Air-King, Ref: 5500, Circa 1971 — Rolex. A 14K gold automatic wristwatch

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Estimate: £1,800–£2,200 hammer ≈ $2,141–$2,617
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Sale: Bonhams — Watches and Wristwatches, London, Knightsbridge · 15 November 2022
Record ID: TB-2026-542722
Record: first seen 21 Jul 2026 · updated 21 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Rolex. A 9k Gold Automatic Wristwatch, Air-King, Ref: 5500, Circa 1971. Bonhams, 15 Nov 2022, lot 81. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-542722.

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Rolex. A 9k Gold Automatic Wristwatch, Air-King, Ref: 5500, Circa 1971. Bonhams, 15 Nov 2022, lot 81. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-542722.

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From the same sale Watches and Wristwatches · Nov 2022

Lot	Artist	Estimate
Circa 1700	Roget, London. A Silver Key Wind Pair Case Pocket Watch With Cast Decoration	£500–£700
London Hallmark for 1770	G Leckey, London. A Silver And Painted Horn Key Wind Triple Cased Pocket Watch With Repousse Decoration	£500–£700
Circa 1800	A.l. Mervitt. A Gilt Metal And Tortoiseshell Key Wind Clock Watch	£1,200–£1,800
London Hallmark for 1807	John Bucksher, London. A Silver Gilt Key Wind Pair Case Pocket Watch	£1,500–£2,000
Circa 1810	Ann Heywood, Moss Side. A Gilt Metal Key Wind Open Face Pair Case Pocket Watch	£700–£900
London Hallmark for 1853	Charles Frodsham. A Silver Key Wind Open Face Pocket Watch	£1,500–£2,000

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Rolex. A 9k Gold Automatic Wristwatch	Oyster Perpetual, Ref: 6285, Circa 1954		Bonhams, Sep 2023
Rolex. A 9k Gold Automatic Wristwatch	Case No.041**, Circa 1950		Bonhams, Nov 2016
Rolex. A 9k Gold Automatic Wristwatch	Oyster Perpetual, Ref: 5050, c.1950s		Bonhams, Jun 2023
Rolex. A 9k Gold Automatic Wristwatch	Datejust, Ref: 6917, c. 1978		Bonhams, Sep 2024
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Rolex. A 9k Gold Automatic Wristwatch	Oyster Perpetual, Ref:6567, Serial No.319***, Movement No.N7		Bonhams, Sep 2015
Rolex. A 9k Gold Automatic Wristwatch	Oyster Perpetual, Ref: 1005, Circa 1962		Bonhams, Feb 2019

The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.