The New Best UK Fake Rolex Air-King Watches— A Watch I Never Thought I’d Find Myself Lusting After

“Thin Line Between Love and Hate” is a 1971 song by R&B vocal group The Persuaders. Of course, the song is not about watches. No, it’s a tragic song that warns not to take advantage of a woman’s love and acceptance because, one day, her love might turn into hate. So what does the song have to do with the new UK luxury Rolex Air-King replica watches? Well, I hated the previous version — the reference 116900, that is — but I love the new reference 126900. When I saw the new watch during Watches And Wonders, to my great astonishment, I instantly liked it. It made me realize that there is indeed a thin line between love and hate, and I kept hearing that song in my head whenever I came across the watch. But what exactly turned my dislike into the complete opposite?

Before I answer that question, I have to mention an article I wrote in March of this year. In The Circle Of Watch Life, I wrote that nothing lasts forever, not even high quality Rolex fake watches, and that the Air-King could well be heading for the scrapyard. Well, it was and it wasn’t. The Air-King reference 116900 that debuted in 2016 was indeed laid off. Rolex, however, didn’t terminate the model completely but replaced it with the reference 126900. I predicted it wrong and right at the same time. But what I could never have predicted was that I would see myself lusting after a modern-day Air-King, a watch that is more or less the same as its predecessor. More or less, indeed. But the devil is in the details, as they say. And the details have turned everything around for me.

A “real” new Rolex Air-King

Yes, the newest Air-King is still a polarizing watch that mixes and matches a 1940s military style with the large Arabic numerals of the Explorer. And yes, the watch is nothing like the original reference 5500 from 1957. The understated, simple, no-nonsense beauty with a functional background is nowhere to be seen in the 2022 watch. Rolex has steered clear of a watch that has a longstanding history of being the entry-level Oyster Perpetual for service members and aviators. The original 1:1 perfect replica Rolex Air-King watches, with its 34mm case (that was positively oversized back in the 1940s) and non-chronometer “Precision” movement, will forever be a thing of the past. The last “real” Air-King debuted in 2007. The reference 1142XX series received some serious upgrades and reworkings, but it still remained true to the original model. The series was axed in 2014, but two years later, a completely revised Air-King appeared.

New, but not improved

“New and improved.” You’ve read it on a box of cereal. Well, it could also have been on the box of the reference 116900 Rolex Air-King copy watches wholesale that appeared at Baselworld 2016. But that’s only because the then-new Air-King was, for the first time in its career, a Superlative Chronometer. That was thanks to the caliber 3131 inside the massive 40mm case. From 34 to 40mm is a giant step in the watch world. It’s not very evolutionary and, therefore, not very Rolex-like. And apart from the shocking new size, the dial proved to be even more of a shock. The looks of the Air-King reference 116900 are the result of a collaboration between Rolex and the Bloodhound land-speed record attempt. Rolex helped construct the supersonic car’s dial cluster, and many of the design cues made their way to the dial of the Air-King.

To shine, or not to shine: that is the question

There’s nothing wrong with inspiration found outside the world of watches, but translating a foreign design element into a watch is not easy. Nobody cares that on a purely functional speedometer, the “5” doesn’t have a “0” in front of it to balance the dial design of the instrument. On a watch dial, however, that does matter immensely. You can’t ignore aesthetics on a modern-day wristwatch, no matter its instrumental inspiration or history. But that wasn’t all. It was the 3, 6, and 9 numerals that put me off the most.

When Rolex introduced the 116900 Rolex Air-King replica watches online site, the brand also presented the 39mm Explorer 214270 MK2 with luminous 3, 6, and 9 numerals. These numerals replaced the high-polished, applied 18K white gold numerals of the 214270 MK1. It made perfect sense. The Explorer is a tool watch, and as such, it needs numerals that you can read in low-light scenarios. That also goes for the Air-King, of course. It is a pilot’s watch, after all. But, strangely enough, the 2016 Air-King came with the glossy 3, 6, and 9 numerals that were dismissed from the Explorer dial. It was strange, illogical, and very disappointing.

