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Old 7 March 2010, 05:06 AM   #1
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swis, but......

I've written about this topic before but I am curious about what what these symbols mean
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Old 7 March 2010, 05:19 AM   #2
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The "oT Swiss To" means that the indices are gold and the lume is Tritium.

If it said "-T Swiss T-", then they would be steel with Tritium lume..
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Old 7 March 2010, 05:21 AM   #3
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thanks, also i was wondering if there is any reason why the crown came off when i tried to set the time?

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Old 7 March 2010, 05:23 AM   #4
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thanks, also i was wondering if there is any reason why the crown came off when i tried to set the time?
Desperate need of service?
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Old 7 March 2010, 05:25 AM   #5
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Maybe the following...

The indication "T Swiss T" means that the watch is Swiss and contains a certain quantity of tritium that emits less than 227 MBq (7,5 mCi).

And the σ indicates white gold baton hour markers.

Sigma (upper case Σ, lower case σ, lower case in word-final position ς Greek Σιγμα) is the eighteenth letter of the Greek alphabet, and carries the /s/ sound. In the system of Greek numerals it has a value of 200. When used at the end of a word, and the word is not all upper case, the final form (ς) is used, e.g. Ὀδυσσεύς (Odysseus or Ulysses in Latin) - note the two sigmas in the center of the name, and the word-final sigma at the end. It is not to be confused with the cedilla ç.


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Old 7 March 2010, 05:58 AM   #6
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ok well it looks like repair will commence
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Old 7 March 2010, 06:43 AM   #7
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The "oT Swiss To" means that the indices are gold and the lume is Tritium.

If it said "-T Swiss T-", then they would be steel with Tritium lume..
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Maybe the following...

The indication "T Swiss T" means that the watch is Swiss and contains a certain quantity of tritium that emits less than 227 MBq (7,5 mCi).

And the σ indicates white gold baton hour markers.

Sigma (upper case Σ, lower case σ, lower case in word-final position ς Greek Σιγμα) is the eighteenth letter of the Greek alphabet, and carries the /s/ sound. In the system of Greek numerals it has a value of 200. When used at the end of a word, and the word is not all upper case, the final form (ς) is used, e.g. Ὀδυσσεύς (Odysseus or Ulysses in Latin) - note the two sigmas in the center of the name, and the word-final sigma at the end. It is not to be confused with the cedilla ç.


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Old 7 March 2010, 07:21 AM   #8
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Maybe the following...

The indication "T Swiss T" means that the watch is Swiss and contains a certain quantity of tritium that emits less than 227 MBq (7,5 mCi).

And the σ indicates white gold baton hour markers.

Sigma (upper case Σ, lower case σ, lower case in word-final position ς Greek Σιγμα) is the eighteenth letter of the Greek alphabet, and carries the /s/ sound. In the system of Greek numerals it has a value of 200. When used at the end of a word, and the word is not all upper case, the final form (ς) is used, e.g. Ὀδυσσεύς (Odysseus or Ulysses in Latin) - note the two sigmas in the center of the name, and the word-final sigma at the end. It is not to be confused with the cedilla ç.


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thanks, also i was wondering if there is any reason why the crown came off when i tried to set the time?
The crowns are threaded on the stem... Usually they have a bit of loctite on to hold them in place, but sometimes they just come unscrewed...
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