Rolex Oyster Perpetual Air-King Pool Intairdril Logo Dial Ref. 5500The Air King has been in the Rolex lineup 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

- Must de Cartier Tank wood veneer dial

- Lemania manually Caliber 2320 (VC cal

2006 / Movement serial: 118xxxxx

thin Vacheron hand-wound caliber 1002 with the Geneva Seal—awarded to watches submitted for inspection by an independent bureau under state control in Geneva—has been fully serviced by our watchmaker

This complicated Patek is accompanied by its certificate of origin

This leather is expertly dyed in rich cognac and then treated with pigment on the grain side to perfection

- 34mm yellow gold case

boasting a sharp

We would love to talk about this cool chrono some more with you

with their sharp and refined shape

The case back engraving in Arabic is of high-quality and we believe it was most likely done by Rolex

The steel case remains in great shape