Rolex signified its more economical timepieces with the text "Precision" printed on the dial. These watches carried in-house movements that were well-made but manually wound. This was until the Air-King was introduced to the world in 1957 and became the premier model of Rolex’s more affordable Precision model range. These watches still featured the "Precision" text, but the Air-King housed a fully automatic movement. Although the rest of the Precision model line eventually fizzled out, the modest Air-King has been updated and evolved over the years and remains a fixture within the Rolex lineup today.

CASE & BRACELET

The excellent case retains full and symmetrical lugs that exhibit minimal signs of previous polishing and gentle signs of use. The smooth stainless steel bezel features minor signs of use remaining in very clean overall condition. The Rolex 78350 Oyster bracelet with 557B end pieces is a later service unit and retains 12 links that show light stretch and will fit up to a 7 1/4-inch wrist.

DIAL & HANDS

The original blue sunburst dial is flawless, showing no imperfections or signs of age. The tritium lume plots retain a bright white color with no degradation present under UV light inspection. The original tritium hands match the dial perfectly and show no degradation when inspected under UV light.

ACCESSORIES 

The watch comes complete with the original inner and outer boxes, the Rolex guarantee paper, the serialized hangtag, the chronometer hang tag, a recent RSC card from May 2023, and Rolex booklets.