Why I like, no, lust after the new Rolex Air-King

I like the new best quality Rolex Air-King super clone watches for a lot of small reasons that add up to a big difference when compared to the previous iteration. First, the shiny 3, 6, and 9 numerals have been replaced by luminous ones. It not only makes more sense from a functional angle, but it also just looks better. The shiny Arabic numerals never excelled in readability, neither by day nor by night.

Second, the added “0” in front of the “5” finally brings balance to the minute indicators. The updated design would make zero difference on a speedometer, but it makes all the difference on a watch dial. What also helps to create a dial with better balance and subtlety is that the minute numerals are slightly slimmer. The bezel is actually slimmer as well, which leads to a 0.8mm larger dial diameter than the 116900 Air-King. The devil is indeed in the details.

There’s another case to be made for the new Air-King

A nice evolution is also the switch from a rounded case with a polished side to a way more chiseled one. It still has a 40mm diameter and a lug-to-lug length of 49mm, but the height dropped from 13.1mm for the 116900 to 11.59mm for the 126900.

You see, the previous reference used the case from the Milgauss and caliber 3131 with an anti-magnetic Faraday case construction. The new 2022 replica Rolex Air-King 126900 watches, however, houses the new Rolex caliber 3230. This movement is equipped with both a Parachrom hairspring (also found in the 3131) and Rolex’s latest nickel-phosphorous Chronoergy escapement. This nickel-phosphorous alloy is highly resistant to magnetism, and so, when combined with the properties of the Parachrom hairspring, the newest Air-King no longer needs the Faraday cage construction. Rolex took the opportunity to create an all-new Oystersteel case, and the visual result is both slimmer and more athletic. The new Air-King lost “weight”, and also thanks to its broader “shoulders” and edgy crown guards, it looks way sharper and more “in shape” than the discontinued model.

The crown, by the way, is bigger too. It also has a more noticeable fluted design. And the sturdy three-link Oyster bracelet finally got the functional safety-lock clasp. All these little detail changes make for one big difference in overall appearance. The newest Air-King — a 100m water-resistant watch ­— is now a worthy member of cheap Rolex fake watches’ Professional line-up. On the wrist, the new Air-King is sporty, but not in an overpowering way. It’s slim enough to even be called refined. And the dial is wild and exuberant, but also charming and fun. In other words, the new Air-King is pretty versatile.

Now what?

I’m smitten by the new China AAA Rolex Air-King replica watches, that much is clear. I like the unusual look that now actually works and the fact that this pilot’s watch now makes functional and instrumental sense. But I can’t take the €7,000 that Rolex wants for it to the nearest authorized dealer to buy it. That, however, doesn’t put me off. Not immediately, anyway. I have good hopes that next year, it will actually be possible to buy a steel Rolex at an official dealer once again; there are plenty of signs that fuel my optimism. I cling to the motto that states that anticipation is half the fun. I’ll find out how long the anticipation will actually bring me fun. I give it 12 months, tops. Wish me strength.

AAA Cheap UK Rolex Replica Watches Resale Prices Are Falling. Here’s Why Dealers and Watch Experts Aren’t Panicking.

For a while, it seemed as if the bubble would never burst. From the start of the pandemic and, especially, over the past eight months, resale prices on the most collectible modern 1:1 UK Rolex replica watches kept rising. Now, perhaps inevitably, the run-up appears to have come to an end.

“All the models that were pumped up, overly hyped—those are the ones that have softened the most,” Paul Altieri, founder of Bob’s Watches, an online dealer specializing in pre-owned high quality Rolex fake watches, tells Robb Report. “If a watch was $10,000 in October and went to $15,000 by May, the fact that they’re back to $11,000 or $12,000, that’s where it should have been.”

Altieri says the softening, which he attributed to the poor sentiment sparked by declines in the stock market, is epitomized by the best replica Rolex Cosmograph Daytona Ref. 116500 watches. Introduced in 2016, the model, which retails for $14,550, was valued as high as $50,000 on secondary channels as recently as May.

“Now it’s down to about $42,000 to $44,000,” Altieri says. “That’s the one that’s had the most movement.”

But over the past month, prices on other coveted Rolex steel models have also weakened. Notably, the perfect Rolex Oyster Perpetual fake watches bearing colorful dials, introduced in September 2020 at a retail price of $5,600, saw values peak around $17,500 in April, according to Altieri, before stabilizing around $14,000 in June.

