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Rolex Air-King 5500

Air-King · Discontinued · 1957–1989

Rolex Air-King 5500 with a black dial and steel bezel on an Oyster bracelet, a pre-owned example, front view of the whole watchRolex Air-King 5500 with a black dial and steel bezel on an Oyster bracelet, a pre-owned example, studio close-up of the case

Range published · moderate confidence

Worth about $3,550 pre-owned, with box and papers

Volatile▲18.5% in 12 months

With box and papers
$2,300–$4,800
Watch only (about)
$1,950–$4,050

Private-sale level for a pre-owned watch with box and papers, from recent eBay and auction results, weighted toward the newest; newest sale October 15, 2026.

Volatile: Recent sale prices are spread widely, so any single figure is less certain. Over the last 90 days (69 sales), prices typically sat within about 22% of the middle. Below 10% we call a market stable, above 20% volatile.

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Moderate confidence: 683 sold results in the last 24 months (674 on eBay and 9 at auction), 69 in the last 90 days, weighted toward recent sales (half-life 30 days). Range at least ±35% around the market price. In our walk-forward backtest over the past year, 83% of 8673 later sales fell inside moderate-confidence ranges like this one.

Prices last updated October 26, 2026.

Recent sales

1071 sold results since Oct 29, 2023, newest first

eBay sold
$3,200 median354 sales, last 12 months
Auction sold
$3,350 median6 sales, last 12 months

Individual sale results behind our data, from eBay and auction houses. Each watch differs in condition and set.

Forum rows are posts on Reddit r/Watchexchange, RolexForums and WatchUSeek that the seller marked sold. The amount is the listed price when marked sold, not a confirmed sale price, and forum rows do not feed our price.

Price by condition

“Prices” counts how many of the 683 sold prices from 683 sales behind the headline fall in each condition. 662 prices have no recorded condition and count only toward the headline range. All of these observations are sold prices. Method version fv-2.0.
ConditionBox and papersRangeTypicalPrices
ExcellentAny$3,150–$4,850$3,70012
GoodAny$2,900–$3,950$3,4509

Price history

Oct 2024: $2,350 median (2 observations)Nov 2024: $2,350 median (23 observations)Dec 2024: $2,650 median (35 observations)Jan 2025: $2,650 median (26 observations)Feb 2025: $2,750 median (23 observations)Mar 2025: $2,650 median (32 observations)Apr 2025: $2,850 median (24 observations)May 2025: $2,650 median (34 observations)Jun 2025: $2,800 median (28 observations)Jul 2025: $3,000 median (28 observations)Aug 2025: $2,950 median (25 observations)Sep 2025: $2,600 median (27 observations)Oct 2025: $2,950 median (23 observations)Nov 2025: $3,300 median (34 observations)Dec 2025: $3,150 median (33 observations)Jan 2026: $3,350 median (21 observations)Feb 2026: $3,250 median (28 observations)Mar 2026: $3,200 median (31 observations)Apr 2026: $3,150 median (21 observations)May 2026: $3,150 median (39 observations)Jun 2026: $3,000 median (38 observations)Jul 2026: $3,150 median (42 observations)Aug 2026: $3,300 median (26 observations)Sep 2026: $3,300 median (26 observations)Oct 2026: $3,650 median (14 observations)
Monthly median of recorded sold results, before any adjustment for condition or box and papers.
Show price history as a table
MonthMedianObservations
Oct 2024$2,3502
Nov 2024$2,35023
Dec 2024$2,65035
Jan 2025$2,65026
Feb 2025$2,75023
Mar 2025$2,65032
Apr 2025$2,85024
May 2025$2,65034
Jun 2025$2,80028
Jul 2025$3,00028
Aug 2025$2,95025
Sep 2025$2,60027
Oct 2025$2,95023
Nov 2025$3,30034
Dec 2025$3,15033
Jan 2026$3,35021
Feb 2026$3,25028
Mar 2026$3,20031
Apr 2026$3,15021
May 2026$3,15039
Jun 2026$3,00038
Jul 2026$3,15042
Aug 2026$3,30026
Sep 2026$3,30026
Oct 2026$3,65014

Air-King 5500 price history over the years

Our price records for the Air-King 5500 go back to 2008. In 2012, forum listings marked sold had a median listed price of $1,650 (7 posts). In the 12 months to October 26, 2026, the same median was $2,850 (22 posts), up 73% on 2012. The highest quarterly median was $3,450 in Q3 2026 (4 posts), and the lowest was $1,450 in Q4 2012 (4 posts). Forum figures are the price a seller listed on Reddit r/Watchexchange, RolexForums or WatchUSeek when the post was marked sold, not a confirmed sale price.

