Rolex lineup today.

CASE & BRACELET

The extremely crisp and honest unpolished case retains the original factory dimensions throughout with light, expected signs of use shown. The smooth stainless steel bezel is shows gentle signs of use and remains unpolished. The sapphire crystal is clean with no blemishes present. The case back retains its orignial factory green Rolex sticker. The Rolex 78350 Oyster bracelet with 557B end pieces retains 12 links that show almost no stretch and will fit up to a 7 1/4-inch wrist.

DIAL & HANDS

The original black sunburst dial is flawless, showing no imperfections or signs of age. The tritium lume plots feature a subtle yet handsome eggshell patina with no degradation present under U.V. light inspection. The original tritium hands match the dial perfectly and show no degradation when inspected under U.V. light.

ACCESSORIES 

None. The watch is keeping time perfectly, backed by a 1-year warranty on accurate timekeeping.