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	<small>[[Reference:air-king\|Air-King]] -> '''4365'''</small>		<small>[[Reference:air-king\|Air-King]] › '''4365'''</small>

	The 4365 is the sub-seconds sister to the centre-seconds [[Reference:4925\|4925]] in the 1945 Battle of Britain Air-King launch. The two references run in parallel from 1945 through approximately 1953, sharing the Cal 10½ Hunter movement family but splitting across the dial layout: 4925 is centre-seconds, 4365 is sub-seconds with the small seconds register at six. Where the 4925 carries the Air-King name only, the 4365 carries the full four-name commemoration — Air-King, Air-Lion, Air-Tiger, Air-Giant — printed on the dial of period examples that share a single case and movement. Marcus Siems' published side-by-side photograph captioned ''"Air-Tiger (left), Air-Giant (middle) and Air-Lion (right) — all reference 4365 from the 1940s"'' is the strongest single evidence anchor for the four-name dial-map convention.		The 4365 is the sub-seconds sister to the centre-seconds [[Reference:4925\|4925]] in the 1945 Battle of Britain Air-King launch. The two references run in parallel from 1945 through approximately 1953, sharing the Cal 10½ Hunter movement family but splitting across the dial layout: 4925 is centre-seconds, 4365 is sub-seconds with the small seconds register at six. Where the 4925 carries the Air-King name only, the 4365 carries the full four-name commemoration — Air-King, Air-Lion, Air-Tiger, Air-Giant — printed on the dial of period examples that share a single case and movement. Marcus Siems' published side-by-side photograph captioned ''"Air-Tiger (left), Air-Giant (middle) and Air-Lion (right) — all reference 4365 from the 1940s"'' is the strongest single evidence anchor for the four-name dial-map convention.
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	The bracelet usually doesn't help. Most surviving 4365s wear post-1950s replacements or aftermarket leather. Authenticate the head, dial, and movement first; treat the bracelet as supplementary evidence.		The bracelet usually doesn't help. Most surviving 4365s wear post-1950s replacements or aftermarket leather. Authenticate the head, dial, and movement first; treat the bracelet as supplementary evidence.


			== Related references ==

			* [[Reference:4499\|Air-King 4499]]
			* [[Reference:4925\|Air-King 4925]]
			* [[Reference:5500\|Air-King 5500]] — 34mm Oyster (1957–1989)
			* [[Reference:5501\|Air-King 5501]]
			* [[Reference:5502\|Air-King 5502]]
			* [[Reference:5504\|Air-King 5504]]

			See also the [[Reference:air-king\|Air-King family index]], [[Reference:Movements\|movement reference]], [[Reference:Bracelets\|bracelet & clasp guide]], and [[Reference:Serial-numbers\|serial numbers by year]].

	== Sources ==		== Sources ==

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	<small>[[Reference:air-king\|Air-King]] -> '''4365'''</small>		<small>[[Reference:air-king\|Air-King]] -> '''4365'''</small>

	The 4365 is the sub-seconds sister to the centre-seconds [[Reference:4925\|4925]] in the 1945 Battle of Britain Air-King launch. The two references run in parallel from 1945 through approximately 1953, sharing the Cal 10½ Hunter movement family but splitting across the dial layout: 4925 is centre-seconds, 4365 is sub-seconds with the small seconds register at six. Where the 4925 carries the Air-King name only, the 4365 carries the full four-name commemoration — Air-King, Air-Lion, Air-Tiger, Air-Giant — printed on the dial of period examples that share a single case and movement. Marcus Siems' published side-by-side photograph ~~(Goldammer)~~ captioned ''"Air-Tiger (left), Air-Giant (middle) and Air-Lion (right) — all reference 4365 from the 1940s"'' is the strongest single evidence anchor for the four-name dial-map convention.		The 4365 is the sub-seconds sister to the centre-seconds [[Reference:4925\|4925]] in the 1945 Battle of Britain Air-King launch. The two references run in parallel from 1945 through approximately 1953, sharing the Cal 10½ Hunter movement family but splitting across the dial layout: 4925 is centre-seconds, 4365 is sub-seconds with the small seconds register at six. Where the 4925 carries the Air-King name only, the 4365 carries the full four-name commemoration — Air-King, Air-Lion, Air-Tiger, Air-Giant — printed on the dial of period examples that share a single case and movement. Marcus Siems' published side-by-side photograph captioned ''"Air-Tiger (left), Air-Giant (middle) and Air-Lion (right) — all reference 4365 from the 1940s"'' is the strongest single evidence anchor for the four-name dial-map convention.

