New Sultan of Oman
Rocking his Rolex Air-King
Oman Sultan Qaboos bin Said passed away recently and just afterward Nick Gould sent in this photo of his cousin, Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said who recently took over as the ruler of Oman. Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said is pictured below wearing his Rolex Air King.
Rolex introduced this all new 40MM Stainless Steel Air King model [Reference 116900] at Basel World 2016. Captain Danny is a big fan of this newer Air King and wrote a fascinating detailed article named "A Pilot Explains The Rolex Air-King."
Rolex watches have been very popular in Oman for many decades, and below are examples of Oman dial Rolex watches.
Omani Sea-Dweller
The dial on this very interesting looking Rolex Sea-Dweller [Reference 1665] has the emblem of the Sultanate of Oman which is a sheath over two crossed swords. These very rare watches were made in 1972 and given to the SAS (Special Air Service) regiment soldiers from the Sultan of Oman.
Photo Credit: Cortez Ramon
Omani Rolex Daytona Models
Arab dial logo custom Rolex watches are really cool and highly collectable. Today we look at two different versions of the same Rolex Daytona [Reference 6263]. This first one is from Stefano Mazzariol.
This next Omani dial Rolex Daytona [Reference 6263], has a green Omani sword logo and it appears courtesy of Cortez Ramon.
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An Omani Rolex Cosmograph
Some of these vintage Rolex Chronographs with Arab dials are so cool looking, like this Omani Cosmograph.
Sultan of Oman Rolex Day-Date Models
Record Setting Price Results at Christies Auction
Christies recently auctioned off some amazing Rolex watches on May 12, 2014, in Geneva, Switzerland that were made for the Sultan of Oman, and this auction included a number of Rolex Day-Date "Presidential" models that shattered previous records. We begin with this platinum Rolex Day-Date made which was made in 1974, and features a blue dial with a red Omani crest, coupled with diamond dial markers and with matching diamonds running around the bezel. This watch was estimated to sell for between $51,000 and $79,000, and it ended up selling for more than four times the estimate at $352,119!!! Basically, vintage Rolex watches are going through the roof at auction!!!
The next watch pictured below which features baguette cut baton markers cut from rubies on a yellow gold Rolex Day-Date [Made in 1984 Reference 18038, Caliber 3055], as well as the Omani crest on the dial. This watch was estimated to sell from between $42,000 to $82,000 and it ended up selling for $182,287!!!
On a side note, watches that were made by Rolex that feature Arab logos on the dial are typically know as "Arabic Rolex Watches."
Next up we see another yellow gold Rolex Day-Date made for the Sultan Of Oman, and this one was made in 1979, and it sold also had an estimate selling price of between $42,000 and $68,000, but sold for more than double at $168,700.
