Air-King, Ref: 5506, Circa 1958 — Rolex. A stainless steel gold plated automatic wristwatch

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Estimate: £1,000–£1,500 hammer ≈ $1,210–$1,815
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Sale: Bonhams — Watches and Wristwatches, London, Knightsbridge · 22 February 2023
Record ID: TB-2026-516699
Record: first seen 21 Jul 2026 · updated 21 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Rolex. A Gold Plated Stainless Steel Automatic Wristwatch, Air-King, Ref: 5506, Circa 1958. Bonhams, 22 Feb 2023, lot 69. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-516699.

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Rolex. A Gold Plated Stainless Steel Automatic Wristwatch, Air-King, Ref: 5506, Circa 1958. Bonhams, 22 Feb 2023, lot 69. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-516699.

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From the same sale Watches and Wristwatches · Feb 2023

Lot	Artist	Estimate
Circa 1770	L'epine, A Paris. A Continental Gold Key Wind Open Face Pocket Watch With Enamel Portrait Miniature	£1,000–£1,500
Circa 1770 and later	L'epine, A Paris. A Continental Gold Key Wind Open Face Pocket Watch	£800–£1,200
Circa 1780	L'epine, A Paris. A Continental Gold Key Wind Open Face Pocket Watch	£800–£1,200
Circa 1790	A Continental Gold Key Wind Open Face Pocket Watch	£700–£900
London Hallmark for 1805	George Prior, London. A Silver Key Wind Pair Case Pocket Watch Made For The Turkish Market	£600–£800
Circa 1830	A Continental Gold And Seed Pearl Key Wind Open Face Pocket Watch	£1,200–£1,800

Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band

Artist	Lot	Result USD, incl. premium	Sale
Rolex. A Gold Plated Stainless Steel Automatic Wristwatch	Date, Ref: 1550, Circa 1979	$2,016	Bonhams, Oct 2023
Rolex. A Gold Plated Stainless Steel Automatic Wristwatch	Explorer, Ref: 5506, Circa 1957		Bonhams, Jun 2023
Heuer. A Stainless Steel Automatic Calendar Wristwatch	Ref: 6105-8110, Circa 1968		Bonhams, Nov 2021
Heuer. A Stainless Steel Automatic Calendar Wristwatch	Seamaster, Ref: 166.027, Circa 1960s		Bonhams, Jul 2023
Heuer. A Stainless Steel Automatic Calendar Wristwatch	City Tamer, Ref: 8062, Circa 2006		Bonhams, Feb 2025
Rolex. A Gold Plated Stainless Steel Automatic Wristwatch	Air-King, Ref: 5502, Circa 1959		Bonhams, Mar 2024
Rolex. A Gold Plated Stainless Steel Automatic Wristwatch	Oyster Perpetual, Ref: 6634, Circa 1956		Bonhams, Jun 2024
Heuer. A Stainless Steel Automatic Calendar Wristwatch	Constellation, Ref: ST168019, Purchased 24th December 1969		Bonhams, Feb 2023

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.