  • Forum (listed price when marked sold), quarterly, 157 posts
  • eBay sold (from 2023), monthly, 1,021 sales
Q4 2012, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $1,450 median of 4 postsQ2 2015, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $1,600 median of 3 postsQ2 2016, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $1,850 median of 3 postsQ4 2017, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $2,450 median of 3 postsQ1 2018, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $2,050 median of 5 postsQ4 2018, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $2,650 median of 4 postsQ1 2019, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $1,900 median of 4 postsQ2 2019, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $2,300 median of 5 postsQ3 2019, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $1,900 median of 3 postsQ4 2019, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $2,300 median of 5 postsQ1 2020, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $2,300 median of 4 postsQ2 2020, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $2,050 median of 8 postsQ3 2020, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $2,600 median of 4 postsQ4 2020, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $2,700 median of 4 postsQ1 2021, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $2,800 median of 3 postsQ3 2021, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $3,000 median of 5 postsQ1 2022, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $3,350 median of 4 postsQ2 2022, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $3,250 median of 4 postsQ4 2022, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $2,600 median of 4 postsQ1 2023, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $2,400 median of 4 postsQ3 2023, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $2,500 median of 4 postsQ4 2024, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $2,650 median of 4 postsQ2 2025, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $2,800 median of 4 postsQ3 2025, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $2,500 median of 4 postsQ1 2026, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $2,700 median of 6 postsQ2 2026, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $2,650 median of 8 postsQ3 2026, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $3,450 median of 4 postsOct 2023, eBay sold: $3,000 median of 4 salesNov 2023, eBay sold: $2,700 median of 35 salesDec 2023, eBay sold: $2,550 median of 28 salesJan 2024, eBay sold: $2,800 median of 30 salesFeb 2024, eBay sold: $2,600 median of 27 salesMar 2024, eBay sold: $2,400 median of 30 salesApr 2024, eBay sold: $2,450 median of 22 salesMay 2024, eBay sold: $2,650 median of 24 salesJun 2024, eBay sold: $2,700 median of 28 salesJul 2024, eBay sold: $2,700 median of 22 salesAug 2024, eBay sold: $2,800 median of 31 salesSep 2024, eBay sold: $2,550 median of 33 salesOct 2024, eBay sold: $2,350 median of 35 salesNov 2024, eBay sold: $2,350 median of 23 salesDec 2024, eBay sold: $2,650 median of 35 salesJan 2025, eBay sold: $2,650 median of 26 salesFeb 2025, eBay sold: $2,750 median of 22 salesMar 2025, eBay sold: $2,650 median of 32 salesApr 2025, eBay sold: $2,850 median of 24 salesMay 2025, eBay sold: $2,650 median of 33 salesJun 2025, eBay sold: $2,800 median of 28 salesJul 2025, eBay sold: $3,000 median of 28 salesAug 2025, eBay sold: $2,950 median of 25 salesSep 2025, eBay sold: $2,600 median of 26 salesOct 2025, eBay sold: $2,950 median of 23 salesNov 2025, eBay sold: $3,300 median of 33 salesDec 2025, eBay sold: $3,150 median of 33 salesJan 2026, eBay sold: $3,350 median of 21 salesFeb 2026, eBay sold: $3,250 median of 28 salesMar 2026, eBay sold: $3,200 median of 31 salesApr 2026, eBay sold: $3,150 median of 21 salesMay 2026, eBay sold: $3,150 median of 39 salesJun 2026, eBay sold: $3,000 median of 38 salesJul 2026, eBay sold: $3,150 median of 41 salesAug 2026, eBay sold: $3,300 median of 24 salesSep 2026, eBay sold: $3,300 median of 25 salesOct 2026, eBay sold: $3,600 median of 13 sales
