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	The Domino's "Golden Egg" 5520 needs particularly careful authentication. The Domino's logo dial is a printed-text addition to a standard champagne or silvered 5520 dial; service-replacement Domino's dials applied during restoration would be undetectable from the case alone. Period documentation, the awardee's name engraved on the caseback, and original presentation papers are essential at this branch tier.		The Domino's "Golden Egg" 5520 needs particularly careful authentication. The Domino's logo dial is a printed-text addition to a standard champagne or silvered 5520 dial; service-replacement Domino's dials applied during restoration would be undetectable from the case alone. Period documentation, the awardee's name engraved on the caseback, and original presentation papers are essential at this branch tier.


			== Related references ==

			* [[Reference:4365\|Air-King 4365]]
			* [[Reference:4499\|Air-King 4499]]
			* [[Reference:4925\|Air-King 4925]]
			* [[Reference:5500\|Air-King 5500]] — 34mm Oyster (1957–1989)
			* [[Reference:5501\|Air-King 5501]]
			* [[Reference:5502\|Air-King 5502]]

			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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	The 5520 is the longest-running gold-capped Air-King — 1974 to 1986, 34mm Oyster case with 40 microns of yellow gold electroplated over a steel base. Cal 1520 throughout, "PRECISION" dial text, baton/stick markers and hands. The 5520 sits separate from the earlier gold-capped 5502 / 5506 pair (1958–1965, Cal 1530, "Super Precision" dial, alpha hands) and from the solid-gold Rolesor 5501 (1959–1986, solid 18k yellow gold bezel and crown). Where the 5501 carries actual gold construction, the 5520 carries an electroplated finish — meaningfully cheaper to manufacture, meaningfully cheaper at retail, and meaningfully cheaper on the secondary market.		The 5520 is the longest-running gold-capped Air-King — 1974 to 1986, 34mm Oyster case with 40 microns of yellow gold electroplated over a steel base. Cal 1520 throughout, "PRECISION" dial text, baton/stick markers and hands. The 5520 sits separate from the earlier gold-capped 5502 / 5506 pair (1958–1965, Cal 1530, "Super Precision" dial, alpha hands) and from the solid-gold Rolesor 5501 (1959–1986, solid 18k yellow gold bezel and crown). Where the 5501 carries actual gold construction, the 5520 carries an electroplated finish — meaningfully cheaper to manufacture, meaningfully cheaper at retail, and meaningfully cheaper on the secondary market.

	Inside the 5520's run sits a defined collector branch: the Domino's Pizza "Golden Egg" 5520. The 1980s Domino's Olympic Award incentive program commissioned 5520 examples carrying the Domino's logo — distinct from the much more common 5500 Domino's pieces that ran across the broader sales-incentive programs. The 5520 Domino's is rarer than the 5500 Domino's and trades at premium. The Antiquorum Mondani Collection sale (Geneva 14 May 2006, lot 108-188, 5520/1024, case 7,473,941, 1983 production) is the cleanest documented 5520 sale ~~at hammer CHF 3,776~~ — a clean reference example without the Domino's branch premium.		Inside the 5520's run sits a defined collector branch: the Domino's Pizza "Golden Egg" 5520. The 1980s Domino's Olympic Award incentive program commissioned 5520 examples carrying the Domino's logo — distinct from the much more common 5500 Domino's pieces that ran across the broader sales-incentive programs. The 5520 Domino's is rarer than the 5500 Domino's and trades at premium. The Antiquorum Mondani Collection sale (Geneva 14 May 2006, lot 108-188, 5520/1024, case 7,473,941, 1983 production) is the cleanest documented 5520 sale — a clean reference example without the Domino's branch premium; hammer detail in the Historical market and auction record table below.

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	== Production outline ==		== Production outline ==

	The 1974 introduction year and 1986 retirement come from RolexMagazine (Jake Ehrlich), Robb Report, and secondary aggregators — three sources that converge on the 12-year 1974–1986 catalog window. Antiquorum Mondani Collection lot 108-188 (5520/1024, case 7,473,941, 1983 production) sits in the middle of this window and confirms the catalog dates with serial-number evidence. No documented 5520 dated post-1986 has surfaced ~~in the corpus~~.		The 1974 introduction year and 1986 retirement come from RolexMagazine (Jake Ehrlich), Robb Report, and secondary aggregators — three sources that converge on the 12-year 1974–1986 catalog window. Antiquorum Mondani Collection lot 108-188 (5520/1024, case 7,473,941, 1983 production) sits in the middle of this window and confirms the catalog dates with serial-number evidence. No documented 5520 dated post-1986 has surfaced.

	Some sources (Marcus Siems, Monochrome paraphrase) suggest a late-1960s introduction for the 5520 — pushing the launch back by approximately 5–8 years from the catalog evidence. The late-1960s reading is uncorroborated by named-byline editorial citing specific catalog dates; the 1974 introduction ~~stands as~~ the canonical anchor and the Antiquorum dated examples support 1974+ rather than late-1960s production.		Some sources (Marcus Siems, Monochrome paraphrase) suggest a late-1960s introduction for the 5520 — pushing the launch back by approximately 5–8 years from the catalog evidence. The late-1960s reading is uncorroborated by named-byline editorial citing specific catalog dates; the 1974 introduction is the canonical anchor and the Antiquorum dated examples support 1974+ rather than late-1960s production.

	Total production output is not published. The 5520 is meaningfully scarcer than the 5500 across the secondary market — the 12-year window is shorter than the 5500's parallel-running 32-year span, the gold-capped pricing premium narrowed the buyer base, and the Domino's branch (which drove substantial 5500 production) was concentrated on the 5500 rather than the 5520. The 5520 surfaces at major-house auction primarily through Antiquorum sales; Phillips, Sotheby's, Christie's, and Bonhams have light documented coverage on the 5520 specifically.		Total production output is not published. The 5520 is meaningfully scarcer than the 5500 across the secondary market — the 12-year window is shorter than the 5500's parallel-running 32-year span, the gold-capped pricing premium narrowed the buyer base, and the Domino's branch (which drove substantial 5500 production) was concentrated on the 5500 rather than the 5520. The 5520 surfaces at major-house auction primarily through Antiquorum sales; Phillips, Sotheby's, Christie's, and Bonhams have light documented coverage on the 5520 specifically.