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Rolex Air-King 5500 (Explorer dial)

Air-King · Discontinued

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Range published · low confidence

Recent eBay and auction results suggest about $5,200 pre-owned, with box and papers

With box and papers
$3,300–$7,050

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 4, 2026.

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Low confidence: 42 sold results in the last 24 months (41 on eBay and 1 at auction), 5 in the last 90 days, weighted toward recent sales (half-life 180 days). Range at least ±35% around the market price. In our walk-forward backtest over the past year, 72% of 464 later sales fell inside low-confidence ranges like this one.

Prices last updated October 26, 2026.

Recent sales

78 sold results since Nov 4, 2023, newest first

eBay sold
$4,450 median24 sales, last 12 months
Auction sold
Too few in the 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

Not enough results with a recorded condition to split the range yet. The range above covers all 42 sold prices from 42 sales.

Price history

Nov 2024: $4,000 median (4 observations)Jan 2025: $5,100 median (4 observations)Jun 2025: $4,300 median (3 observations)Sep 2025: $6,850 median (2 observations)Nov 2025: $7,200 median (2 observations)Dec 2025: $4,500 median (4 observations)Mar 2026: $7,000 median (2 observations)Apr 2026: $5,000 median (3 observations)May 2026: $3,050 median (3 observations)Aug 2026: $4,500 median (3 observations)
Monthly median of recorded sold results, before any adjustment for condition or box and papers.
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MonthMedianObservations
Nov 2024$4,0004
Jan 2025$5,1004
Jun 2025$4,3003
Sep 2025$6,8502
Nov 2025$7,2002
Dec 2025$4,5004
Mar 2026$7,0002
Apr 2026$5,0003
May 2026$3,0503
Aug 2026$4,5003

Air-King 5500 price history over the years

  • eBay sold (from 2023), quarterly, 73 sales
Q4 2023, eBay sold: $3,750 median of 8 salesQ1 2024, eBay sold: $4,000 median of 7 salesQ2 2024, eBay sold: $3,500 median of 8 salesQ3 2024, eBay sold: $2,850 median of 7 salesQ4 2024, eBay sold: $4,500 median of 7 salesQ1 2025, eBay sold: $4,900 median of 5 salesQ2 2025, eBay sold: $4,450 median of 4 salesQ3 2025, eBay sold: $7,450 median of 3 salesQ4 2025, eBay sold: $3,500 median of 7 salesQ1 2026, eBay sold: $3,600 median of 4 salesQ2 2026, eBay sold: $3,050 median of 7 salesQ3 2026, eBay sold: $6,650 median of 5 sales
Q4 2025, eBay sold: $3,500 median of 7 salesQ1 2026, eBay sold: $3,600 median of 4 salesQ2 2026, eBay sold: $3,050 median of 7 salesQ3 2026, eBay sold: $6,650 median of 5 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. Historical context only: these series do not feed the price shown above.
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eBay sold (from 2023), quarterly, 73 sales
QuarterMedianSales
Q4 2023$3,7508
Q1 2024$4,0007
Q2 2024$3,5008
Q3 2024$2,8507
Q4 2024$4,5007
Q1 2025$4,9005
Q2 2025$4,4504
Q3 2025$7,4503
Q4 2025$3,5007
Q1 2026$3,6004
Q2 2026$3,0507
Q3 2026$6,6505

About the Air-King 5500 (Explorer dial)

The Rolex Air-King 5500 (Explorer dial) is a reference in the Rolex Air-King collection. It is discontinued. From our catalog: a 34 mm case; dial: Glossy black gilt with 'Explorer' below 12 o'clock and 'Precision' or 'Super Precision' above 6. The specifications below list every fact we have sourced for this reference; anything we could not source is marked as not known.

What the sales say

Counting only completed sales, 42 sit inside the window that sets the figure (41 eBay sales and 1 auction result), and the dated list covers November 2023 to October 2026. September 2024 saw the most activity, 6 sales in a single month. Hammer results come from Loupe This, Dr. Crott (Auktionen Dr. H. Crott) and Antiquorum. It is rated low confidence, so a fresh sale or two could move the figure noticeably. The last recorded result is 22 days old, recent enough to anchor the figure. A volatility label needs more sales in the last 90 days than it has. Its band runs about 37% under the midpoint and 36% over it, a guide to how far a fair offer can stray. With steady but not heavy trading, the estimate gives a sale half its weight after 180 days.

A year-on-year figure needs three sales in each window; it has 18 in the earlier year and 24 in the latest. Its first recorded sale dates from November 2023, so a decade-scale view will have to wait.

We have no measured watch-only gap for it yet, so the range describes a full set and the discount for a bare watch is open. The listed sales split 4 full sets to 1 watch-only and 6 partial, with 1 unworn; the rest gave no set details. Unworn full sets sell about 5% above worn ones across our data, so an unworn example sits above the headline. Cheapest in the list: October 5, 2024, on eBay, set not stated, about 71% below the worth-about figure. Dearest: November 7, 2025, on eBay, set not stated, about 116% above the worth-about figure.

Nearest in price within the same collection: Air-King 114200 price, Air-King 14000M price and Air-King 14000 price.

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