	By the early 1950s Rolex retires Air-Lion, Air-Tiger, and Air-Giant from the catalog. Only Air-King survives. Tudor revives Air-Tiger on its own ref 7957 (documented at Foundwell c.1959 and Analog:Shift c.1964); Air-Lion and Air-Giant make no jump and disappear entirely. The 4365's role in this narrative is the canvas on which the four-name commemoration was tested: Rolex used a single case and movement combination to carry four marketing identities to four notional pilot-watch sub-segments, and the market (or the dealer ordering pattern) selected only one.		By the early 1950s Rolex retires Air-Lion, Air-Tiger, and Air-Giant from the catalog. Only Air-King survives. Tudor revives Air-Tiger on its own ref 7957 (documented at Foundwell c.1959 and Analog:Shift c.1964); Air-Lion and Air-Giant make no jump and disappear entirely. The 4365's role in this narrative is the canvas on which the four-name commemoration was tested: Rolex used a single case and movement combination to carry four marketing identities to four notional pilot-watch sub-segments, and the market (or the dealer ordering pattern) selected only one.
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	== Where it sits in the line ==		== Where it sits in the line ==

	The 4365 sits at the dial-layout fork in the 1945 Air-King launch. Rolex commemorated the Battle of Britain naming exercise across three case configurations and four dial names. The case configurations: Bubbleback-class 32-34mm Oyster (4365), Bubbleback-class 34mm Oyster centre-seconds (4925), mid-size 31.75mm with solid-gold bezel and crown (4444), Hunter Precision case (4647). The dial names: Air-King, Air-Lion, Air-Tiger, Air-Giant. The 4365 carries the broadest dial-name distribution because of ~~Goldammer~~'s documented photographic evidence — the same 4365 case ran with three of the four sister names, plus a small subset of confirmed Air-King-marked dials.		The 4365 sits at the dial-layout fork in the 1945 Air-King launch. Rolex commemorated the Battle of Britain naming exercise across three case configurations and four dial names. The case configurations: Bubbleback-class 32-34mm Oyster (4365), Bubbleback-class 34mm Oyster centre-seconds (4925), mid-size 31.75mm with solid-gold bezel and crown (4444), Hunter Precision case (4647). The dial names: Air-King, Air-Lion, Air-Tiger, Air-Giant. The 4365 carries the broadest dial-name distribution because of Siems' documented photographic evidence — the same 4365 case ran with three of the four sister names, plus a small subset of confirmed Air-King-marked dials.

