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29 May 2009, 12:11 PM
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English Only Question
This may sound silly or maybe uninformed on my part but how is it that a Swiss watch maker places only English script on the watch dial and everywhere else? Do German speaking buyers with limited English capabilites wonder what is written all over the dial? Maybe Rolex and other Swiss makers make timepieces sold only in the Fatherland with Deutsch script. I'm a little curious about this,
Thanks in advance, Larry |
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29 May 2009, 12:12 PM
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In other countries, the Days on the Day-Date are in different languages!
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29 May 2009, 12:15 PM
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Thanks Jen,
That makes sense. Maybe it's just convention that most of the other script is in English Tanks! |
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29 May 2009, 12:16 PM
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29 May 2009, 12:18 PM
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Not much wording in dial I guess, one who can't understand
can check dictionary for one or two if the want, if they care. For booklet, thats a different story..... |
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29 May 2009, 12:18 PM
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29 May 2009, 12:33 PM
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I suppose you could go back to the origins of Rolex...
Hans started his company in jolly old England and only moved to Swiss headquarters when taxes became too high......
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29 May 2009, 12:38 PM
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I would posit a guess that the VERY rich in the middle-east can get any dial they want. That would be a real conversation piece. Thanks Larry and everyone.
Larry, Fullerton, CA |
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31 May 2009, 03:08 AM
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That's a lot of English. The answer is that over the last century, and especially over the last several several decades, English has become the default international language, especially in Europe where it would be very impractical to produce dials etc in languages specific to the market where the watches are sold. Like it or not, the English language is a very versatile and expressive tool.
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