Luxury Rolex copy watches isn’t the only maker seeing a correction on the secondary market. Certain Audemars Piguet Royal Oak and Patek Philippe Nautilus models have slipped as much as 20 to 30 percent since April, says the well-known vintage dealer Eric Ku, co-founder of the watch auction website Loupe This.

“There has been a hype in the past years with probably some newcomers buying a watch more for an investment rather than for the watch itself,” luxury goods analyst Jean-Philippe Bertschy, managing director at the Swiss investment management group Vontobel, writes in an email to Robb Report. “I would see a correlation between the recent crypto collapse and the recent price decrease. We also have to be honest and face that the prices were over-exaggerated, paying a fortune for steel watches…”

By no means, however, is any of this cause for panic. “This is a normal little correction we’re going through,” Altieri says. “When you walk into Swiss made Rolex replica watches authorized dealer and they have zero stock, they still have a supply problem and that hasn’t gone away. This is just a little softening—five to 15 percent generally and not across the board. Some of the models that just got overpriced are coming back.”

And there are still plenty of examples of pieces that continue to fetch top dollar. “We just sold one of those new left-handed wholesale super clone Rolex GMT watches,” Ku said in late June. “It went all-in $38,500, including 10 percent buyer’s premium vs. a retail of $11,050.”

In the big picture, analysts familiar with the luxury watch market make clear that the big story is not the current price volatility, but the ongoing polarization of the market, in which a handful of powerful brands continue to grow stronger, often at the expense of everyone else.

“When we’re talking about the Swiss watch industry, we’re talking about a few very strong brands performing very well,” says Bertschy.

“I’m very cautious about assessing sales from companies, but when I look at the units, Patek, Audemars and Rolex replica watches shop site are probably making 50 percent of the units worth more than CHF 3,000 [export value],” he adds. “And for these brands, which are performing very well and you have waiting lists—they will sell their watches. For the others, I’m a bit more cautious.”

Rolex Prices In The Current Day — What Generation Of 1:1 Perfect Rolex Fake Watches UK Is The Smartest Buy?

In 2022, the simple truth is that it is close to impossible to buy a new Rolex at an authorized dealer. Whether we like it or not, such is life today. To add to the confusion, we have seen a pull-back in best UK Rolex replica watches prices (and in the broader watch market) recently. It seems that the hysteria is quieting down a tad. This begs the question: what is the smart buy in today’s market? Should you pay over retail for a current-gen model? Should you hunt down a last-gen iteration? Or would neo- or true vintage be a better option? Let’s have a look!

Just as a disclaimer up front: the “smart” buy is, of course, always the high quality Rolex fake watches you want most. In the end, that is all that matters. In this article, however, we will look at the financial side of the equation. What is going on with prices and what does it mean for you as a buyer? Price information for this article is sourced from Chrono24. Please take all amounts and percentages as rough indications. We are talking averages and estimations here to paint a general picture. I am only looking at two models for the same reason. I am not aiming to produce a precise financial market report. If that is what you are looking for, stop reading here. With that out the way, let’s get stuck in.

The watch market pull-back

The first quarter of 2022 saw cheap replica Rolex watches prices reach new highs. With authorized dealers reporting zero stock for most models, you would have to resort to the secondhand or gray markets, where prices soared. At its peak, a current-gen black no-date Submariner commanded just over €15,000. If you could find one, that is. That is a premium of more than 75% over its €8,500 RRP. At the time of writing, you can find an unworn example just below €14,000. This equates to a pull-back of about 7%.

The cause of this decline is likely the fact that prices had been inflated by speculation and outside investors. They were lured in by the gold rush caused by greater-than-usual shortages caused by COVID. Whereas earlier, a more gradual long-term growth was caused by a growing community of aficionados and collectors as well as the general public buying Swiss made Rolex copy watches (steadily growing demand) and the limited supply by Rolex, this latest spurt was not quite so sustainable. When pretty much all investment classes took a big hit in May this year (2022), watches, and Rolex in particular, saw a correction too.

With artificial inflation as strong as it was here, the effects of a correction are amplified. Investors will cash out, which puts a lot of watches on the market at once. This then further pulls prices down. You ask why collectors dislike investors? Well, here is your answer.

