Rolex Air King
After World War Two, Rolex offered a manual wind watch that found popularity with air-force pilots in several guises; the Air Tiger, Air Lion, Air Giant and Air King. The Air King outlived its siblings, and continued in automatic form to serve as an entry to Rolex ownership.
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