Q1 2022, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $3,350 median of 4 postsQ2 2022, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $3,250 median of 4 postsQ4 2022, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $2,600 median of 4 postsQ1 2023, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $2,400 median of 4 postsQ3 2023, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $2,500 median of 4 postsQ4 2024, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $2,650 median of 4 postsQ2 2025, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $2,800 median of 4 postsQ3 2025, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $2,500 median of 4 postsQ1 2026, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $2,700 median of 6 postsQ2 2026, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $2,650 median of 8 postsQ3 2026, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $3,450 median of 4 postsOct 2023, eBay sold: $3,000 median of 4 salesNov 2023, eBay sold: $2,700 median of 35 salesDec 2023, eBay sold: $2,550 median of 28 salesJan 2024, eBay sold: $2,800 median of 30 salesFeb 2024, eBay sold: $2,600 median of 27 salesMar 2024, eBay sold: $2,400 median of 30 salesApr 2024, eBay sold: $2,450 median of 22 salesMay 2024, eBay sold: $2,650 median of 24 salesJun 2024, eBay sold: $2,700 median of 28 salesJul 2024, eBay sold: $2,700 median of 22 salesAug 2024, eBay sold: $2,800 median of 31 salesSep 2024, eBay sold: $2,550 median of 33 salesOct 2024, eBay sold: $2,350 median of 35 salesNov 2024, eBay sold: $2,350 median of 23 salesDec 2024, eBay sold: $2,650 median of 35 salesJan 2025, eBay sold: $2,650 median of 26 salesFeb 2025, eBay sold: $2,750 median of 22 salesMar 2025, eBay sold: $2,650 median of 32 salesApr 2025, eBay sold: $2,850 median of 24 salesMay 2025, eBay sold: $2,650 median of 33 salesJun 2025, eBay sold: $2,800 median of 28 salesJul 2025, eBay sold: $3,000 median of 28 salesAug 2025, eBay sold: $2,950 median of 25 salesSep 2025, eBay sold: $2,600 median of 26 salesOct 2025, eBay sold: $2,950 median of 23 salesNov 2025, eBay sold: $3,300 median of 33 salesDec 2025, eBay sold: $3,150 median of 33 salesJan 2026, eBay sold: $3,350 median of 21 salesFeb 2026, eBay sold: $3,250 median of 28 salesMar 2026, eBay sold: $3,200 median of 31 salesApr 2026, eBay sold: $3,150 median of 21 salesMay 2026, eBay sold: $3,150 median of 39 salesJun 2026, eBay sold: $3,000 median of 38 salesJul 2026, eBay sold: $3,150 median of 41 salesAug 2026, eBay sold: $3,300 median of 24 salesSep 2026, eBay sold: $3,300 median of 25 salesOct 2026, eBay sold: $3,600 median of 13 sales
Q1 2026, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $2,700 median of 6 postsQ2 2026, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $2,650 median of 8 postsQ3 2026, Forum (listed price when marked sold): $3,450 median of 4 postsNov 2025, eBay sold: $3,300 median of 33 salesDec 2025, eBay sold: $3,150 median of 33 salesJan 2026, eBay sold: $3,350 median of 21 salesFeb 2026, eBay sold: $3,250 median of 28 salesMar 2026, eBay sold: $3,200 median of 31 salesApr 2026, eBay sold: $3,150 median of 21 salesMay 2026, eBay sold: $3,150 median of 39 salesJun 2026, eBay sold: $3,000 median of 38 salesJul 2026, eBay sold: $3,150 median of 41 salesAug 2026, eBay sold: $3,300 median of 24 salesSep 2026, eBay sold: $3,300 median of 25 salesOct 2026, eBay sold: $3,600 median of 13 sales
Median price per month or quarter. A point needs at least 3 records in its month or quarter; a gap in a line means too few records, and nothing is filled in. Forum prices are the price a seller listed on Reddit r/Watchexchange, RolexForums or WatchUSeek when the post was marked sold, not a confirmed sale price. Historical context only: these series do not feed the price shown above.
Show long-range history as a table
Forum (listed price when marked sold), quarterly, 157 posts
QuarterMedianPosts
Q4 2012$1,4504
Q2 2015$1,6003
Q2 2016$1,8503
Q4 2017$2,4503
Q1 2018$2,0505
Q4 2018$2,6504
Q1 2019$1,9004
Q2 2019$2,3005
Q3 2019$1,9003
Q4 2019$2,3005
Q1 2020$2,3004
Q2 2020$2,0508
Q3 2020$2,6004
Q4 2020$2,7004
Q1 2021$2,8003
Q3 2021$3,0005
Q1 2022$3,3504
Q2 2022$3,2504
Q4 2022$2,6004
Q1 2023$2,4004
Q3 2023$2,5004
Q4 2024$2,6504
Q2 2025$2,8004
Q3 2025$2,5004
Q1 2026$2,7006
Q2 2026$2,6508
Q3 2026$3,4504
eBay sold (from 2023), monthly, 1,021 sales
MonthMedianSales
Oct 2023$3,0004
Nov 2023$2,70035
Dec 2023$2,55028
Jan 2024$2,80030
Feb 2024$2,60027
Mar 2024$2,40030
Apr 2024$2,45022
May 2024$2,65024
Jun 2024$2,70028
Jul 2024$2,70022
Aug 2024$2,80031
Sep 2024$2,55033
Oct 2024$2,35035
Nov 2024$2,35023
Dec 2024$2,65035
Jan 2025$2,65026
Feb 2025$2,75022
Mar 2025$2,65032
Apr 2025$2,85024
May 2025$2,65033
Jun 2025$2,80028
Jul 2025$3,00028
Aug 2025$2,95025
Sep 2025$2,60026
Oct 2025$2,95023
Nov 2025$3,30033
Dec 2025$3,15033
Jan 2026$3,35021
Feb 2026$3,25028
Mar 2026$3,20031
Apr 2026$3,15021
May 2026$3,15039
Jun 2026$3,00038
Jul 2026$3,15041
Aug 2026$3,30024
Sep 2026$3,30025
Oct 2026$3,60013

