Rolex Oyster Perpetual Air King ref 14010M with engine bezel and blue dial

Rolex Oyster Perpetual Air King with reference 14010M with round blue dial and white gold batons marking each hour. At 12 o’clock come the Rolex logo and underneath in white “Rolex Oyster Perpetual Air King”. At 6 o’clock you have “Precision” and it is a “Swiss Made” model. The hands are in gold with “Baton” style. Luminous are good. The crown comes with the Rolex logo. It is a stainless-steel screwed back case. It is an P718… serial number and dates the watch to 2000. The watch comes with a Rolex automatic movement with caliber 3000 and 27 jewels. It is an oyster steel bracelet 78350-19 with double buckle clasp.

History

In 1905, Hans Wilsdorf founded in London “ Wilsdorf & Davis” a wholesaler company. The same year, he signed a contract to distribute the Aegler wristwatches brand in UK. In 1908, he creates his own brand called “Rolex” abbreviation of “Rolling Export”. In 1914, Wilsdorf won a class “A” rating certificate from the Kew observatory in England. In 1914, “Les Fils de jean Aegler become Rolex Watch Co. Aegler SA, Manufacture d’Horlogerie”. In 1920, Wilsdorf founded “Montres Rolex SA” in Geneva. In 1926, he patented a watchcase with a screw down crown. In 1927 the “Oyster” was born when Mercedes Gleitze crossed the Channel in 15 hours and 15 minutes. In 1931, came the “Perpetual”, then the “Datejust” in 1945. Since 2000, Rolex makes its own movements and produce over 700,000 watches a year many being iconic like the Daytona, Submariner or the Prince to name a few.

Technical details

Automatic Rolex movement with caliber 3000, 27 jewels and 28,800 A/h. The watch has 42 hours of power reserve.

Measurements

Diameter excluding winding crown: 34mm
Length including lugs: 40mm

Price: $4,300