Let's have a bit of fun.

A retired watchmaker who I regularly talk to has this habit of pronouncing watch names totally differently to me. He does this to the point where I have to stop and try to work out what he said or ask him to repeat himself. Now, he has over 30 years life experience on me so I would never dare call him wrong but ... I have to know which of us is right.

To that end, a straw poll (or better still if anyone knows for sure):

How do you pronounce "Cyma"? Is it " seema" or "sima"?

How about " Tavannes"? Is it "tav-ann" or "tav-ann-as"?

Any others people want to add?

 

So, is it a "Yaeger" or do you call it a jzeejzee lecoot?
Ohhh-meee-guh ?
https://omegaforums.net/threads/pronunciation.6314

 

It's friggin "yaeger"! However, the second word is ""LeCoult". Doesn't this argument come from whether you're a French or German speaking Swiss?

I never gave any credence to the idea that Hans Wilsdorf chose " Rolex" as a name because it sounded the same in so many languages until this very moment.

 

Good job he’s not Welsh or it would be ‘Cooma’ - @lillatroll ?

And it’s Oh-mu-gah !

 

How dare you!

 

Now, what would a lad born in Chester and brought up in Liverpool know?
He’s just a scally in a posh suit

 

I go with JLC... I don't have the right teeth for the modern pronunciation.

 

but you can whistle like bird!

 

Seema.