	The architectural relationship to the 4925 is the cleanest framing. Both references launched in 1945 with the Cal 10½ Hunter movement family. Both carry steel Bubbleback-class Oyster cases. The 4925 carries centre-seconds with sweep (the visually-newer dial layout that becomes the post-war standard); the 4365 carries the sub-seconds layout with the small register at six (the more traditional pre-war dial language). Rolex offered both layouts in parallel through the late 1940s and into the early 1950s, then retired the sub-seconds 4365 alongside the centre-seconds 4925 by approximately 1953 when the 6552 takes over with the Cal 1030 automatic.		The architectural relationship to the 4925 is the cleanest framing. Both references launched in 1945 with the Cal 10½ Hunter movement family. Both carry steel Bubbleback-class Oyster cases. The 4925 carries centre-seconds with sweep (the visually-newer dial layout that becomes the post-war standard); the 4365 carries the sub-seconds layout with the small register at six (the more traditional pre-war dial language). Rolex offered both layouts in parallel through the late 1940s and into the early 1950s, then retired the sub-seconds 4365 alongside the centre-seconds 4925 by approximately 1953 when the 6552 takes over with the Cal 1030 automatic.
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	The retirement is consensus 1953, mirroring the 4925's catalog cutoff. The Cal 10½ Hunter movement family retires with the broader pre-1030 hand-wound Air-King line, and the 6552 (1953-1957, first automatic Air-King with Cal 1030) takes the line forward. The 4365/6022 composite-cased examples that surface dated 1958 (Bonhams 2023 lot 17) are service-replacement re-cased examples rather than late-stock continuation production — Rolex assembled or re-cased original 4365 movements into 6022-style cases up to several years after the 4365 itself retired from the catalog.		The retirement is consensus 1953, mirroring the 4925's catalog cutoff. The Cal 10½ Hunter movement family retires with the broader pre-1030 hand-wound Air-King line, and the 6552 (1953-1957, first automatic Air-King with Cal 1030) takes the line forward. The 4365/6022 composite-cased examples that surface dated 1958 (Bonhams 2023 lot 17) are service-replacement re-cased examples rather than late-stock continuation production — Rolex assembled or re-cased original 4365 movements into 6022-style cases up to several years after the 4365 itself retired from the catalog.

	Total production output is not published. The 4365 is scarce at major-house auction — three documented lots in the auction record through 2025 (Bonhams 2023 Air-Lion, Bonhams 2023 Air-Tiger, Antiquorum 2001 18K pink gold Precision). Sotheby's, Phillips, and Christie's have no documented 4365 lots in the auction record. The 1945-era short production window, the 4365's modest profile in its day, and the four-name dial-marketing complexity that obscures the catalog presence keep the auction record thin. The ~~Goldammer~~ side-by-side photograph carries more weight than any single auction-house lot.		Total production output is not published. The 4365 is scarce at major-house auction — three documented lots in the auction record through 2025 (Bonhams 2023 Air-Lion, Bonhams 2023 Air-Tiger, Antiquorum 2001 18K pink gold Precision). Sotheby's, Phillips, and Christie's have no documented 4365 lots in the auction record. The 1945-era short production window, the 4365's modest profile in its day, and the four-name dial-marketing complexity that obscures the catalog presence keep the auction record thin. The Siems side-by-side photograph carries more weight than any single auction-house lot.

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	=== AIR-GIANT — silvered with baton + Arabic ===		=== AIR-GIANT — silvered with baton + Arabic ===

	Silvered ground, applied baton hour markers with Arabic numerals, sub-seconds at six, "AIR-GIANT" + "PRECISION" text. An Air-Giant 4365 surfaces in the dealer market; ~~Goldammer~~'s published side-by-side photograph documents the Air-Giant dial alongside Air-Tiger and Air-Lion on the same case-and-movement combination.		Silvered ground, applied baton hour markers with Arabic numerals, sub-seconds at six, "AIR-GIANT" + "PRECISION" text. An Air-Giant 4365 surfaces in the dealer market; Siems' published side-by-side photograph documents the Air-Giant dial alongside Air-Tiger and Air-Lion on the same case-and-movement combination.

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	=== Four-name commemoration on shared cases ===		=== Four-name commemoration on shared cases ===

	The 4365's defining branch — the Air-King / Air-Lion / Air-Tiger / Air-Giant dial-text distribution on a single case-and-movement combination. ~~Goldammer~~'s side-by-side photograph is the documentary anchor. The four-name 1945 commemoration is covered at [[Reference:4925#battle-of-britain-narrative\|the 4925's Battle of Britain section]]; the 4365 carried the broadest sister-name distribution within that program.		The 4365's defining branch — the Air-King / Air-Lion / Air-Tiger / Air-Giant dial-text distribution on a single case-and-movement combination. Siems' side-by-side photograph is the documentary anchor. The four-name 1945 commemoration is covered at [[Reference:4925#battle-of-britain-narrative\|the 4925's Battle of Britain section]]; the 4365 carried the broadest sister-name distribution within that program.

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