bobandshawn Posted March 24, 2017 Report Posted March 24, 2017 Hi guys, Not much going here so I thought I'd post up something new. This is (I believe) a one-of-a-kind build (for now, anyways) 1990 Rolex Air-King Salmon. This is the only year you could get the 3-6-9 Salmon dial with the lug holes case. Since everyone knows I build my own watches anyway I didn't stress over the 36mm case size... Specs? JMB Case set Gen Crown Gen ETA 2824 Raffles Dial and Hands 2 1
alligoat Posted March 24, 2017 Report Posted March 24, 2017 It's a good looking watch, but salmon isn't really my color. Interesting how you got the dial from raffles
bobandshawn Posted March 24, 2017 Author Report Posted March 24, 2017 It looks much "salmonier" in that light...it's really more muted. Ken has this color - and a deep rich blue. The blue will be my next build on a modern DJ case and jubilee as a more "dressy" option. Salmon isn't really a "go-to" color for me either, but I could only find ONE gen example in all my searching on the interwebs so this is a standout for me!
Sogeha Posted March 25, 2017 Report Posted March 25, 2017 For some reason 3,6,9 dials have always really appealed to me. I recently looked at a gen Airking that had Mercedes hands fitted and thought it looked great. I'm also not sure about a salmon dial, I suspect seeing it for real I would either pass on it or really fall for it. Blue is a safer choice, I look forward to seeing that one built.
G4_Chrono Posted March 25, 2017 Report Posted March 25, 2017 Hi Thats a unique build! I am looking at getting a 36mm JMB case, would you mind showing a few more pics of your build please? I would like to see the case profile, crystal and how your gen crown looks. Thanks!
automatico Posted March 25, 2017 Report Posted March 25, 2017 I like the salmon dial AK. It's a sunny summertime watch. "I didn't stress over the 36mm case size..." Have a couple 36mm black dial 3-6-9 Air Kings from Abay years ago and they look like Explorers with regular hands and no SCOC blurb. What's funny is no one ever noticed they were too big even when they examined them...and a lot of people looked them over. I always thought the sapphire crystal 14000/14010 AK looked bigger than 34mm anyway.
bobandshawn Posted March 25, 2017 Author Report Posted March 25, 2017 Tried it on a jubilee. Think I'll save that for the blue dial build when the case gets here... 1
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