DA, DB, DC, DH, DK, DS - what do they stand for?

whineboy · Aug 28, 2019

I have long wondered why Damasko chose various letter combinations to describe its watches. Professor Google did not help me.

I expect that D stands for Damasko. I'm thinking C stands for chronograph (in both DE and EN), H for hunter (but Jäger in DE), S and DSub for submarine (Unterseeboot in DE). But it would be surprise me if such a German company based its watch designations on English words.

Anyway, we have this:

DA
DB
DC (chronograph?)
DH (hunter?)
DK
DS (submarine?) / DSub2

I'm at a loss to explain A, B and K. Was "A" just used for their original line and B for special runs? And K - I have no idea. Perhaps K has something to do with those watches having only in-house movements.

Please speculate away!

oso2276 · Aug 28, 2019

Good question, waiting on an answer [emoji848][emoji106]

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StufflerMike · Aug 28, 2019

My guess

DA Damasko Automatic
DB Damasko Blue (all Timeless LE had blue second hands)
DC Damasko Chronograph
DH Damasko Hunter
DK Damasko Kaliber (reflecting the in-house movements)
DS Damasko Sport
DSub Damasko Submarine

whineboy · Aug 28, 2019

Makes good sense to me. Thanks, Mike!

Quartersawn · Aug 29, 2019

They need a DN

Damasko No-Date

VintageRubber · Aug 30, 2019

DC80 lines have no date, fyi (though chrono).

Rolexplorer · May 5, 2021

Thanks Mike! Always enjoy receiving educational materials.

DA, DB, DC, DH, DK, DS - what do they stand for?

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