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Watchzombie · 7 January 2012, 11:47 AM

Recently i got hold of this Airking from a friend. Not consider a vintage as it is W series. Apparently, the "sunburst" effect on the dial is cause by the reaction between the dial and the tritium sweeping hour and second hands. The original color dial is silver in color, but over time there is a rosy gold tone appearing at the outer dial.

I did some research, i saw another example of this appearing. It looks like it happened to a particular batch of dial manufacture for airking.

Any comments?

GradyPhilpott · 7 January 2012, 11:52 AM

Very interesting. Perhaps you could reduce the bottom picture to about 1000px wide so that it would all fit on the screen.

Congratulations!

Jocke · 7 January 2012, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by GradyPhilpott

Very interesting. Perhaps you could reduce the bottom picture to about 1000px wide so that it would all fit on the screen.

Congratulations!

Have you borrow Mon's computer?

mjclark32 · 7 January 2012, 12:20 PM

Very cool looking, congrats!

brkanand · 7 January 2012, 12:23 PM

Pretty and interesting inputs on the dial!

Tijssan · 7 January 2012, 12:55 PM

Never seen that before. Thanks for sharing

buckrogers0025 · 7 January 2012, 01:01 PM

I had something like this happen to my Air King dial...

...except it was some loose screws causing some parts of the movement to self-destruct into fine metal powder escaping through the hole in the dial.

Very pretty actually - until I realized that something just wasn't right...

Watchzombie · 7 January 2012, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by buckrogers0025

I had something like this happen to my Air King dial...

...except it was some loose screws causing some parts of the movement to self-destruct into fine metal powder escaping through the hole in the dial.

Very pretty actually - until I realized that something just wasn't right...

Yours is a silver dial as well? If it is due to fine metal powder that escaping through the hole , then the effect should start from the center but for my case it is not. Do you have a picture.

GradyPhilpott · 7 January 2012, 01:44 PM

I believe that kyleL has an Air-King that his uncle owned that has that effect on the dial.

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Originally Posted by Jocke

Have you borrow Mon's computer?

No, Jocke. I guess my 20" monitor has become obsolete without my realizing it.

Maybe I need to upgrade to 52" and stay ahead of the curve.

Watchzombie · 7 January 2012, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by GradyPhilpott

I believe that kyleL has an Air-King that his uncle owned that has that effect on the dial.

No, Jocke. I guess my 20" monitor has become obsolete without my realizing it.

Maybe I need to upgrade to 52" and stay ahead of the curve.

Yes, i saw it before, unable to find the photo now. Maybe KyleL can help.

77T · 7 January 2012, 02:02 PM

Very interesting dial. Thanks for sharing it.
Methinks some other source would be the more likely cause. This is too rare - wouldn't all of the Air-Kings with that dial be similarly affected?
Just my 2¢

Watchzombie · 7 January 2012, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by 77T

Very interesting dial. Thanks for sharing it.
Methinks some other source would be the more likely cause. This is too rare - wouldn't all of the Air-Kings with that dial be similarly affected?
Just my 2¢

Beside mine, i saw 2 others. One is on the third photo, another is KyLel. Both with silver dial.

Wolfgang427 · 7 January 2012, 02:51 PM

I've seen this before on Silver dial'd AK's, OP's, Date's, and DJ's of the era.

Caused by too much sun and humidity exposure.

buckrogers0025 · 7 January 2012, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Watchzombie

Yours is a silver dial as well? If it is due to fine metal powder that escaping through the hole , then the effect should start from the center but for my case it is not. Do you have a picture.

Yes... silver dial - but it is just a coincidence. The 'effect' did, indeed, radiate from the center.

I am a week from being home to take a picture of the original dial - I'm sure this thread would have run its course by then

We'll see...

Cato · 7 January 2012, 04:06 PM

It's pretty when the fading is relatively equal.

Watchzombie · 8 January 2012, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by wolfgang427

I've seen this before on Silver dial'd AK's, OP's, Date's, and DJ's of the era.

Caused by too much sun and humidity exposure.

Just curious, if it is due to sun and humidity exposure, the "effect" should be the whole dial right and not on the outer ring of the dial.

Watchzombie · 8 January 2012, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Cato

It's pretty when the fading is relatively equal.

Yes, if it is relatively equal, i could have salmon dial

padi56 · 8 January 2012, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by wolfgang427

I've seen this before on Silver dial'd AK's, OP's, Date's, and DJ's of the era.

Caused by too much sun and humidity exposure.

X2 Seen on many watches of different brands and not only Rolex.

7 January 2012, 11:47 AM	#1
Watchzombie "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Green City Posts: 155	Rolex Airking with Sunburst effect dial Recently i got hold of this Airking from a friend. Not consider a vintage as it is W series. Apparently, the "sunburst" effect on the dial is cause by the reaction between the dial and the tritium sweeping hour and second hands. The original color dial is silver in color, but over time there is a rosy gold tone appearing at the outer dial. I did some research, i saw another example of this appearing. It looks like it happened to a particular batch of dial manufacture for airking. Any comments? Last edited by Watchzombie; 7 January 2012 at 01:27 PM.. Reason: resize

7 January 2012, 11:52 AM	#2
GradyPhilpott 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: New Mexico Watch: Seiko #SRK047 Posts: 34,460	Very interesting. Perhaps you could reduce the bottom picture to about 1000px wide so that it would all fit on the screen. Congratulations! __________________ JJ Inaugural TRF $50 Watch Challenge Winner

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mjclark32 "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Real Name: MJC Location: PHL USA Watch: IWC, Rolex, AP Posts: 29,232	Very cool looking, congrats! __________________

7 January 2012, 02:02 PM	#11
77T 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Real Name: PaulG Location: Georgia Posts: 42,024	Very interesting dial. Thanks for sharing it. Methinks some other source would be the more likely cause. This is too rare - wouldn't all of the Air-Kings with that dial be similarly affected? Just my 2¢ __________________ Does anyone really know what time it is?

7 January 2012, 02:51 PM	#13
Wolfgang427 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Real Name: Wolfgang Location: New Jersey. Watch: Rolex Tudor Omega Posts: 5,592	I've seen this before on Silver dial'd AK's, OP's, Date's, and DJ's of the era. Caused by too much sun and humidity exposure. __________________ TRF member #917

7 January 2012, 12:23 PM	#5
brkanand 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Real Name: DrK Location: India Watch: 4=YMDaytonaGMTHulk Posts: 7,052	Pretty and interesting inputs on the dial!

7 January 2012, 12:55 PM	#6
Tijssan "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: GMT+8 Watch: this... Posts: 770	Never seen that before. Thanks for sharing

7 January 2012, 01:01 PM	#7
buckrogers0025 "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Real Name: Greg Location: Mississippi Posts: 104	I had something like this happen to my Air King dial... ...except it was some loose screws causing some parts of the movement to self-destruct into fine metal powder escaping through the hole in the dial. Very pretty actually - until I realized that something just wasn't right...

7 January 2012, 04:06 PM	#15
Cato Banned Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Land of the Lost Watch: 116610LN Posts: 2,201	It's pretty when the fading is relatively equal.

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