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bobp618 · 30 April 2019, 06:50 AM

When did Rolex start putting the crown between the words Swiss and Made?

Is this a way that the age of a Rolex can be estimated?

Thanks.

PatronMTL · 30 April 2019, 06:54 AM

Last year when they updated the movement

Rocket launcher · 30 April 2019, 07:02 AM

Is it a crown...
I thought is was a coronet

GLADIATOR · 30 April 2019, 07:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Rocket launcher

Is it a crown...
I thought is was a coronet

Same thing.

Rocket launcher · 30 April 2019, 07:07 AM

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Originally Posted by GLADIATOR

Same thing.

a coronet differs from a crown in that a coronet never has arches, and from a tiara in that a coronet completely encircles the head, while a tiara does not. By a slightly different definition, a crown is worn by an emperor, empress, king or queen; a coronet by a nobleman or lady......

RJRJRJ · 30 April 2019, 07:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Rocket launcher

a coronet differs from a crown in that a coronet never has arches, and from a tiara in that a coronet completely encircles the head, while a tiara does not. By a slightly different definition, a crown is worn by an emperor, empress, king or queen; a coronet by a nobleman or lady......

I'm pretty sure we use the term coronet because pretty much every watch has a crown that you use to wind the watch. The rest of the crowns on a Rolex are called coronets to avoid confusion, although I still mostly call every Rolex crown a crown

GLADIATOR · 30 April 2019, 07:09 AM

cor·o·net
/ˌkôrəˈnet,ˌkärəˈnet/
noun
1.
a small or relatively simple crown, especially as worn by lesser royalty and peers or peeresses.

I think the ROLEX Marque Depose is a "crown" or a "coronet"

GradyPhilpott · 30 April 2019, 08:59 AM

Insofar as watches have crowns by which the watch is wound and/or set, in the case of Rolex, I think that it makes for less confusion to simply refer to the Rolex logo as a coronet.

That's my take on the subject.

Old Expat Beast · 30 April 2019, 09:21 AM

So they're referring to the winder here, right?

GradyPhilpott · 1 May 2019, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Old Expat Beast

So they're referring to the winder here, right?

No, they're not and it was not my intention to say that the term "crown" for the logos is wrong. I'm well aware of the Rolex motto.

What I am saying is that for the purposes of a discussion forum having two separate terms in the interest of clarity make sense and that is the rule I personally follow.

To each his own.

30 April 2019, 06:50 AM	#1
bobp618 "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Illinois Posts: 65	Crown between SWISS and MADE When did Rolex start putting the crown between the words Swiss and Made? Is this a way that the age of a Rolex can be estimated? Thanks.

30 April 2019, 06:54 AM	#2
PatronMTL "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: Montreal Posts: 433	Last year when they updated the movement __________________ BLNR (gone) - SS YMII (blue hands , gone) - TT SD43

30 April 2019, 07:09 AM	#7
GLADIATOR "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Real Name: Adam Location: Costa Blanca, Watch: YMII,GMTII,DAYTONA Posts: 5,288	cor·o·net /ˌkôrəˈnet,ˌkärəˈnet/ noun 1. a small or relatively simple crown, especially as worn by lesser royalty and peers or peeresses. I think the ROLEX Marque Depose is a "crown" or a "coronet" __________________ The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is. Winston Churchill "We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done."

30 April 2019, 08:59 AM	#8
GradyPhilpott 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: New Mexico Watch: Seiko #SRK050 Posts: 34,447	Insofar as watches have crowns by which the watch is wound and/or set, in the case of Rolex, I think that it makes for less confusion to simply refer to the Rolex logo as a coronet. That's my take on the subject. __________________ JJ Inaugural TRF $50 Watch Challenge Winner

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