Why was the "Who knows this logo on my Seamaster" thread closed?

[89-0]

rcs914

Google seems to be much better at facial recognition than exact image recognition, which I find kind of fascinating. I have pictures that I've taken of class photos from 2nd and 3rd grade - so we are talking an image of a face that is not particularly large, and not as defined as it originally was too (poor man's scanner - used my cell phone), and in my Google Photos if I look for pictures of myself, those photos come up. Despite me being almost 43 now, it knows that one of the kids in those photos is me.

Damn it. Didn't work

 

[Ree]

https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/messagebird
Found something similar...but still isn't..

 

[inchpincher]

As an avatar it’s gonna drive people nuts right?

 

[89-0]

inchpincher

As an avatar it’s gonna drive people nuts right?

I think you must solve the puzzle to earn the right to use it as an avatar.

 

[rcs914]

inchpincher

As an avatar it’s gonna drive people nuts right?

This is definitely a "why didn't I think of that"? :-D

 

[rcs914]

89-0

I think you must solve the puzzle to earn the right to use it as an avatar.

Good point.

 

[Evitzee]

janice&fred

True, but who is to say the logo was associated with some good size corporation? Even in my one horse town there are small businesses with goofy logos so this mystery logo could have easily been for "Elmer's Quick Drain Cleaning" and Elmer just wanted a few special watches for his family.

You are correct, but arranging to have your logo printed on X number of Omega watches would seem to indicate something bigger than a mom and pop shop. To me the logo has the feel of South America.

 

[janice&fred]

inchpincher

As an avatar it’s gonna drive people nuts right?

As long as you don't mind being associated with the "Hal's adult coin-op peep show" chain of outlets.

 

[alkearl]

rob#1

With the original thread locked, I could go back to my normal life without FONFOTL (fear of not finding out the logo).

But now it’s been resurrected it’s back to fruitless online searches and asking around

So here it is again to taunt and mock you:

This bird rises from the ashes to find new life! Here we go again.

 

[Flatfoot]

JwRosenthal

Agreed- but there were many small (and large) companies that have gone the way of the do-do long ago and little remains of their corporate image.
For example- the following is the logo for one of the first and largest air freight carrier in the US (their reach was global and not just freight but military personnel as well).


This company was unstoppable, a juggernaut- until a little known company called Federal Express whooped their ass and bought them out in the late 80’s.
I doubt anyone these days would recognize it.

(Flatfoot, at the back of the classroom raises hand...)

Two of my friends flew for Flying Tigers, and made the transition to FedEx with minimal issues. One retired two years ago after turning 65 years old, the other is approaching that magic number of 65- somewhat arbitrarily set by the gubbement.

I’ve observed that the good judgment trained into and demanded by their flying Careers tends to carry over in other parts of their lives.

As to the OP subject logo, it sure looks aviation related. I first thought it might be an early iteration of the Heinkel logo. it could be a logo of one of the many early aircraft manufacturers that are now long gone.

 

[rcs914]

Flatfoot

(Flatfoot, at the back of the classroom raises hand...)

Two of my friends flew for Flying Tigers, and made the transition to FedEx with minimal issues. One retired two years ago after turning 65 years old, the other is approaching that magic number of 65- somewhat arbitrarily set by the gubbement.

I’ve observed that the good judgment trained into and demanded by their flying Careers tends to carry over in other parts of their lives.

As to the OP subject logo, it sure looks aviation related. I first thought it might be an early iteration of the Heinkel logo. it could be a logo of one of the many early aircraft manufacturers that are now long gone.

Heinkel folded in 1965 - which would have pre-dated this watch.

 

[JwRosenthal]

My grandfather was an auditor for American Airlines, Flying Tigers’ parent company. My grandmother was rather shrewd playing the stock market and around 1974 told my grandfather she wanted to invest in a new company carrying freight- he flat out refused to let her (it was that era of having to “check with your husband”) saying Flying Tigers was the best air freight company and any start-up will flop in a matter of months against the giant....yeah, it was FedEx- she never let him forget that.

 

[Aquariusmatic]

Yesterday I was watching the movie "Beijing Bicycle" and the logo of the so called delivery business that operates the bike delivery service is using seemed familiar...

Behold:

 

[Scarecrow Boat]

This was the closest I could find. It’s for a small tourist/travel company in India. Though I know it’s not the same, I think identifying the creature being used in both could be helpful for identifying the business in question.

 

[gbesq]

Mayan petroglyph?

 

[Twocats]

Omegafanman

Looks like there was a lot of pointless branding around in 1982 ..still in the throws of the quartz crisis?
Turkish-state-railways (as mentioned for an Omega by in the Original post) - this is a Longines from 1985 according to the net plus a Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date with SNAS Aviation (Saudi Arabian cargo airline) logo on dial, steel, 34mm. Circa 1982
And an Omega from 1982...

The white S in the blue circle on the Rolex looks very much like the old Sabena logo. Can anyone translate the text ?

 

[89-0]

Hump day reminder, in case anybody forgot:

 

[vbrad26]

This still keeps me up at night.

 

[Longbow]

inchpincher

As an avatar it’s gonna drive people nuts right?

Not half as nuts as if everyone used it for their Avatar.

 

[DaveK]

Longbow

Not half as nuts as if everyone used it for their Avatar.

I’ll put this in my calendar for April 1st