air-king rolex

[rolexsport]

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

[joe100]

Depends, a mid 80s 5500 AK with original bracelet in good condition is around $1500-$1800.



My 1985 just to get your juices flowing.

[SRVwannab]

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....

[joe100]

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.

[boost2perfection]

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...

[joe100]

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.

[rolexsport]

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?...

[joe100]

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.

Regards,

Joe

[mrbill2mrbill2]

Originally Posted by rolexsport

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?...

Go to Who's Who.

[joe100]

Yep, who's who