Rolex prices went down, but so did demand. Both the transaction volume and value went down. Interestingly, the slump was not even across the board. Some watches were hit harder than others. And so, buying Rolex replica watches for sale today is a different game than it was two months ago.

Current versus previous-gen Rolex prices

As a sample, I pulled some figures on the current-gen Submariner ref. 124060 and steel AAA fake Rolex Datejust ref. 126200 watches. Both trade well above their respective RRPs. Both, however, took a dive between 6 and 7% over the past month. That might sound painful. However, compared to July 2021, that is still a growth of 21% for the Sub and 18% for the DJ. Yes, we may have been due a slight correction.

Let’s compare these to the previous, discontinued generation — the Submariner ref. 114060 and Datejust ref. 116200. These took a hit as well. They both saw a loss of about 4% between their peak and current prices. Comparing their current prices to July 2021, however, we still see massive growth. The luxury super clone Rolex Datejust watches went up approximately 20%. The Sub even grew about 24%. And yes, that includes the aforementioned slump.

This means that it was better this year — for your wallet, at least — to own a discontinued-gen Sub or DJ compared to a current-gen model. The growth was stronger and the correction was smaller.

Five-digit reference Rolex prices

Five-digit top Rolex replica watches have seen a particular appreciation lately. Not quite vintage and certainly not modern, these “neo-vintage” models attract plenty of admirers. In the case of our Submariner and Datejust samples, they have recently come back down a bit.

The 14060M Submariner went down by 7%, which still puts it a generous 13% above its typical trading value 12 months ago. The refs. 16200 (sapphire) and earlier 16000 (acrylic) Datejust went down a serious 10% and 13% respectively. This still puts them 6% and 8% above last year’s value.

This makes sense though, as they have been reliably hitting growth around 7% for years on end. The question is, are they back on track now, or are we going to see further declines?

Four-digit reference Rolex prices

Speculators do not care as much for vintage, or so it seems. The average price of the wholesale fake Rolex Submariner ref. 5513 watches recently declined by only 3%. This puts its growth for the past year at a substantial 10%. You will see a much greater variance in the graph, which is due to the more homogenous nature of modern Subs. Vintage models come in more varieties, and condition comes into play more profoundly. This leads to wider price ranges.

The four-digit China replica Rolex Datejust ref. 1600 watches performs similarly. A 4% correction puts it at +11% compared to a year ago. As with the five-digit references, these numbers are much closer to the typical yearly growth we have been seeing long-term.

Which is the smart buy?

I am no investor and certainly no investment advisor. And since you are here on Fratello rather than the Financial Times, I am assuming you are here for the love of Swiss movements Rolex replica watches too. It is, however, pleasant to know our money is not evaporating. For me, at least, watches are a substantial expense. It is comforting to know that some of them hold their value or actually gain a bit. I might not ever sell, but it is good to know that I could if I need to.

In that respect, in my eyes, the vintage stuff is a bit more transparent as a market. I get a sense — which is, admittedly, thinly backed by facts — that the growth here is caused by us. And by “us”, I mean aficionados and collectors like you and me. Seeing those four-digit references grow year over year by very similar percentages is reassuring. If a watch (Submariner ref. 124060) appreciates by 22% in just over a month, that does not seem healthy to me. It does not make me want to pull out my wallet and give it a go.

The last-gen models seem like a safer bet as well. They will likely suffer a dampened blow compared to current-gen models if best quality Rolex fake watches manages to get stock into boutiques again. You are getting very similar watches at substantially lower prices. As it seems today, there is a little less risk involved.

Rolex prices going forward

It is hard to predict where Rolex prices will go next. Are we back on track for the “normal” year-over-year value development? Is the hype-fueled inflation corrected after the recent slump already? Or do we still have some ways to go? Do we need a little more of a correction before the market stabilizes?

In any case, the situation is frustrating. It has little to do with the love of watches. We can appreciate replica Rolex watches paypal for its amazing products, but as collectors, we have not felt very welcome lately. One thing is for sure: the shortages will remain for a while to come. That means that prices will hit a support level at some point. However, anyone who claims to know when is lying.

What do you think? Where are Rolex prices headed, and which are the responsible buys in today’s market, in your eyes? Or are you fed up and no longer interested in The Crown altogether?