Arabic orientation -- technical names?

[PoohAndPiglet]

I've noticed that on some DJ dials the arabic numbers are always standing upright (vertical), but on other dials the arabic numbers rotate around (so that the 6 is upside down, at the bottom).

What are the technical names for these two different types of orientations of arabic numbers?

Thanks

[Juggernaut]

GREAT QUESTION!!
I wondered the exact same thing. My DJ has the numbers that rotate as you go around the dial. I call that "Radial" or "tangental" vs. "straight": where they're all facing up at the same time. But I'm not sure what they're truely called. I know "radial" is probably not a good term to use because there's a style of DJ dial called "Radial" that has rays eminating from the center likes rays of a sun...

Does anyone know??

[rockyn]

I think it's called "concentric".

[Thomas]

Technical names?? Upside down and right side up.

[The GMT Master]

Well, mine (which has the numbers the right way up is the standard black arabic dial. I believe, however, this dial design is no longer available, and has been pulled from the current master catalogue.



Now, the other arabic dial that you commonly see is the arabic concentric dial, which has a textured effect on it, and numerals (filled with lume) that rotate with the dial. I believe this is pretty much the only arabic style you can get now, off the top of my head

Best wishes

Chris

[PoohAndPiglet]

Originally Posted by Thomas

Technical names?? Upside down and right side up.

Well, yeah...But I bet horologists have a fancy name for this. And inquiring minds want to know...

I've done some digging, and "radial orientation" seems to be the preferred term. Some watches use a third option, called flip radial:

http://www.tz-uk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=57554

[Thomas]

Originally Posted by PoohAndPiglet

Well, yeah...But I bet horologists have a fancy name for this. And inquiring minds want to know...

I've done some digging, and "radial orientation" seems to be the preferred term. Some watches use a third option, called flip radial:

http://www.tz-uk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=57554

I agree, but I did once hear, on one of the network shopping shows with a segment dedicated to watches, the host referred to the rotor as "the round spinny thing", now that's getting technical!!

[jets]

Actually this is the only Arabic dial with this orientation according to the catalog. I have seen white in the past. Currently, the concentric come in black, silver or blue backgrounds.

Originally Posted by The GMT Master

Well, mine (which has the numbers the right way up is the standard black arabic dial. I believe, however, this dial design is no longer available, and has been pulled from the current master catalogue.



Now, the other arabic dial that you commonly see is the arabic concentric dial, which has a textured effect on it, and numerals (filled with lume) that rotate with the dial. I believe this is pretty much the only arabic style you can get now, off the top of my head

Best wishes

Chris

[Juggernaut]

Let's post a photo of what I now know is called "concentric" Arabic:

[mfer]

For datejusts, concentric works better imho.

[The GMT Master]

Originally Posted by Juggernaut

Let's post a photo of what I now know is called "concentric" Arabic:

I don't believe that is a concentric arabic dial - as it has the ROLEXROLEXROLEX texturing on the dial, I'd wager that it is a jubiliee arabic dial

[Juggernaut]

That's true. Not that I think of it: "concentric" refers to the concentric textured rings of the dial. So I guess we're back to square 1.
I think we've got off track from thread initiator's original point here. What is the term for this "radial" orientation of the arabic numbers. What happened is we started naming the dials in general...