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14 March 2018, 11:08 AM
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Upside down numerals
What is the history for this, anything special?
I can’t stand the look of some dial’s numbers like the 7 placed upside down. It bugs me so much. Maybe it’s ocd  What do you think? |
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15 March 2018, 03:28 AM
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 Secondly, yes, definitely OCD. Thirdly, I know, it's nuts isn't it! 
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15 March 2018, 03:34 AM
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nope , i am not a fan either ,,, but plenty of folk are , to each their own ,
it would be a funny world if we were all the same. |
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15 March 2018, 04:02 AM
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not a fan.
I don't like IIII roman numerals either. Its IV
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15 March 2018, 04:03 AM
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Upside down Romans remind me of those cheap fake dials where they make really stupid mistakes like misspelling 'Rolex' or 'Certified' or putting Romans upside down. :) Not a fan.
Proper Romans: 
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15 March 2018, 04:14 AM
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15 March 2018, 04:17 AM
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Agreed. The dials that have the upside down 6 at the 6 o’clock position that look like 9’s drive me crazy. Once I noticed it, I could not un-notice it. Many of the Daytona dials were ruined for me.
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15 March 2018, 04:22 AM
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Honestly I prefer it and looks better to me. I guess don’t buy it if it bothers you?
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15 March 2018, 05:03 AM
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I agree, the butchered “L” where the 7 should be is hard to get used to. As it’s so regularly seen on the Daytona I’ve come to accept it. But I’d rather it be upright and look like a 7. Same with the 9 at the 6. And the 6 at the 9.
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15 March 2018, 10:44 AM
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For Romans, I do prefer upside down, old-world sundial style.
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15 March 2018, 10:49 AM
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I like it
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15 March 2018, 10:53 AM
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