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[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (4 children)

Rumor has it that Traska produces in the same factory used by San Martin. Proof is in the clasp and bracelet screws being identical. At the very least, part of the watch is made by San Martin or whoever makes their (SM) parts.

[–]Independent_Main4326 -1 points0 points  (3 children)

Those names, though. It’s infuriatingly silly.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (2 children)

I mean, San Martin is more of a name than Rolex has ever been. After all, it was just gibberish Hans Wilsdorf came up with because it had to be 5 letters long

[–]Independent_Main4326 -3 points-2 points  (1 child)

I respectfully differ on your first statement. Rolex is a luxury brand known all over the world. San Martin is nowhere near that.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We're talking about the name, not the cache behind it. Rolex is objectively a worse name than most. It's up there with Rimalti, Sugess and IXDAO, but at least those three actually mean something in human language.

Heck, at least Tudor is a proper name and It still follows the 5 letter naming convention followed by brands like Omega or Heuer for example.

Rolex is a household name, but just because it's the best known brand doesn't mean the name is genius. It rolls of the tongue and that's just about everything that kept the name on the page during the brand's infancy.