The first ever Rolex Airking 116900 Franken!

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GMTG0D

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Just wanted to share some pictures of what i believe is the first 116900 Air-King Franken. A watch that is severely under rated in my honest opinion. Chose a JF base because it has the best bracelet feel against BP. Added a genuine dial and a genuine hands and this is the result:F9694AF7-3027-455F-98E4-E02C5D30AE6F.jpeg6EA73311-00D9-4EBC-B778-E272F5E6036D.jpeg3C816F43-FD90-4759-962E-1D473D669E90.jpegEC13D069-9DFD-4EF1-B29F-6FEC3DDB9FF7.jpegBE647879-4A7B-49CF-86FE-E126B1E62792.jpeg2FD9F0E9-4D96-4F97-ABAF-4875213C1281.jpeg

Speical thanks to @TheWatchGuy for helping me with this simple franken project.
 
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Very nice. And kudos for frankening something out of the norm.

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That is absolutely gorgeous, congratulations on your super rep mate :), would you say JF is the best for rolex bracelets?
 
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For those curious, the jf has a dial spacer plate and the jf hands have slightly longer posts than the gen. The spacer plate needs to be shaved down considerably or you can use a custom spacer or even dial dots, and the gen dial feet need to be slightly trimmed, to get the gen dial and hands to fit right.
 
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I could really get behind one of these if it didn't have the mustard & pickle theme going on...

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bobandshawn said:
I could really get behind one of these if it didn't have the mustard & pickle theme going on...

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Totally understandable. Like i have told others, this is either a love or hate watch, there is no middle ground.
 
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Aww man, that's nice.
Always wondered if a Milgauss green crystal would look good on an airking or give too much contrast or dull the yellow and green.
Thanks for sharing!
 
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