Rolex Air King Vintage Ryan Gosling

Sep 5 2017 from rolex montblanc and cartier to jaeger lecoultre the oscars 2017 saw a lot of celebrities walk the red carpet with classic timepieces on their wrist.

Rolex air king vintage ryan gosling.

In real life gosling is also a big fan of vintage watches. Rolex air king vintage reference 5500. Much like the rolex explorer we wrote about recently the rolex air king is often forgotten among more popular rolex collections such as the submariner daytona or even the datejust released the same year as the air king. Let s talk about ryan gosling s hipster vintage watch collection.

Rolex air king reference 5500. Notice ryan gosling is sporting his vintage rolex oyster 34mm super precision air king reference 5500 with a calibre 1530 movement. More information ryan gosling spotted wearing a vintage rolex air king paired with a gucci tuxedo layered with a unique ruffled shirt giving off a very 80s retro vibe. I bet these are not what you would expect on his wrist.

Today we take a lo. This isn t the first time gosling has been spotted wearing vintage rolex. His go to watch is a stainless steel late 1950s rolex air king reference 5500. It is hard to tell because both have an off white dial 3 6 9 configuration no date and original riveted bracelet.

It is either a late 1950s rolex air king reference 5500 or a reference 6552 in stainless steel. It was a period when spectacular progress in aircraft performance constantly expanded humanity s capacity to conquer the skies and led to the introduction of long distance flights. There s no shortage of photos with gosling wearing this watch as he wears it almost every day and even to formal events like the oscars and golden globes. For our in depth article on the vintage air king read for your reference.

The air king epitomizes rolex s privileged ties with the world of aviation during its golden age in the 1930s. In the photo above it appears that there are two guns on the bar which appear to be the model harrison ford used in the original blade runner movie sitting next to the updated model. His go to watch is a stainless steel late 1950s rolex air king. But as an entry level rolex the air king continues.

It has been absolutely donkey s years since we did a watch collection review video so why not bring it back with something long over due.