The Air-King 5500 at a glance

Reference 5500 is the Air-King in stainless steel, with a 34 mm case. It was produced from 1957 to 1989 and is discontinued.

What our catalog records for it:

  • Case: 34 mm, stainless steel.
  • Movement: calibre 1530 or calibre 1520 (depending on market).
  • Production: 1957 to 1989.

It is one of 16 references in our Air-King catalog. Similar references to compare: Air-King 116900 (stainless steel), Air-King 14010M (stainless steel) and Air-King 6552.

Sold results for the 5500, summarised:

  • Typical range: $2,300–$4,800.
  • Middle of the range: $3,550.
  • Most recent sale on file: October 15, 2026.
  • Sales behind the range: 683.

What affects the price

Condition. Ranges by condition (a condition shows a range only once it has enough results of its own):

  • Unworn: not enough market data yet.
  • Excellent: $3,150–$4,850.
  • Good: $2,900–$3,950.
  • Fair: not enough market data yet.

Service record. A dated service invoice for the calibre 1530 or calibre 1520 (depending on market) answers the first question most buyers ask about timekeeping.

Polishing. Many steel watches have been polished at least once. Ask how often, because each polish takes metal off the lugs.

Box and papers. A watch sold with its box and matching papers is easier to sell than one without.

Originality. On a reference that dates back to 1957, original hands, dial and bezel parts matter a great deal; service replacements are common on older watches and buyers ask about them.

Retail. A list price appears here only when we can source it; for the 5500 we can't yet.

Recent movement. Change over the past year: +18.5% over 12 months.

Tips for buyers

  • Match the reference number on the papers (5500) with the watch, and check the 34 mm case.
  • Pay in a traceable way, and have the watch checked before any return window closes.
  • Compare several examples before you decide, using the price data on this page.
  • Ask which parts were replaced at past services, and keep any original parts that come with the watch.
  • Ask when the calibre 1530 or calibre 1520 (depending on market) was last serviced, and by whom.

Tips for sellers

  • Gather papers, box and service paperwork, including any original parts returned at a service.
  • Leave the case as it is: buyers prefer unpolished lines.
  • Shoot the watch in daylight from the front, both sides and the back.
  • Compare each offer with the sold results summarised above.

Frequently asked questions

What is the Rolex Air-King 5500?

The 5500 is a Air-King with a 34 mm case in stainless steel. Movement: calibre 1530 or calibre 1520 (depending on market). It is discontinued.

What is a Rolex Air-King 5500 worth?

Recent sold results put the 5500 at $2,300–$4,800, from 683 market observations. A specific watch can sit higher or lower depending on its condition and set.

What did the Rolex 5500 cost new?

We don't show a retail price for the 5500 yet. We only publish a retail figure we can confirm from a source we can cite.

How can I tell a real Rolex 5500 from a fake?

Match the specification first: case 34 mm in stainless steel; movement calibre 1530 or calibre 1520 (depending on market). Buy where returns are possible, and have a watchmaker open the watch and check that the papers name reference 5500.

Where can I sell a Rolex 5500?

You can sell a 5500 to a dealer, consign it to an auction house or sell it privately. Whichever you choose, ask for several offers and have the papers ready.

Is the Rolex 5500 still made?

No. The 5500 is discontinued; production ended in 1989, so you can only buy one pre-owned.

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