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mdx77 · 23 February 2008, 01:34 PM

How many languages are available on the "day wheel" of the Day-Date "President"?

BONUS: Name them all....if you can!

Felly Jr. · 23 February 2008, 01:41 PM

English, Spanish, French, German, Italian.........?

mike · 23 February 2008, 01:45 PM

26.

Arabic
Basque
Catalan
Chinese
Danish
Dutch
English
Ethiopian
Finnish
French
German
Greek
Hebrew
Indonesian
Italian
Japanese
Latin
Moroccan-Arabic
Norwegian
Persian
Polish
Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Swedish
Turkish

(I read the article LOL!)

TempoKing · 23 February 2008, 01:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mdx77

How many languages are available on the "day wheel" of the Day-Date "President"?

BONUS: Name them all....if you can!

The "day wheel" on the Day-Date is available in the following 26 languages:
English, German, Arabic, Chinese, Danish, Spanish, Basque, Catalan, Ethiopian, Finnish, French, Greek, Hebrew, Dutch, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Moroccan, Norwegian, Farsi, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Swedish and Turkish.

DEYTEPA TPITH TETAPTH TTEMTTTH TTAPASKEYH SABATO KYPIAKH

mdx77 · 23 February 2008, 01:49 PM

Cheaters! Damn Google!

Letsgodiving · 23 February 2008, 01:49 PM

Ethiopian

No offense to our Ethiopian bretheren but I'm surprised that would be one of the 26.

TempoKing · 23 February 2008, 01:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Letsgodiving

Ethiopian

No offense to our Ethiopian bretheren but I'm surprised that would be one of the 26.

Rolex made a special order Day wheel in Ethiopean first for Haile Gebre Selassie also known as the Lion Emperor, Mamo Wolde, Derartu Tulu, Fatuma Roba and the semi-God of Marathon distances the unrepeatable Abebe Bikila.

Man...I am good in Ethiopean History and athletics...and to think that I am just Greek..LOL

Also in Farsi (Persian) because of another emperor Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi

Letsgodiving · 23 February 2008, 02:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TempoKing

Rolex made a special order Day wheel in Ethiopean first for Haile Gebre Selassie also known as the Lion Emperor, Mamo Wolde, Derartu Tulu, Fatuma Roba and the semi-God of Marathon distances the unrepeatable Abebe Bikila.

Man...I am good in Ethiopean History and athletics...and to think that I am just Greek..LOL

Also in Farsi (Persian) because of another emperor Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi

Thanks for the info! Now how well versed are you in Catalan? I hate to advertise my ignorance but I have never heard of Catalan but I'm assuming there is an interesting story here as well.

popot53 · 23 February 2008, 02:21 PM

There are over 1 Billion people in India, and yet no Hindi. I just dont get it....

mdx77 · 23 February 2008, 02:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by popot53

There are over 1 Billion people in India, and yet no Hindi. I just dont get it....

Welcome to the nut house!

TempoKing · 23 February 2008, 02:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Letsgodiving

Thanks for the info! Now how well versed are you in Catalan? I hate to advertise my ignorance but I have never heard of Catalan but I'm assuming there is an interesting story here as well.

Well Catalan is the official language of Barcelona.
Barcelona is the capital of Catalunia but it "belongs" to Spain.
Long Story, the same with the Basque language...also in Spain.

So Spain gets three daY wheels.
Spanish, Basque and Catalan...these two are trying for independence for many hundreds
of years no respectable Rolex dealer would sell a president with a Spanish day wheel
IN THESE TWO AREAS...it is called treason..LOL...go to wikipedia.

Catalan
Translations: Monday: dilluns = moon
Translations: Tuesday: dimarts = Mars
Translations: Wednesday: dimecres = Mercury
Translations: Thursday: dijous = Jupiter
Translations: Friday: divendres = Venus
Translations: Saturday: dissabte = sabbath
Translations: Sunday: diumenge = christian god

Basque Days of the Week ....
Days= Egunak

Monday
Astelehen
Tuesday
Astearte
Wednesday
Asteazken
Thursday
Ostegun
Friday
Ostiral
Saturday
Larunbat
Sunday
Igande

Letsgodiving · 23 February 2008, 02:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TempoKing

Well Catalan is the official language of Barcelona.
Barcelona is the capital of Catalunia but it "belongs" to Spain.
Long Story, the same with the Basque language...also in Spain.

So Spain gets three date wheels....lol
Spanish, Basque and Catalan...these two are trying for independence for many hundreds
of years...go to wikipedia...lol

So I would guess that some of these are special circumstance items that are not an ongoing thing.

