bobandshawn Posted March 24, 2017 Report Share 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligoat Posted March 24, 2017 Report Share 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobandshawn Posted March 24, 2017 Author Report Share 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! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sogeha Posted March 25, 2017 Report Share 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G4_Chrono Posted March 25, 2017 Report Share 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! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
automatico Posted March 25, 2017 Report Share 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobandshawn Posted March 25, 2017 Author Report Share 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike on a bike Posted March 26, 2017 Report Share Posted March 26, 2017 Liking this one , well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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