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TEATIME IN ROMAN TIMES
Much of a watchs character can be attributed to the host of details on the dial... colour, gems, hour markers, numerals Arabic or Roman, all so familiar to us. But how many people are conscious of a special feature of the Roman numeral appliques on a Rolex dial?
The use of IIII rather than IV is known as the clockmakers four, and no single, definitive reason for its use can be found. One thing is certain: it is far from being a recent convention. The notation IIII was used by the Ancient Egyptians, the Greeks, and later the Etruscans, from whom the Romans adopted it.
In fact, it was not until the late Middle Ages that IV came into use and when the first mechanical clocks were made, between the 13th and early 14th century, IIII was still in common use. The fact that it remains so today is often thought to be due to the wonderful balance it brings to the dial. After all, should modernity ever be allowed to interfere with perfection?
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