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General

Collection (differs)
1926
Air-King
Status
In production
In production
Introduced (differs)
2025
2022
Retail price (differs)
€2,770
€8,000

Case

Shape
Round
Round
Diameter (differs)
39 mm
40 mm
Thickness
10.1 mm
Not known
Lug width
21 mm
21 mm
Material (differs)
Stainless steel
Oystersteel
Finish
Polished finish
Not known
Bezel
Smooth
Smooth
Bezel material
Stainless steel
Not known
Caseback (differs)
Solid
Screw-down
Crystal
Sapphire
Sapphire
Cyclops
Not known
No
Crown
Screw-down
Screw-down
Water resistance
100 m
100 m

Movement

Calibre (differs)
Tudor T607-9
Rolex 3230
Type
Automatic
Automatic
Origin (differs)
Supplied (ébauche)
In-house
Power reserve (differs)
38 h
70 h
Frequency
28,800 vph (4 Hz)
28,800 vph (4 Hz)
Jewels (differs)
25
31
Certification
Not known
Superlative Chronometer
Functions (differs)
  • Moon phase
  • Centre hour, minute and seconds hands
  • Stop-seconds for precise time setting
Complications (differs)
  • Date
  • Moon phase
  • Central seconds
  • Hacking (stop) seconds

Dial

Colour
Black
Black
Material
Not known
Brass
Pattern
Sunburst
Not known
Indices (differs)
Mixed
Arabic numerals
Hands (differs)
Leaf
Baton
Lume
Not known
Chromalight

Bracelet

Type
Metal bracelet
Metal bracelet
Name
Not known
Oyster
Material (differs)
Stainless steel
Oystersteel
Clasp
Folding clasp
Folding clasp