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Old 24 May 2012, 04:01 AM   #1
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air-king rolex

i have a friend who wants to sell me an airking rolex from the 80's, it's in very good condition with no issues - what does something like this worth in value? thanx
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Old 24 May 2012, 04:48 AM   #2
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Depends, a mid 80s 5500 AK with original bracelet in good condition is around $1500-$1800.



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Old 24 May 2012, 04:51 AM   #3
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I would highly recommend looking at the for sale section of the forum, with a search of Air King. I would do the same on eBay, looking at completed items.

Once you've done that, I would match those up with what your friend is offering for sale. Does the watch your friend is selling come with any paperwork or boxes? Does it have a service history? How does it run? These are a few thing I would want to know I were looking at buying it.

I would buy an Air King from the 80's that had a dial I liked (mine has the white dial with roman numerals- my favorite) was authentic (obviously), and was recently serviced for about 2k. With that said, I am not an expert and there are a million variables. Just my opinion. :). Good luck!

Edited to add- I think the poster above probably is more in line- 2k might be high....
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Old 24 May 2012, 05:09 AM   #4
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I'm an AK enthusiast and if you're going to do comps, this forum or watchrecon.com would be the best way. eBay is always über high in price.
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Old 24 May 2012, 05:23 AM   #5
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hmmm i may have to pick up an AK, always liked them very classy, i've seen them with non SS bracelet is that not original? Sorry, i'ma newb...
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Old 24 May 2012, 08:26 AM   #6
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All AirKings ref 5500 and on should have an oyster bracelet, riveted or otherwise. A very small few were delivered from the factory with jubilees. The customer could specify a jubilee at the time of purchase and this clouds things a bit. Any non steel, 5500 and on, wouldn't be original.
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Old 24 May 2012, 08:49 AM   #7
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i did check the classified... but i am not familiar with the trading system on this forum... isn't there some sort of feedback system like say ebay or amazon to look at a person's performance? i don't see it...

the only way i could see spending several thousand dollars is a local seller i see on there... otherwise how the heck can anyone be sure you are getting a watch when you send out several thousand dollars?...
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Old 24 May 2012, 09:06 AM   #8
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You can do a reference check, see how many other watches they've sold etc. people buy and sell many tens of thousands of dollars worth of watches every day on here. If someone has a high post count, sold lots of watches, and hasn't had any negative issues, you're good to go. If you need help please message me off board via a private message and I can help you vet a watch and seller. I can help put you on the right course.

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Old 24 May 2012, 11:07 AM   #9
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i did check the classified... but i am not familiar with the trading system on this forum... isn't there some sort of feedback system like say ebay or amazon to look at a person's performance? i don't see it...

the only way i could see spending several thousand dollars is a local seller i see on there... otherwise how the heck can anyone be sure you are getting a watch when you send out several thousand dollars?...
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Old 24 May 2012, 02:01 PM   #10
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