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Old 27 March 2009, 01:00 PM   #1
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Are all Rolex dials in English?
I was just musing on the dials and the writing on them, the different fonts and so forth, and it dawned on me that every Rolex I have ever seen has dials only printed in English.

As these watches are international I would think that Rolex would use Japanese, Russian, Chinese and other languages when targeting these countries.

Does anyone know if they ever printed dials in other languages?
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Old 27 March 2009, 01:02 PM   #2
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I have one that says 'Folex', does that count?
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Old 27 March 2009, 01:02 PM   #3
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The day in the Day-Date comes in different languages, doesn't it?
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Old 27 March 2009, 01:10 PM   #4
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I believe that you can get the day wheel in different languages for the Day-Date. But I'm not sure about the dials. I'd guess "No," as that would really add to production costs.

PS- Does anybody know how many different languages the day wheel is available in. Thanks!
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Old 27 March 2009, 01:57 PM   #5
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The day in the Day-Date comes in different languages, doesn't it?
i saw one in Spanish...like LUNES..MARTES..and so on...
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Old 27 March 2009, 01:59 PM   #6
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The dials come in 26 different languages.


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Old 27 March 2009, 02:42 PM   #7
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the day wheel is available in 26 different languages .. I've seen the chinese day wheel ,and the words are so small you're better off learning how to read the 7 days of the week in english
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Old 27 March 2009, 04:06 PM   #8
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The day in the Day-Date comes in different languages, doesn't it?
I believe that they make the day/date dials in 26 languages.

OOPS! just seen the above post's.Duh!
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Old 27 March 2009, 04:17 PM   #9
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Old 27 March 2009, 04:26 PM   #10
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I have one that says 'Folex', does that count?
Yes, if you can decipher that!!
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Old 27 March 2009, 09:03 PM   #11
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I am pretty sure they will make one especialy in your foreign language...like arabs per example but only if your name is Sheik Mohamed Al Maktoum!!!
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Old 27 March 2009, 09:05 PM   #12
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the day wheel is available in 26 different languages .. I've seen the chinese day wheel ,and the words are so small you're better off learning how to read the 7 days of the week in english
There's even one in Latin, apparently
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Old 27 March 2009, 09:06 PM   #13
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The dials come in 26 different languages.


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Interestingly, one of these is Latin


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Old 27 March 2009, 09:58 PM   #14
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There's even one in Latin, apparently
That must be for the Pope and everyone else in Vatican City then
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Old 27 March 2009, 10:05 PM   #15
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Interestingly, one of these is Latin


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Don't forget DJ's with Roman numerals - catering for the Vatican City market !
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Old 28 March 2009, 03:22 AM   #16
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Don't forget DJ's with Roman numerals - catering for the Vatican City market !
Are you saying that the datewheel is in roman numerals, or just markers on the dial?

Also, of the 26 languages that the day wheel is offered in, does anybody have the definitive list of what those languages are?
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