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Old 11 July 2019, 11:06 PM   #1
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WTH does BKAO mean

On the Air King 116900. Some one has to know. I asked several times already. If no one knows, just say so....:]
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Old 11 July 2019, 11:17 PM   #2
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i dont know
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Old 11 July 2019, 11:27 PM   #3
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On the Air King 116900. Some one has to know. I asked several times already. If no one knows, just say so....:]
Can you show a photo? I'm tempted to guess "BacK Acier inOxydable" (back stainless steel).
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Old 11 July 2019, 11:39 PM   #4
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Photo. 116900 Air King

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Old 11 July 2019, 11:43 PM   #5
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My guess is:

BK = black dial
AO = arabic numerals

Looking up "Rolex BKAO" brings up Airking information but also shows some DJ models with this reference code and they are black dial with arabic numerals.
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Old 12 July 2019, 12:42 AM   #6
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Thank you for the information. ;)

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Old 12 July 2019, 01:16 AM   #7
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My guess is:



BK = black dial

AO = arabic numerals



Looking up "Rolex BKAO" brings up Airking information but also shows some DJ models with this reference code and they are black dial with arabic numerals.
It's French for " completely random fonts, colors and numbers"

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Old 12 July 2019, 02:21 AM   #8
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Wow, good to know. Thank you for the information.;)

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Old 12 July 2019, 08:11 AM   #9
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Photo. 116900 Air King

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A photo of the what I assume is a hallmark marking and not of the watch. Generally speaking BK is not used by Rolex for black; that usually is NR from the French noire.
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Old 12 July 2019, 08:15 AM   #10
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It's French for " completely random fonts, colors and numbers"

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LOL. Reminds me of the John Lennon quote when he said that Avant Garde was French for bullshit.
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Old 12 July 2019, 11:02 AM   #11
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Thanks....but, now I'm really confused....gotta mean something for sure, but what for sure...
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I believe the question is about the watches model ID, 116900BKAO.
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Old 12 July 2019, 01:42 PM   #13
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I did some research this afternoon looking for a definitive answer to no avail.

What I did find however was many Rolex reference numbers with the letters BKAO following them.

What they all had in common was a black dial and Arabic Numbers or Numerals.

So, I have to agree with others and conclude that the term means Black Dial, Arabic Ordinals.

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