Vietnam War Relic - Restoring a 1969s Pilot's Rolex Air King

📘 Watchmaking Explained – the new book by Chronoglide Get 10% off in April only: https://bit.ly/rdr-chronoglidebook ** (Code: coffee) Special thanks to Vintwatches for his support with this restoration 💯 This time, I’m restoring a vintage Rolex Air-King from the Vietnam War era — a watch with a story as powerful as the aircraft its owner once flew. It was sent to me by one of my subscribers, who picked it up on Facebook Marketplace for just $1,000. A real bargain, especially considering it came with the original 1969 purchase receipt. The original owner was a US Army pilot stationed at Fort Dix, who flew legendary aircraft like the B-52 Marauder and the F-4 Phantom. Powered by the Rolex caliber 1520 automatic movement, this watch has clearly lived through decades of history. Now, it's time to bring it back to life. Early access, Ads-Free Videos and behind the scenes content on: 👉 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Reddeadrestoration 👉 or become a channel-member: https://www.youtube.com/reddeadrestoration/join Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reddeadrestoration/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/YTRedDeadRestoration/ Chapters: 0:00 - Disassembly 4:55 - Case Restoration 6:44 - Bezel Restoration 7:13 - Caseback Restoration 8:15 - Cleaning 9:09 - Bracelet Restoration by "Vintwatches" 10:58 - Dial Repair / Time-Machine 11:52 - Troubleshooting and Movement Cleaning 15:40 - Reassembly 23:10 - Final Result I hope you liked this restoration, if so, like, comment and subscribe 😉 📌 Subscribe to my channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/RedDeadRestoration?sub_confirmation=1 Check out the full Bracelet Restoration by Vintwatches: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QfyOaBxmDU Music: Virtual Roaming Charges by @halfcoolmusic Link to the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pY1ZmluAYGM ___________________________________ Thanks to all my patreons, channel-members and subscribers! And especially to my gold-supporters: - Alexander Genievič Zobov - Diego Macias - Max Szmekura - Raty Ning - Tim959 as well as my silver-supporters: - Alex - Alfredo Lagos - Coleslawyum - Dan Ames - Juan Eduardo Galicia Avila - Martti Künnapas - Osto - Peter Oetterli - Salvatore Baio ___________________________________ TOOLS: Best value watchmaking-tools by Horotec: @horotecsa2535 Link to the Shop: https://webshop.horotec.ch/ Bezel Remover: MSA07.119 Hands Removing Levers: MSA05.008 Hands Removing Press: MSA05.129 Hand-Setting Press: MSA05.021 Magnifiers: MSA00.032 Screwdrivers: MSA01.020-C Graffiti styled Horotec-Tools: Link to the shop: https://horotec-custom.ch/shop/ Graffiti Closing Press: GRAF07.131 Graffiti Press with Large Wheel: GRAF07.360 Elma Cleaning Products by @elmaultrasonic Link to the shop: https://www.elma-ultrasonic.com/en/products/ultrasonic-cleaners Workshop Equipment by @friedrichkuppergmbh9654 Link to the shop: https://www.friedrich-kuepper.de/ Other Tools: Acrylic Glass Polishing Compound: https://amzn.to/2XIP8vF ** Case Polishing Diamond Paste: https://amzn.to/2Ye1MSo ** Case Polishing Wadding: https://amzn.to/2UlNfme ** Thermo-Tape: https://amzn.to/30YktME ** Fiber Glass Pen: https://amzn.to/2AQfpzi ** UV-Lamp: https://amzn.to/3iuOSJ8 ** UV-Glue: https://amzn.to/3ghGSZK ** Rodico: https://amzn.to/3eWtTN2 ** Multi-Purpose Watch-Repair-Kit: https://amzn.to/2XIQ7Mn ** Multitool: https://amzn.to/2BNryW9 ** Buffing Wheels for Multitool: https://amzn.to/30gJCSF ** My Camera: https://amzn.to/32er4BJ ** ** Affiliate Links Disclaimer: This video and description contains affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links, I'll receive a small commission. This help support the channel and allows me to continue to make videos like this. Thank you for the support! Subtitles available in: German, Spanish, Russian, Hindi, Portuguese, French, Italian, Arabic, Japanese, Chinese, Turkish #watchrestoration #asmr #restoration #asmrrestoration #asmrrelax #rolex