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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?!!!

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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 :D

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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.

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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 :D

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 B)

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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

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