Rolex
Rolex Air-King 116900
“Bloodhound”
The Rolex Air-King (reference 116900) is a 40 mm Oystersteel watch with a black dial. It runs on the automatic caliber 3131 with a 48-hour power reserve and is water resistant to 100 m. It was made from 2016 to 2022.
Specifications
Case
- Reference
- 116900
- Nickname
- Bloodhound
- Collection
- Air-King
- Case size
- 40 mm
- Case material
- Oystersteel
- Case shape
- Round
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Water resistance
- 100 m
- Bracelet / strap
- Oyster, Oystersteel bracelet
Dial and bezel
- Dial
- Black
- Bezel
- Smooth fixed bezel
Movement
- Movement
- Automatic
- Caliber
- 3131
- Power reserve
- 48 hours
- Frequency
- 28,800 vph
- Jewels
- 31
- Functions
- Time only
Production
- Production
- 2016–2022
How it compares within the Air-King family
Side by side with other references in the same collection, from the catalog.
About the Air-King family
The Air-King dates back to the mid-1940s, when Rolex named a series of simple Oyster watches after aviation as a tribute to pilots of the Royal Air Force. For decades it was the entry point to the Oyster range: a plain, time-only watch, with the long-running ref. 5500 the best-known vintage version.
The modern Air-King is a different watch. The ref. 116900 of 2016 brought a 40 mm case, a black dial with large 3, 6 and 9 numerals, a minute track for flight timing and a green and yellow Rolex logo, with a magnetic shield around caliber 3131. The current ref. 126900 of 2022 adds crown guards, a zero before the 5 on the dial and caliber 3230. Dealers separate the two modern references quickly by the crown guards and the dial numerals.
Quick answers
- What size is the Rolex Air-King 116900?
- The Rolex Air-King 116900 has a 40 mm case.
- What movement does the Rolex Air-King 116900 use?
- It uses the automatic caliber 3131, with a 48-hour power reserve.
- How water resistant is the Rolex Air-King 116900?
- It is water resistant to 100 metres.
- Is the Rolex Air-King 116900 still in production?
- No. It was made until 2022.
- When did the Rolex Air-King 116900 come out?
- It was introduced in 2016 and made until 2022.
- What is the Rolex Air-King 116900 made of?
- The case is Oystersteel. Bracelet or strap: Oyster, Oystersteel bracelet.
- What is the Rolex Air-King 116900 nicknamed?
- Dealers and collectors call it the “Bloodhound”.
Catalog facts checked October 2026.