The Air-King is one of the oldest lines of Rolex watches. With its pure, minimalist design and function it has become a true cult classic. This reference 5500, with its caliber 1530 dates back to 1977. The stainless steel case measures 34 mm in diameter, which is slightly smaller than most men's models, such as the Datejust and Day-Date. However, thanks to its no-nonsense design, it is an impressive and very masculine timepiece. What we, at Amsterdam Vintage Watches, truly hold dear about this piece is its lovely crest dial. Over the years, mostly during the '50s until the '80s, Rolex has made many dials with logos and military insignas. Primarily, for the Arab market. Probably, the logo dial started as a special order from a good client, became more popular and finally, Rolex made these dials as gifts for their best customers. The 'Saudi Armed Forces' dial were gifted to government officials from Saudi-Arabia. Furthermore, the watch has a silver dial with 18k yellow-gold applied baton markers and matching hands. It is just such a beautiful contrast with the stainless steel case and Oyster bracelet.