MasterOfPuppets Posted July 19, 2009 Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 I've always wondered what Rolex stands for, and where it came from And what about all the other names? i know most of them are names of people, but who are those people? I know that Omega is a symbol, but why this symbol in particular? And Breitling?! is it an airplane?!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgegrasser Posted July 19, 2009 Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 I read that Maurice Lacroix just hapened to be a name of a guy eating in a lunch room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay Posted July 19, 2009 Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 I've always wondered what Rolex stands for, and where it came from And what about all the other names? i know most of them are names of people, but who are those people? I know that Omega is a symbol, but why this symbol in particular? And Breitling?! is it an airplane?!!! I believe that the name Rolex was made up by the founder, in the aim of a word which would be universally pronounceable. I might have remembered that incorrectly though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterOfPuppets Posted July 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 i left my house and came back thinking that i'd have at least 20 replies to my post!! so i guess that no one knows huh?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgegrasser Posted July 19, 2009 Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 I think it all has to do with the popularity of the poster/thread starter. I know a guy that has the same quality straps as HKTan for 30% less, but who wants to know from me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted July 19, 2009 Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 i left my house and came back thinking that i'd have at least 20 replies to my post!! so i guess that no one knows huh?! Sure, but these are Wikipedia questions, not real questions. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolex - made up word http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omega_SA - named after a calibre http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breitling - founded by Leon Breitling http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_Lacroix - Made up name http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panerai - founded by Giovanni Panerai http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Watch_Company - Swiss, but started by an American, hence an English name Seriously, look anything up before wondering why no-one answers. Sometimes something is too simple to explain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcaap_dan Posted July 19, 2009 Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 I'm still trying to find out why they're called PAMs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgegrasser Posted July 20, 2009 Report Share Posted July 20, 2009 (PA)nerai luminor (M)arina is my guess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcaap_dan Posted July 20, 2009 Report Share Posted July 20, 2009 (PA)nerai luminor (M)arina is my guess That was my second thought. First thought was Panerai Automatic Movement, but then I realized some are hand wind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KB Posted July 20, 2009 Report Share Posted July 20, 2009 Close the M stands for Model. Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southcoast68 Posted July 20, 2009 Report Share Posted July 20, 2009 I believe that the name Rolex was made up by the founder, in the aim of a word which would be universally pronounceable. I might have remembered that incorrectly though Correct, Rolex is universally pronounceable, is not someones name, and means nothing in any language, much the same idea as the name "Kodak". Neat thing is that these two trade names actually sound like they describe the product they represent. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterOfPuppets Posted July 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2009 Sure, but these are Wikipedia questions, not real questions. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolex - made up word http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omega_SA - named after a calibre http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breitling - founded by Leon Breitling http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_Lacroix - Made up name http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panerai - founded by Giovanni Panerai http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Watch_Company - Swiss, but started by an American, hence an English name Seriously, look anything up before wondering why no-one answers. Sometimes something is too simple to explain. Thx Pugwash, but i did some research and i couldn't find all the answers and i didn't post this topic to get some knowledge for myself, i thought that all the forum's members would benifit from it cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
If you see Kay Posted July 20, 2009 Report Share Posted July 20, 2009 I believe that the name Rolex was made up by the founder, in the aim of a word which would be universally pronounceable. I might have remembered that incorrectly though hahhh hahhh.. Don't mention that to the Chinese Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narikaa Posted July 20, 2009 Report Share Posted July 20, 2009 a word which would be universally pronounceable. Yup as "LOLECKS" . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay Posted July 20, 2009 Report Share Posted July 20, 2009 Yup as "LOLECKS" . Well, at the very least, it's recognizable, even if not pronounceable by all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charmquark Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 Well, at the very least, it's recognizable, even if not pronounceable by all and it's easily spelled...as POLEX? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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