Reference:5700 - Revision history

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	<small>[[Reference:air-king\|Air-King]] -> '''5700'''</small>		<small>[[Reference:air-king\|Air-King]] › '''5700'''</small>

	The 5700 is the date sister to the 5500. 1959 launch, 1988 retirement, parallel production to the long-run mainstay 34mm Air-King across nearly the entire 5500 era. Cal 1525 (early) or Cal 1535 (later running update), date window at three under a cyclops, smooth bezel, acrylic crystal. The 5700 keeps the Air-King line's entry-tier positioning — neither Cal 1525 nor Cal 1535 is COSC-rated; the dial reads "PRECISION" exactly as the 5500's Cal 1520 era did. The chronometer-rated date references in the 1500-family caliber generation are the contemporary 1500 / 1501 / 1503 / 1505 Oyster Perpetual Date references, not the 5700 / 5701.		The 5700 is the date sister to the 5500. 1959 launch, 1988 retirement, parallel production to the long-run mainstay 34mm Air-King across nearly the entire 5500 era. Cal 1525 (early) or Cal 1535 (later running update), date window at three under a cyclops, smooth bezel, acrylic crystal. The 5700 keeps the Air-King line's entry-tier positioning — neither Cal 1525 nor Cal 1535 is COSC-rated; the dial reads "PRECISION" exactly as the 5500's Cal 1520 era did. The chronometer-rated date references in the 1500-family caliber generation are the contemporary 1500 / 1501 / 1503 / 1505 Oyster Perpetual Date references, not the 5700 / 5701.
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	{{DISPLAYTITLE:Rolex 5700 Air-King-Date}}		{{DISPLAYTITLE:Rolex 5700 Air-King-Date}}
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	\|description=The 5700 is the Air-King-Date — 1959 to 1988, 34mm steel Oyster, Cal 1525 or 1535 with date at three. The non-COSC date sister to the 5500. Marquee curiosity: the cursive "Explorer-Date" dial variant. Sister 5701 is the two-tone steel-and-gold version with fluted bezel.		\|description=The 5700 is the Air-King-Date — 1959 to 1988, 34mm steel Oyster, Cal 1525 or 1535 with date at three. The non-COSC date sister to the 5500. Marquee curiosity: the cursive "Explorer-Date" dial variant. Sister 5701 is the two-tone steel-and-gold version with fluted bezel.
	\|keywords=Rolex, 5700, Air-King-Date, Cal 1525, Cal 1535, Explorer-Date dial, 5701		\|keywords=Rolex, 5700, Air-King-Date, Cal 1525, Cal 1535, Explorer-Date dial, 5701

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	The 5700's defining collector configuration. Cursive "Explorer-Date" replaces "Air-King-Date" on a small subset of production — predominantly North American market, early-to-mid 1960s. The branch runs across both 5700 (steel) and 5701 (two-tone) cases, with two documented Antiquorum lot anchors (NY 2008 lot 93 + Geneva 2009 lot 337). Both lots sold at substantial premiums to standard Air-King-Date estimates.		The 5700's defining collector configuration. Cursive "Explorer-Date" replaces "Air-King-Date" on a small subset of production — predominantly North American market, early-to-mid 1960s. The branch runs across both 5700 (steel) and 5701 (two-tone) cases, with two documented Antiquorum lot anchors (NY 2008 lot 93 + Geneva 2009 lot 337). Both lots sold at substantial premiums to standard Air-King-Date estimates.

			Hodinkee's Explorer I collector's guide names the 5700 in passing as the obscure Explorer Date of the 1960s, worth a mention alongside the Explorer I but outside its standard design cues. That is the reference's standing in Explorer collecting: acknowledged at the edge of the family, never inside it.

	Authentication on Explorer-Date 5700 / 5701 examples needs careful attention. The dial is a script-text variation of the standard Air-King-Date dial; service-replacement dials applied during restoration could in principle convert a standard Air-King-Date to an Explorer-Date appearance, though the inverse (period-original Explorer-Date converted to Air-King-Date) is more commonly documented. Provenance papers and dial-period verification are essential at this branch tier.		Authentication on Explorer-Date 5700 / 5701 examples needs careful attention. The dial is a script-text variation of the standard Air-King-Date dial; service-replacement dials applied during restoration could in principle convert a standard Air-King-Date to an Explorer-Date appearance, though the inverse (period-original Explorer-Date converted to Air-King-Date) is more commonly documented. Provenance papers and dial-period verification are essential at this branch tier.
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	* [[Reference:5501\|Air-King 5501]]		* [[Reference:5501\|Air-King 5501]]

