First thread vanished, a quick question:

[LordNinja]

Originally Posted by 316lad

It kind of strange...I've seen open numbers before the change of the 80's and then, like the elves do, they re-introduced them (perhaps on a wet Sunday afternoon) a couple of years later seemingly for the sheer hell of it.

I'm trying to research the fonts on my 14060M Sub ND and it seems that once in a while, one of the 'prefects' in the factory will say "let's go with these old dial designs" and they do for a limited run.

There appears to be no science to divine the reason why, let alone create some practical database or chronology.
Someone should do a dissertation on the "Whims of Rolex"