I don’t know how controversial my opinion is but I find the modern #Rolex Air King extremely unappealing. It has lost a lot of the traits from the original looking more like a weird downgraded mix between an Explorer and a Milgauss. And it doesn’t even live up to its name anymore as its design is inspired by a car and has almost nothing to do with airplanes/pilots. #watches#watchesofmastodon
@ppn it's true that in photos it doesn't look good, but I can tell you that irl the large, very simple dial gives a very calss and sober style, a perfect watch for a dayli
@ppn It's true that since the car turned out to be a fiasco, Rolex had to invent something quickly to still be able to sell this model and it's true that the original design was much better. but personally if I was given the choice between a Datjust Oysterstell and an Air-King I would still take the Air-King because quite to choose simplicity I might as well choose the originality of a different watch with its identity and its own stories.