Today I want one of these

[crownpuller]

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In ‘honor’ of a Spitfire pilot, not ‘honour’. No, no, no…

I had to Google Flight Lieutenant Hughes.... and discovered he was Australian... which got me wondering..... do 'Aussies' use American English or proper English

[tribe125]

I had to Google Flight Lieutenant Hughes.... and discovered he was Australian... which got me wondering..... do 'Aussies' use American English or proper English

Yes, I saw that he was Australian. They’re ‘proper’ as far as I know. The company making it is Danish, so they can have some latitude. I wouldn’t want any watch with an inscription like that, but the mis-spelling really jumps out.

[wschofield3]

Oh my - this ticks so many boxes for me.





This one too!

[tribe125]

Oh my - this ticks so many boxes for me.

It’s nice, but let me be really fussy - sub-seconds dial a bit high?

[wschofield3]

It’s nice, but let me be really fussy - sub-seconds dial a bit high?

Seems equidistant between the edge of the 6 indice and the hands center (what is that called anyway?), but yes, now that you point it out, it probably could have been a bit lower.

[Kronos]

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In ‘honor’ of a Spitfire pilot, not ‘honour’. No, no, no…

Seems to me it depends on who is doing the honoring (or honouring), rather than the nationality of the honoree (or honouree). If I made a charitable contribution here in the US to pay tribute to Tribe, the printed acknowledgement would note the contribution was made in his honor, not in his honour.


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[tribe125]

Seems to me it depends on who is doing the honoring (or honouring), rather than the nationality of the honoree (or honouree). If I made a charitable contribution here in the US to pay tribute to Tribe, the printed acknowledgement would note the contribution was made in his honor, not in his honour.

That’s why I mention that the watch company is Danish. Writing in English about a Spitfire pilot, you would expect them to use English spelling - assuming that they know it.

All donations gratefully received, by the way.

[Kronos]

That’s why I mention that the watch company is Danish. Writing in English about a Spitfire pilot, you would expect them to use English spelling - assuming that they know it.

All donations gratefully received, by the way.

I've never understood the purpose of that extra "u"; but English, on either side of the Atlantic, has its own crazy spellings. I love this bit from "I Love Lucy" which illustrates the issue:

https://youtu.be/MAL9VD6Lz9Y


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[tribe125]

I've never understood the purpose of that extra "u"

You’d need to ask a very old Frenchman. The Anglo-Saxons apparently had no specific word for it.

[hayday]

A WRUW post of the Seiko 5 GMT sent me down a rabbit hole that led to this: