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Dear comrades,
Does anyone know of a source that includes a timeline for the use of the Latin Poljot logos? I think this would be very helpful for us new guys in trying to date watches (I hear they like flowers and a kiss on the crown at night). I'm guessing there aren't exact dates and there was likely some overlap as one logo transitioned to the next, but ballpark estimates would still be helpful.
In my experience, two logos are primarily found -- one serif and one sans-serif, as seen below:
My suspicions were recently verified that the serif logo predated the sans-serif brand, but by how much?
You will also find another style, let's call it the 'fat serif', sometimes embossed and sometimes printed, with slight variations (look at the letter width and 'tail' on the L):
I'm sure there are many other less-common variants, and feel free to contribute further if you're aware of any. However, I am mainly curious about the timeline for the first two logos, as these seem to be the most common.
By the way, in my search for these logos, I came across something I'd never seen...a serif Sekonda logo. Even the earliest Sekondas I own use the sans-serif Arial font, so I wonder when these were produced and for what market. My guess is the 1960s for the UK, but why, then, didn't all their logos match, and why is this serif version relatively rare? Never seen this variant, but I'm liking it!
Any insight you could offer would be greatly appreciated b-)
Does anyone know of a source that includes a timeline for the use of the Latin Poljot logos? I think this would be very helpful for us new guys in trying to date watches (I hear they like flowers and a kiss on the crown at night). I'm guessing there aren't exact dates and there was likely some overlap as one logo transitioned to the next, but ballpark estimates would still be helpful.
In my experience, two logos are primarily found -- one serif and one sans-serif, as seen below:


My suspicions were recently verified that the serif logo predated the sans-serif brand, but by how much?
You will also find another style, let's call it the 'fat serif', sometimes embossed and sometimes printed, with slight variations (look at the letter width and 'tail' on the L):


I'm sure there are many other less-common variants, and feel free to contribute further if you're aware of any. However, I am mainly curious about the timeline for the first two logos, as these seem to be the most common.
By the way, in my search for these logos, I came across something I'd never seen...a serif Sekonda logo. Even the earliest Sekondas I own use the sans-serif Arial font, so I wonder when these were produced and for what market. My guess is the 1960s for the UK, but why, then, didn't all their logos match, and why is this serif version relatively rare? Never seen this variant, but I'm liking it!

Any insight you could offer would be greatly appreciated b-)