Rolex Explorer 5500 Gilt Double "T < 25" Dial Box and Paper Set lug-width-in-mm-18-16 giving this daily wearer GMT

giving this daily wearer GMT a true vintage vibe

” emphasizing the intention to create a luxury steel watch

The Rolex Air-King is often overlooked in favor of more popular Rolex collections such as the Submariner

it is a wonderfully unusual piece of watchmaking memorabilia

stating a sale in Switzerland

Rolex Explorer 5500 Gilt Double "T < 25" Dial Box and Paper Set lug-width-in-mm-18-16 giving this daily wearer GMTWhile reference 5500 is best known as the Air King, Rolex made a fascinating exception between the late 1950s and the late 1960s. During this period, the brand fitted the 34mm Oyster case with the iconic black 3 6 9 Explorer dial and scaled down Mercedes hands normally reserved for the 36mm Explorer reference 1016. Today, these Explorer signed reference 5500s rank among the rarest and most sought after vintage Rolex models. And that is exactly what we