ROLEX. A RARE STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS, SILVERED DIAL WITH ADWOC EMBLEM AND BRACELET

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ROLEXRef. 5500 Air-King With ADWOC Emblem

ROLEX. A RARE STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS, SILVERED DIAL WITH ADWOC EMBLEM AND BRACELET

SIGNED ROLEX, OYSTER PERPETUAL, PRECISION, AIR-KING, REF. 5500, CASE NO. 7’105’502, CIRCA 1981

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ROLEX. A RARE STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS, SILVERED DIAL WITH ADWOC EMBLEM AND BRACELET
SIGNED ROLEX, OYSTER PERPETUAL, PRECISION, AIR-KING, REF. 5500, CASE NO. 7’105’502, CIRCA 1981
Movement: cal. 1520, automatic, 26 jewels, signed
Dial: signed
Case: screw back, inside case back stamped 1002, 34 mm. diam., signed
With: stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet with deployant clasp stamped, I, 78350, overall length of approx. 200 mm.

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Lot Essay

The present Air-King is preserved in very good overall condition and distinguished by the rare ADWOC (Arab Drilling and Workover Company) emblem on its dial.

Concluding from the year of production of the watch it can be assumed that it was issued on the company's founding in 1980. Since then ADWOC has been providing quality drilling, workover and other associated services to the oil and gas sectors throughout the Arab world.

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