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DanP · 27 August 2009, 07:15 PM

Hi guys and gals

Wow I been plenty busy these last few months with the birth of my 1st son Rylan I haven't been up on my postings here as I would like to. It's like im a creeper again, but I aint going nowhere. Rylans sleeping now so I just took a shower after a LONG day LOL. Whilst showering I was givin the GV its usual 35-50min treatment

no really

you know with the q-tips in the hard to reach places

, and I noticed the FONT. Now you realize and expect I have seen this font before right, but this time I looked at it and was thinking in my head (I am mentally and physically exhausted so my mind goes into this "everything I see is hilarious to me" modes)......

......."Woah!" and just thinking of TRF right away, like

"With the breadth of knowledge,experience,wisdom, and WIS'dom

within this great place there has to be literally on the faces of all our combined Rolex's over the decades like this evolution of fonts on the faces,and mine was of course just a speck. What is that font? Did Rolex invent it? Have they always been the same?"

"No"

Then like a bolt of lightning and metaphor uses of a 10th grade poet got this idea in my head that I wanted to see every font Rolex ever used on a watch face.

"is that possible"? I pondered whilst blowdrying the mop. So I thought Id come and start this thread to see. Lets see the most abnormal old school vintage or not Fonts on your Rolex, as a guide to let us noob wis's understand this sickness better in hopes of curing it(no hope for any of us

) . It would be interesting to know what fonts were prefered long ago. I just been learning about watches for a while, not too long now, and I know all the Wis's out there will appreciate teaching a youngling wis a thing or two.

Thanks for listening floks

I look forward to your responses

DanP
Vancouver BC

Czechman · 27 August 2009, 08:43 PM

I doubt that any font Rolex has used on their watch faces over the years exists in it's entirety. High-end products are designed from scratch, and graphics for Rolex watch faces were certainly created by graphic designers on "the board" and then used to make the parts. These drawings are called "mechanicals" and the original art is MUCH bigger than the finished use.

Now, if you're talking about brochures and other printed material, put some scans up here and I'll give you my educated guess.

PHPuser · 27 August 2009, 11:24 PM

I asked a similar question about a month ago see this thread
http://rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=88370

27 August 2009, 07:15 PM	#1
DanP Banned Join Date: Apr 2008 Real Name: Dan P Location: Vancouver. Canada Watch: GV-U-Kno-Me :) Posts: 2,436	Fonts Rolex uses over the years.....>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi guys and gals Wow I been plenty busy these last few months with the birth of my 1st son Rylan I haven't been up on my postings here as I would like to. It's like im a creeper again, but I aint going nowhere. Rylans sleeping now so I just took a shower after a LONG day LOL. Whilst showering I was givin the GV its usual 35-50min treatment no really you know with the q-tips in the hard to reach places, and I noticed the FONT. Now you realize and expect I have seen this font before right, but this time I looked at it and was thinking in my head (I am mentally and physically exhausted so my mind goes into this "everything I see is hilarious to me" modes)...... ......."Woah!" and just thinking of TRF right away, like "With the breadth of knowledge,experience,wisdom, and WIS'dom within this great place there has to be literally on the faces of all our combined Rolex's over the decades like this evolution of fonts on the faces,and mine was of course just a speck. What is that font? Did Rolex invent it? Have they always been the same?" "No" Then like a bolt of lightning and metaphor uses of a 10th grade poet got this idea in my head that I wanted to see every font Rolex ever used on a watch face. "is that possible"? I pondered whilst blowdrying the mop. So I thought Id come and start this thread to see. Lets see the most abnormal old school vintage or not Fonts on your Rolex, as a guide to let us noob wis's understand this sickness better in hopes of curing it(no hope for any of us) . It would be interesting to know what fonts were prefered long ago. I just been learning about watches for a while, not too long now, and I know all the Wis's out there will appreciate teaching a youngling wis a thing or two. Thanks for listening floks I look forward to your responses DanP Vancouver BC

27 August 2009, 08:43 PM	#2
Czechman "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: USA Watch: See my signature Posts: 1,189	I doubt that any font Rolex has used on their watch faces over the years exists in it's entirety. High-end products are designed from scratch, and graphics for Rolex watch faces were certainly created by graphic designers on "the board" and then used to make the parts. These drawings are called "mechanicals" and the original art is MUCH bigger than the finished use. Now, if you're talking about brochures and other printed material, put some scans up here and I'll give you my educated guess. __________________ "Woody and Jen say hey from North Kakalaki" 19019, 19018x3, 17000x2, 16570x2, 16220, 5700, 1501, 6564, 16030, 16710, 16610

27 August 2009, 11:24 PM	#3
PHPuser Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Real Name: John Location: River City Ky Watch: none anymore Posts: 249	I asked a similar question about a month ago see this thread http://rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=88370

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