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Old 7 March 2018, 11:25 PM   #31
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Old 8 March 2018, 12:52 AM   #32
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Old 8 March 2018, 03:12 PM   #33
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Agreed. I love my 5500 Air-King but sometimes it feels like I’m the only one :)
Lots of love demonstrated for the Air King here J.W.: https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=112714
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Old 8 March 2018, 03:18 PM   #34
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Lots of love demonstrated for the Air King here J.W.: https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=112714

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Nice! Thanks Rick. Here’s mine, of which I’m rather fond.




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Old 8 March 2018, 03:53 PM   #35
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Nice! Thanks Rick. Here’s mine, of which I’m rather fond.




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I'm more than fond of that early 80's dial J.W.!

If I had to live with only one 5500 that one would do just fine, but as they are so readily available and have infinite subtle variations I have several!
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Old 8 March 2018, 07:29 PM   #36
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...OH, I thought you said OVERrated.

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No cover needed. Totally agree on the Explorer II 1655.
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Old 8 March 2018, 09:37 PM   #37
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Old 9 March 2018, 12:33 AM   #38
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Gotta agree here considering I check up on them regularly and completely forgot to mention them in this thread.


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Old 9 March 2018, 12:39 AM   #39
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Gotta agree here considering I check up on them regularly and completely forgot to mention them in this thread.


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Old 9 March 2018, 05:25 AM   #40
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Old 10 March 2018, 04:56 PM   #41
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Old 10 December 2019, 06:12 AM   #42
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Old 10 December 2019, 06:13 AM   #43
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Old 10 December 2019, 06:13 AM   #44
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Old 10 December 2019, 06:14 AM   #45
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Old 12 December 2019, 01:26 AM   #46
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Personally I trust the market to make such decisions.
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Old 12 December 2019, 03:08 AM   #49
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Whew, that Killy, sign me up for an 'only watch' there.
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Old 12 December 2019, 04:18 AM   #50
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Old 12 December 2019, 07:39 AM   #51
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I don't know if it is just me, but I don't think a quarter of a million dollar watch can be considered underrated.
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Old 12 December 2019, 07:57 AM   #52
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I don't know if it is just me, but I don't think a quarter of a million dollar watch can be considered underrated.
It is one of Rolex most complicated watches ever. Considering what other watches cost these are way too cheap. Very underappreciated.
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Title says (or asks) it all: in your mind, what’s the most underrated vintage Rolex of all time?


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Old 13 December 2019, 12:46 AM   #57
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It is one of Rolex most complicated watches ever. Considering what other watches cost these are way too cheap. Very underappreciated.
Don't get me wrong, I really like this watch. It is one of my favorites. I would love to own one.
But...... It shares a movement with the Wakmann Gigandet, that I can easily pick up for $1,200.
So, at a 20,000% premium it does not seem under rated to me.
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Old 13 December 2019, 01:35 AM   #58
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Don't get me wrong, I really like this watch. It is one of my favorites. I would love to own one.
But...... It shares a movement with the Wakmann Gigandet, that I can easily pick up for $1,200.
So, at a 20,000% premium it does not seem under rated to me.
Rarely movements alone that notivates a price. Think Valjoux 72, Lemania 321 etc.

Underrated does not necessarily mean cheap. The Killy really should cost much, much more than it does imho.
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I have to agree with the 6424. A vintage 36mm but with 20mm lugs. I think the only other vintage pieces with these dimensions are the day/dates.
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