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Comprehensive Guide to Reassembling the Gents Rolex “Air-King” Model 5500

Thank you for viewing this slideshow, which provides a detailed walkthrough of reassembling your Gents Rolex “Air-King” Reference #5500. In this presentation, you'll find insights into the condition of the watch, issues identified, parts replaced, and the cleaning process involved. Manufactured in 1979, this stainless steel watch features a custom dial and has undergone significant restoration to address previous damage. Follow along as we detail each step from disassembly to reassembly, ensuring your watch is in top condition again.

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Comprehensive Guide to Reassembling the Gents Rolex “Air-King” Model 5500

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  1. Introduction • Thank you for taking the time to view this slideshow, it will walk you through the re-assembly and pieces of your watch. • To skip a slide simply press the right arrow key or to go back to a previous slide, press the left arrow key. • Thank you again and enjoy the show.

  2. Gents Rolex “Air-King”Reference #5500, serial #6,258,283. “1002” inside caseback.Rolex caliber 1520 (was 17 jewels but we replaced several bushings with jewels. The watch is now 24 jewels). Manufactured in 1979. Stainless steel case and bracelet with custom dial “Quarles Drilling Corp”.

  3. As found, the watch had a broken spring bar, damaged bracelet endpiece and some poor previous repairs. It needed cleaned and worn bushings and other parts replaced.

  4. As found.

  5. As found sans bracelet.

  6. Wear from the rotor dragging on the autowind bridge.

  7. Worn autowind bridge.

  8. Between the lugs at the 6 o’clock position.

  9. Between the lugs at the 12 o’clock position.

  10. Case center as found.

  11. Underside of bezel as found.

  12. Bracelet and ends as found.

  13. Inside caseback as found.

  14. Close up of caseback.

  15. Endpiece as found.

  16. As found.

  17. As found.

  18. Beginning of disassembly.

  19. Worn upper barrel arbor bushing.

  20. Oscillating weight (rotor) was dragging on autowind bridge.

  21. Another worn bushing.

  22. Badly worn bushing.

  23. Bushing replaced by jewel.

  24. Worn reversing wheel bushings.

  25. Bushings replaced by jewels. (Upper auto bridge).

  26. Clean parts ready for assembly.

  27. Clean main plate and escapement.

  28. Train wheels and bridge.

  29. Clean autowind system.

  30. Clean dial side parts

  31. Assembled time train and escapement.

  32. Clean assembled base movement.

  33. Clean assembled dial side.

  34. Butchered rotor axle, top of.

  35. Butchered rotor axle, underneath.

  36. Clean and assembled movement.

  37. Movement pendant up.

  38. Cased, pendant down.

  39. Refinished case and new genuine parts for case.

  40. Refinished clasp cover.

  41. Bracelet endpiece #557.

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