Reference:4499 - Revision history

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	<small>[[Reference:air-king\|Air-King]] -> '''4499'''</small>		<small>[[Reference:air-king\|Air-King]] › '''4499'''</small>

	The 4499 is the 1946-launched running mate to the [[Reference:4925\|4925]] Air-King. Same Cal 10½ Hunter movement family, same 34mm Bubbleback Oyster case architecture, same OYSTER PERPETUAL AIR-KING dial conventions — produced in parallel with the 4925 across the late 1940s and into the early 1950s, with both retiring around 1953 when the 6552 takes over with the automatic Cal 1030. The consensus framing across Marcus Siems, Monochrome, and secondary aggregators reads the 4499 as "the 17-jewel upgrade running mate to the 15-jewel 4925" — implying a clean jewel-count generational refresh between the two references. The auction record is messier: Bonhams 2012 lot 132 documents a 15-jewel 1946 4499 with sub-seconds layout, suggesting the earliest 1946 4499 production carried the older sub-seconds dial language and the same 15-jewel movement before transitioning to centre-seconds and 17 jewels later that year.		The 4499 is the 1946-launched running mate to the [[Reference:4925\|4925]] Air-King. Same Cal 10½ Hunter movement family, same 34mm Bubbleback Oyster case architecture, same OYSTER PERPETUAL AIR-KING dial conventions — produced in parallel with the 4925 across the late 1940s and into the early 1950s, with both retiring around 1953 when the 6552 takes over with the automatic Cal 1030. The consensus framing across Marcus Siems, Monochrome, and secondary aggregators reads the 4499 as "the 17-jewel upgrade running mate to the 15-jewel 4925" — implying a clean jewel-count generational refresh between the two references. The auction record is messier: Bonhams 2012 lot 132 documents a 15-jewel 1946 4499 with sub-seconds layout, suggesting the earliest 1946 4499 production carried the older sub-seconds dial language and the same 15-jewel movement before transitioning to centre-seconds and 17 jewels later that year.
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	HashtagWatchCo catalogues a 1946 4499 (serial 420942) with the dial signed "SERPICO Y LAINO" below the Rolex coronet — Venezuelan retail-channel distribution from the Caracas retailer that supplied multiple Rolex references through the 1940s and 1950s (the 5500, 6565, and 1803 also carry Serpico y Laino dials in the dealer market). The Serpico y Laino 4499 is not a separate Rolex factory reference but a retailer-signature dial on a standard 4499 case-and-movement combination. The signature drives a substantial premium when papers and provenance hold.		HashtagWatchCo catalogues a 1946 4499 (serial 420942) with the dial signed "SERPICO Y LAINO" below the Rolex coronet — Venezuelan retail-channel distribution from the Caracas retailer that supplied multiple Rolex references through the 1940s and 1950s (the 5500, 6565, and 1803 also carry Serpico y Laino dials in the dealer market). The Serpico y Laino 4499 is not a separate Rolex factory reference but a retailer-signature dial on a standard 4499 case-and-movement combination. The signature drives a substantial premium when papers and provenance hold.

	The black-dial leaf-and-sword-hands Precision variant ~~Goldammer~~ cites in editorial coverage is not documented in any major-house auction lot. The Roman / Arabic / 3-6-9 Explorer / honeycomb / clous-de-Paris configurations that surface elsewhere on the Air-King line are not documented on the 4499.		The black-dial leaf-and-sword-hands Precision variant Siems cites in editorial coverage is not documented in any major-house auction lot. The Roman / Arabic / 3-6-9 Explorer / honeycomb / clous-de-Paris configurations that surface elsewhere on the Air-King line are not documented on the 4499.

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	The Serpico y Laino retailer signature requires careful authentication. Service-replacement Serpico y Laino dials applied during restoration would be undetectable from the case alone; period documentation (documented examples carry the original Caracas retailer's-ledger entry where available) is essential at the retailer-signed branch tier.		The Serpico y Laino retailer signature requires careful authentication. Service-replacement Serpico y Laino dials applied during restoration would be undetectable from the case alone; period documentation (documented examples carry the original Caracas retailer's-ledger entry where available) is essential at the retailer-signed branch tier.


			== Related references ==

			* [[Reference:4365\|Air-King 4365]]
			* [[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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