Early post war Rolex watches had dials with classic looking arrow markers. An online reseller, European Watch Company, who allows us to use their pictures on his blog has two examples of these watches with the arrow marker dials.
The first is a 1947 Air Giant, which belongs to the same line of watches as the Air King. Back in the 1940's Rolex sold several watches under the "Air" name, which included the Air-Tiger, Air-Lion, Air-Giant and Air-King. These watches were reputedly named in commemoration of the gallant Allied pilots who flew in the Battle of Britain. Today only the Air King name was retained.
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By the mid-950's these arrow markers were replaced by the stick markers were are more familiar with today.
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1954 Rolex Date. Picture from European Watch Co. and is used with their permission. No republication of the same should be made without permission from the source |
About Rolex. Rolex SA is a Swiss manufacturer of wristwatches and accessories founded in 1905 by Hans Wilsdorf and Alfred Davis. Rolex is the largest single luxury watch brand by far, producing over 2000 watches per day. Rolex is the best known and most sought after watch brand in the world.
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