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  • Manufacturer: Rolex
    Year: Circa 2018
    Reference No: 116900
    Case No: E04187H5
    Model Name: Air-King
    Material: Stainless steel
    Calibre: Automatic, cal. 3131, 31 jewels
    Bracelet/Strap: Stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet, max length 200mm
    Clasp/Buckle: Stainless steel Rolex Oyster deployant clasp
    Dimensions: 40mm diameter
    Signed: Case, dial, movement, bracelet and clasp signed
    Accessories: Accompanied by Rolex guarantee dated 27th November 2018 stamped Hausmann, plastic bezel protection ring, green card holder, hang tag and product literature.

  • Catalogue Essay

    The Rolex reference 116900 was launched at Baselworld in 2016. It is a homage to one of the most successful and most produced models, the “Air-King” . Usually fitted in a 34mm case, the new Air King has a 40mm diameter case to answer the new trends demand. The dial design of the 2016 Air-King bears a striking similarity to two cockpit instruments, created by Rolex in 2006 at the beginning of its partnership with the Bloodhound SSC Project.

  • Artist Biography

    Rolex

    Swiss • 1905

    Founded in 1905 England by Hans Wilsdorf and Alfred Davis as Wilsdorf & Davis, it soon became known as the Rolex Watch Company in 1915, moving its headquarters to Geneva in 1919. Like no other company, the success of the wristwatch can be attributed to many of Rolex's innovations that made them one of the most respected and well-known of all luxury brands. These innovations include their famous "Oyster" case — the world's first water resistant and dustproof watch case, invented in 1926 — and their "Perpetual" — the first reliable self-winding movement for wristwatches launched in 1933. They would form the foundation for Rolex's Datejust and Day-Date, respectively introduced in 1945 and 1956, but also importantly for their sports watches, such as the Explorer, Submariner and GMT-Master launched in the mid-1950s.

    One of its most famous models is the Cosmograph Daytona. Launched in 1963, these chronographs are without any doubt amongst the most iconic and coveted of all collectible wristwatches. Other key collectible models include their most complicated vintage watches, including references 8171 and 6062 with triple calendar and moon phase, "Jean Claude Killy" triple date chronograph models and the Submariner, including early "big-crown" models and military-issued variants.

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Ref. 116900
A fine, attractive and well-preserved stainless steel wristwatch with center seconds, bracelet and guarantee

Circa 2018
40mm diameter
Case, dial, movement, bracelet and clasp signed

Estimate
HK$24,000 - 39,000 
€2,600-4,200
$3,100-5,000

Sold for HK$47,880

Contact Specialist

Thomas Perazzi

Head of Watches, Asia
+852 2318 2001

WatchesHK@phillips.com

The Hong Kong Watch Auction: XI

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