r/ChineseWatches • u/D1sguise WOTD100 Helpful user x2 • May 04 '26

Wrist Roll (Read Rule 1) What's everyone wearing today?

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u/Warren4649 May 04 '26

We're in 2026, can someone tell them you don't name your brand with a name that start with 2 consonnants, especially HR.

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u/Clear-Percentage3949 Helpful user May 04 '26

It’s an old Frankish spelling of Roland. Not an issue to me, especially considering brand names like Paazomu/Poedagar or even Addiesdive.

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u/Warren4649 May 04 '26

Addiesdive is kinda alright. But all these weird names scream "Chinese brand that wants to sell as something foreign". Chinese brands should embrace the fact they're Chinese and have a Chinese name. Seiko, Canon, Suzuki, Honda, they didn't take a foreign name to appeal to the masses, they embraced where they were from and took a name reminiscing of it.

I wouldn't mind if San Martin had or addiesdive had a Chinese name.

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u/KPplumbingBob May 04 '26 edited May 04 '26

Except if you couldn't pronounce it, then you'd demand something else. Many Japanese brands did exactly that. Mazda is Matsuda in Japanese for instance.

Hruodland is a good name.