Some seem to be esoteric and I'm assuming they have a very limited circulation.

mdx77 · 23 February 2008, 02:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TempoKing

Well Catalan is the official language of Barcelona.
Barcelona is the capital of Catalunia but it "belongs" to Spain.
Long Story, the same with the Basque language...also in Spain.

So Spain gets three daY wheels.
Spanish, Basque and Catalan...these two are trying for independence for many hundreds
of years no respectable Rolex dealer would sell a president with a Spanish day wheel
IN THESE TWO AREAS...it is called treason..LOL...go to wikipedia.

Actually, I hear their day wheels are interchangeable......

TempoKing · 23 February 2008, 02:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by popot53

There are over 1 Billion people in India, and yet no Hindi. I just dont get it....

Hindi is the name given to an Indo-Aryan language, or a dialect continuum of languages, spoken in northern and central India

The native speakers of Hindi dialects between them account for 40% of the Indian population. Standard Hindi is one of the 22 official languages of India, and is used, along with English, for administration of the central government.
Standard Hindi is a sanskritised register derived from the khari boli dialect. Urdu is a different, persianised, register of the same dialect.
Taken together, these registers are historically also known as Hindustani.

TempoKing · 23 February 2008, 02:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Letsgodiving

So I would guess that some of these are special circumstance items that are not an ongoing thing.

Some seem to be esoteric and I'm assuming they have a very limited circulation.

Some exist because of the special circumstances.

popot53 · 23 February 2008, 02:56 PM

Anastasios, what are you trying to say exactly? I speak 1 of those official languages, but Hindi is the national language, and even though there are many diff. official languages almost everyone knows hindi and their own state language.

TempoKing · 23 February 2008, 03:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by popot53

Anastasios, what are you trying to say exactly? I speak 1 of those official languages, but Hindi is the national language, and even though there are many diff. official languages almost everyone knows hindi and their own state language.

....Hindi is spoken in northern and central India and is used, along with English, for administration of the central government

mdx77 · 23 February 2008, 03:10 PM

Boy.....did this thread go in a diferent direction!

TempoKing · 23 February 2008, 03:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mdx77

Boy.....did this thread go in a diferent direction!

Indeed it did....

...What was the original question..?????

lildragon · 23 February 2008, 03:17 PM

26? WOW! That's amazing!

mdx77 · 23 February 2008, 03:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TempoKing

Indeed it did....

...What was the original question..?????

IDK....something about a Rolex.....

popot53 · 23 February 2008, 04:09 PM

i have the day date in english... i just thought it would be neat to have one with my native language

SPACE-DWELLER · 23 February 2008, 11:08 PM

Yup. 26 languages, and here is the official Rolex version:

(Pic originally posted by Frostie).

buz-lh · 24 February 2008, 02:54 AM

I think there was a special edition when Carter was President. The Jawja Day/Date

Mundy

Twosdy

Wensdy

Thirsty

Frady

Satdy

Sundy

TempoKing · 24 February 2008, 03:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by buz-lh

I think there was a special edition when Carter was President. The Jawja Day/Date

Mundy

Twosdy

Wensdy

Thirsty

Frady

Satdy

Sundy

One very important girlfriend when I lived in Atlanta
would tell me... before we went out in town...
... Anestezia...LOL she could not pronounce my name to save her ash..lol.
I will Cra if you wont wear your Ta...
wtf...(watch trading forum)...WTF .Susan Brian...to this day
I have no idea what in heaven ...YOU... were trying to tell me.

JJ Irani · 24 February 2008, 04:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mdx77

How many languages are available on the "day wheel" of the Day-Date "President"?

BONUS: Name them all....if you can!

26 + 1 (i.e. Sheepish)!!

abigsecret · 24 February 2008, 04:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TempoKing

One very important girlfriend when I lived in Atlanta
would tell me... before we went out in town...
... Anestezia...LOL she could not pronounce my name to save her ash..lol.
I will Cra if you wont wear your Ta...
wtf...(watch trading forum)...WTF .Susan Brian...to this day
I have no idea what in heaven ...YOU... were trying to tell me.

BiG JeEzY · 24 February 2008, 05:13 PM

In a catalog before, I actually saw both the day and even the date in another language. I think in one of the models, BOTH the day and date wheels were written in Arabic. Just wanted to share that since I thought it was interesting.