	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]].		See also the [[Reference:air-king\|Air-King family index]], the [[Reference:explorer\|Explorer 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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	* [https://millenarywatches.com/rolex-air-king-models/ "Rolex Air-King Models Reference Guide", Millenary Watches]		* [https://millenarywatches.com/rolex-air-king-models/ "Rolex Air-King Models Reference Guide", Millenary Watches]
	* [https://www.watch-wiki.net/doku.php?id=rolex_air-king "Rolex Air-King", Watch-Wiki]		* [https://www.watch-wiki.net/doku.php?id=rolex_air-king "Rolex Air-King", Watch-Wiki]
			* [https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/rolex-explorer-reference-points Jon Bues, "A Comprehensive Collector's Guide To The Rolex Explorer I", Hodinkee, 2022]



	[[Category:Air-King]]		[[Category:Air-King]]
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	== Production outline ==		== Production outline ==

	The 1959 introduction year is consensus across Marcus Siems' Air-King family history (September 2025), Monochrome (Erik Slaven, January 2025), Robb Report (Allen Farmelo + Gareth Munden, September 2024)~~, and Millenary Watches~~. Tony Traina at Rescapement floats 1958 as the launch year, sitting as the minority reading. 1959 is the canonical launch; the 1958 Rescapement attribution sits against the consensus.		The 1959 introduction year is consensus across Marcus Siems' Air-King family history (September 2025), Monochrome (Erik Slaven, January 2025), and Robb Report (Allen Farmelo + Gareth Munden, September 2024). Tony Traina at Rescapement floats 1958 as the launch year, sitting as the minority reading. 1959 is the canonical launch; the 1958 Rescapement attribution sits against the consensus.

	The end year is contested at the margin. Marcus Siems' primary attribution and Monochrome read 1988 as the active-production cutoff. Marcus Siems' Table 1 secondary attribution gives 1986 (likely a transcription artifact). One specialist reference guide reads the production-code rollout as 5700/0 (1959–67), 5701/3 (1960–67), then 5700/0N and 5701/3N reissued codes running 1990–1991 — suggesting Rolex carried on assembling leftover heads after the 1988 catalogue cut. Antiquorum lot 204-71 catalogues a 5700/15000 made "late 1980s, sold June 1989," consistent with the leftover-stock pattern. 1959–1988 is the active catalogue span and 1989–1991 the late-stock window where N-suffix examples continued to ship.		The end year is contested at the margin. Marcus Siems' primary attribution and Monochrome read 1988 as the active-production cutoff. Marcus Siems' Table 1 secondary attribution gives 1986 (likely a transcription artifact). One specialist reference guide reads the production-code rollout as 5700/0 (1959–67), 5701/3 (1960–67), then 5700/0N and 5701/3N reissued codes running 1990–1991 — suggesting Rolex carried on assembling leftover heads after the 1988 catalogue cut. Antiquorum lot 204-71 catalogues a 5700/15000 made "late 1980s, sold June 1989," consistent with the leftover-stock pattern. 1959–1988 is the active catalogue span and 1989–1991 the late-stock window where N-suffix examples continued to ship.

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	\|description=The 5700 is the Air-King-Date — 1959 to 1988, 34mm steel Oyster, Cal 1525 or 1535 with date at three. The non-COSC date sister to the 5500. Marquee curiosity: the cursive "Explorer-Date" dial variant. Sister 5701 is the two-tone steel-and-gold version with fluted bezel.		\|description=The 5700 is the Air-King-Date — 1959 to 1988, 34mm steel Oyster, Cal 1525 or 1535 with date at three. The non-COSC date sister to the 5500. Marquee curiosity: the cursive "Explorer-Date" dial variant. Sister 5701 is the two-tone steel-and-gold version with fluted bezel.
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	The bracelet usually doesn't help. Most surviving 5700s wear bracelets that post-date the watch's production window. Authenticate the head, dial, and movement; treat the bracelet as supplementary evidence.		The bracelet usually doesn't help. Most surviving 5700s wear bracelets that post-date the watch's production window. Authenticate the head, dial, and movement; treat the bracelet as supplementary evidence.


			== Related references ==

			* [[Reference:5500\|Air-King 5500]] — 34mm Oyster (1957–1989)
			* [[Reference:14000M\|Air-King 14000M]] — Cal 3130 'Precision' (2000–2006)
			* [[Reference:4365\|Air-King 4365]]
			* [[Reference:4499\|Air-King 4499]]
			* [[Reference:4925\|Air-King 4925]]
			* [[Reference:5501\|Air-King 5501]]

			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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