Eight things you need to know about the 2016 Rolex Air King

[bigbaddes]

great, now i want a milgauss. the airking is fugly - and watch associations with cars/planes/secret agents

[chrisparker]

Eight things you need to know about the Air King:

1. It's ugly
2. It's a rebadged Milgauss
3. It'll sell which proves money and taste have no connection
4. It's ugly
5. It's got the 3/6/9 numbers on the dial from the now discontinued Explorer (that'll now have lume filled numerals)
6. It looks like a watch put together from the Rolex parts bin
7. Pilots won't buy them
8. It's ugly.

[Umbongo]

Eight things you need to know about the Air King:

1. It's ugly
2. It's a rebadged Milgauss
3. It'll sell which proves money and taste have no connection
4. It's ugly
5. It's got the 3/6/9 numbers on the dial from the now discontinued Explorer (that'll now have lume filled numerals)
6. It looks like a watch put together from the Rolex parts bin
7. Pilots won't buy them
8. It's ugly.

You missed:-
9. Itll probably sell well.
10. It will shortly acquire a crap nickname.
11. If it doesn't sell well, it'll be discontinued and become highly sought-after - largely by the collectors who currently hate it.

[Der Amf]

You missed:-
9. Itll probably sell well.
10. It will shortly acquire a crap nickname.
11. If it doesn't sell well, it'll be discontinued and become highly sought-after - largely by the collectors who currently hate it.

Since everything seems to need a Star Wars based nickname, I suggest THE PHANTOM MENACE

[phil h]

You missed:-
9. Itll probably sell well.
10. It will shortly acquire a crap nickname.
11. If it doesn't sell well, it'll be discontinued and become highly sought-after - largely by the collectors who currently hate it.

Since everything seems to need a Star Wars based nickname, I suggest THE PHANTOM MENACE

Based upon the use of green and a mixture of fonts I propose the nickname should be the Rolex Frog In A Blender.

(Has anyone seen a proper fanboy nicknaming thread yet?)

[jonasy]

I think it would've been nice if they had only used minute markers, and baton hands.

[groyn]

Based upon the use of green and a mixture of fonts I propose the nickname should be the Rolex Frog In A Blender.

Will it turn red when you wind the crown?

I would just call it "The Bitsa"

[phil h]

Will it turn red when you wind the crown?

I would just call it "The Bitsa"

Someone on TRF started a thread proposing that The Sprite should be the adopted name, other suggestions included John Deere and Green Lantern.

[dizz]

Eight things you need to know about the Air King:

1. It's ugly
2. It's a rebadged Milgauss
3. It'll sell which proves money and taste have no connection
4. It's ugly
5. It's got the 3/6/9 numbers on the dial from the now discontinued Explorer (that'll now have lume filled numerals)
6. It looks like a watch put together from the Rolex parts bin
7. Pilots won't buy them
8. It's ugly.

This sums it up for me, much prefer the Milgauss or a vintage Air king