CPCC · 24 February 2008, 05:51 PM

That is an amazing number of languages

Alex Stylianou · 24 February 2008, 06:06 PM

26

23 February 2008, 01:34 PM	#1
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23 February 2008, 01:49 PM	#5
mdx77 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Real Name: Kurt Location: Philly Burbs!! Posts: 3,296	Cheaters! Damn Google! __________________ “This is your last chance. After this, there is no turning back. You take the BLUE pill - the story ends; you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the RED pill - you stay in Wonderland, and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes.” Rolex Submariner 116610LV Hulk \| Rolex GMT 16710 Pepsi \| Omega Speedmaster “Speedy Tuesday” \| Tudor Black Bay 79220R “ETA Rose” \| Tudor Pelagos Blue Dial \| Rolex Submariner Yellow Gold 116618LB \| Rolex Milgauss “Z-Blue” 116400GV

23 February 2008, 01:49 PM	#6
Letsgodiving "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Real Name: Mike Location: Virginia, US Watch: SD 16600 Posts: 4,319	Ethiopian No offense to our Ethiopian bretheren but I'm surprised that would be one of the 26. __________________ The fool, with all his other faults, has this also - he is always getting ready to live. - Epicurus (341–270 BC)

23 February 2008, 03:10 PM	#18
mdx77 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Real Name: Kurt Location: Philly Burbs!! Posts: 3,296	Boy.....did this thread go in a diferent direction! __________________ “This is your last chance. After this, there is no turning back. You take the BLUE pill - the story ends; you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the RED pill - you stay in Wonderland, and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes.” Rolex Submariner 116610LV Hulk \| Rolex GMT 16710 Pepsi \| Omega Speedmaster “Speedy Tuesday” \| Tudor Black Bay 79220R “ETA Rose” \| Tudor Pelagos Blue Dial \| Rolex Submariner Yellow Gold 116618LB \| Rolex Milgauss “Z-Blue” 116400GV

23 February 2008, 11:08 PM	#23
SPACE-DWELLER "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Real Name: Bo Location: Denmark Watch: Rolex, of course! Posts: 22,436	Yup. 26 languages, and here is the official Rolex version: (Pic originally posted by Frostie). __________________ With kind regards, Bo LocTite 221: The Taming Of The Screw...

23 February 2008, 01:41 PM	#2
Felly Jr. "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Real Name: Felly Location: Washington State Watch: SS Daytona/GV Posts: 2,998	English, Spanish, French, German, Italian.........?

23 February 2008, 01:45 PM	#3
mike "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 22,683	26. Arabic Basque Catalan Chinese Danish Dutch English Ethiopian Finnish French German Greek Hebrew Indonesian Italian Japanese Latin Moroccan-Arabic Norwegian Persian Polish Portuguese Russian Spanish Swedish Turkish (I read the article LOL!)

23 February 2008, 02:21 PM	#9
popot53 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: florida Posts: 12	There are over 1 Billion people in India, and yet no Hindi. I just dont get it....

23 February 2008, 02:56 PM	#16
popot53 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: florida Posts: 12	Anastasios, what are you trying to say exactly? I speak 1 of those official languages, but Hindi is the national language, and even though there are many diff. official languages almost everyone knows hindi and their own state language.

23 February 2008, 03:17 PM	#20
lildragon "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Real Name: Huang Location: Texas Watch: LV Submariner Posts: 216	26? WOW! That's amazing!

23 February 2008, 04:09 PM	#22
popot53 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: florida Posts: 12	i have the day date in english... i just thought it would be neat to have one with my native language

24 February 2008, 02:54 AM	#24
buz-lh "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Real Name: Buz Location: Atlanta Watch: Rolex Tudor Pam Posts: 5,108	I think there was a special edition when Carter was President. The Jawja Day/Date Mundy Twosdy Wensdy Thirsty Frady Satdy Sundy __________________ Buz The faster you move, the slower time passes, the longer you live. Peter Diamandis

24 February 2008, 05:13 PM	#28
BiG JeEzY "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Real Name: Jerome Location: N. California Watch: GMT I/EXP II/DJ Posts: 3,351	In a catalog before, I actually saw both the day and even the date in another language. I think in one of the models, BOTH the day and date wheels were written in Arabic. Just wanted to share that since I thought it was interesting. __________________ -Rolex Explorer II Black dial 16570 (circa 2001) -Rolex GMT Master I Pepsi 1675 (circa 1978) -Rolex Datejust TT Champagne 16233 (circa 1991) -Vintage Longines Automatic La Grande Classique -Vintage Seiko 6138 Automatic Chronograph with "Kakume" Dial

24 February 2008, 05:51 PM	#29
CPCC "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Real Name: Bill Location: USA Posts: 1,857	That is an amazing number of languages __________________

24 February 2008, 06:06 PM	#30
Alex Stylianou "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: UK Posts: 1,785	26

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