jmb Posted April 19, 2010 Report Share Posted April 19, 2010 I was browsing through my favorite "cheap watch" dealer's selection when I was struck with a thought that the Air-King must be the "Rodney" of the rep world as I rarely have seen much mention of them. So, I reckoned the best cure for that was to order one - and it had to be cheap! There were several different dial colors available so I chose my favorite - Black - and settled down to wait. This guy might be cheap but he ships quick so in less than 2 weeks I had my new toy. At a glance it was a sharp looking watch and I was a bit confused as to why they were not more prevalent in the "wild". The case is nicely polished with no scratches or tool-marks, the bezel was pressed on evenly, and the crystal "protrusion" was even all the way 'round albeit maybe not tall enough. The band was, however, the usual disappointment as far as cheap reps go in that the lettering/wording on the clasp was gibberish, the coronet was "squatty" and the end-links fit poorly. Some of you who have read any of my older "cheap rep reviews" might notice that I'm starting to get a bit more picky and critical - proof that y'all are bad influences! The dial has nice crisp print and when compared with some "off the web" gen pictures looks to me to be reasonably accurate but I'm no expert - At least everything's spelled correctly! My main disappointment was that it came in a 36mm case. I was hoping it would be in a 34mm case, as my cheapo a21j Prince Date has a 34mm case, but what makes sense to me apparently does not make sense to rep makers even though the parts are there. 'Nuf said, here's a few pics... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrgod Posted April 19, 2010 Report Share Posted April 19, 2010 Good looking Air-King! There are some AK-fans out there, and I am one of them. Every time the Air-King theme comes up, I dig up my old photos and tell the story about how the Air-King is more of a true Aviator watch than many Breitlings.. But I will not bore you with that once again. I was looking for a genuine Air-King, but ended up with a Date-Just. They cost about the same, but you get the benefit of a bigger case and date function. A nice watch is it anyway, and one of the long staying Rolex models. This dial version is however not my favorite. I find it strange how the seconds track does not go outwards to the edge of the dial.. It makes the dial look even smaller. Wear it well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligoat Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 Interesting, JB! I took one look at it and thought the bezel was too fat/oversized, but maybe chrgod is right in that the minute marks on the dial make it look smaller... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 Sorry I missed this one yesterday, bro... That's a really nice watch, and I have a solution to the gibberish clasp lettering, put it on a simple black leather strap, like Captain Jack Given that Barrowman's a collector of Rollies, I suspect that the DJ isn't a wardrobe piece Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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