Rolex Oyster Perpetual Air-King Pool Intairdril Logo Dial Ref. 5500 1987 The classic-Cartier blued steel hands

The classic-Cartier blued steel hands

Some things get better with time

The dial has applied Roman numerals and no lume

- Recent Rolex service

The silver dial has sigma markings that tells us that the applied hour markers are made in 18kt gold – white gold in this case

Rolex Oyster Perpetual Air-King Pool Intairdril Logo Dial Ref. 5500 1987 The classic-Cartier blued steel handsThe 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