Day and Month Abbreviations for Calendar Watches

Day & Month Wheel Translation and Abbreviation in Watches:

As a vintage watch collector myself, I purchase lots of watches with foreign date or day wheels.  This is especially common on Valjoux 72C, Venus 200 or Lemania 5100 and Valjoux 7750/7751 powered chronographs watches.  Check out our full collection of Triple Date Watches also known as Day Date Watches at ExpertsWatches.com. The above picture is a good example of Valjoux 72C watches. The Marvin Watch seen in the above picture has a Spanish Day Wheel that is set on Wednesday (MIE).  

Typically, the first three letters of the day or date are used as an abbreviation indicator. There are exceptions, some used numbers next to the day to show the day of the week. We have examples of the full-day wheel which would be used for full-day watches like Rolex Presidential which is usually displayed at 12 O’clock.  Below are two great examples Rolex President's Day Date, First with Spanish Day wheel Jueves for Thursday and the second is an English version. 

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The easiest way to determine which language day-wheel is installed in your watch is to advance the date to Thursday [or Jeudi, Donnerstag, Gioved, Quinta-Feira, or Jueves]. Because each of these six languages has a unique name abbreviation for Thursday day of the week whichever abbreviation is used will identify which specific language the day & date wheel of your watch. Portuguese love Friday since their abbreviation is SEX day.

Below is one of my personal favorite watches which is a great example of Heuer Triple Date Chronograph 2558 in 18 Karat Gold with Valjoux 72C. (These are also known for Pre-Carrera Watches)  The day is set to SAB which is Portuguese for Saturday.  At ExpertsWatches.com we best collection of Heuer Triple Date Chronograph. Please Contact US for new watches in stock not listed.

Usually, the Day or Month wheels can be changed. If you have a watch that does not have the language you prefer, you can have it altered by a watchmaker. If you have a vintage watch it is best to source the Day or Month wheel or contact your watchmaker. Please note if you have a watch dial with lots of patina and get an NOS wheel it can look brighter. Please make sure it is what you are looking for, and matches the dial. At ExpertsWatches.com we keep our watches original and love the foreign Day & Date Watches. 

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Watch Day & Month Wheel Translation, Abbreviation, and meaning for Calendar Watches table below:

The table below are Translation & Meaning for Day-Date Watches, Day & Month Watches, or Triple Date Watches. This is the Translation and Abbreviation for Watch Wheels from English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish. Also have the Japanese, Chinese, Arabic, and Farsi days in the Watch movement in pictures to follow. 

The first table has the DAYS of the week Translation and Abbreviation Watch Wheel. Most watches use an abbreviation of date to save space on the watch dial.

Followed by the second table, translating Full Day Wheel. This was mostly common on Rolex Day Date watches aka The Rolex President Watch. Rolex also made a Tudor version of the President know as the Tudor Prince, Royal, and few others in Date Day version. You might also see it on a Mido, Seiko, Bucherer, Breitling, Tissot, Hamilton and many others. Brands have been copying Rolex watches for years.

The last table has the Month of the year Translation and Abbreviation Watch Wheel. Most watches use an abbreviation of month to save space on the watch dial.

Day Abbreviations in Different Languages Full List:

English:

• Mon –Monday
• Tue – Tuesday
• Wed – Wednesday
• Thu – Thursday
• Fri – Friday
• Sat – Saturday
• Sun – Sunday

French:

• Lun – Lundi         (Monday)
• Mar – Mardi        (Tuesday)
• Mer – Mercredi   (Wednesday)
• Jeu – Jeudi         (Thursday)
• Ven – Vendredi   (Friday)
• Sam – Samedi    (Saturday)
• Dim – Dimanche (Sunday)

German:

• Mo – Montag       (Monday)
• Di – Dienstag       (Tuesday)
• Mi – Mittwoch     (Wednesday)
• Do – Donnerstag (Thursday)
• Fr – Freitag          (Friday)
• Sa – Samstag     (Saturday)
• So – Sonntag      (Sunday)

Spanish:

• Lun – Lunes        (Monday)
• Mar – Martes      (Tuesday)
• Mié – Miércoles (Wednesday)
• Jue – Jueves      (Thursday)
• Vie – Viernes      (Friday)
• Sáb – Sábado    (Saturday)
• Dom – Domingo (Sunday)

Catalan:

• Dilluns        (Monday)
• Dimarts       (Tuesday)
• Dimecres    (Wednesday)
• Dijous         (Thursday)
• Divendres   (Friday)
• Dissabte     (Saturday)
• Diumenge  (Sunday)

I saw this Rolex 18238 with Catalan Day Wheel set to: Dimarts which is Tuesday:

Italian:

• Lun – Lunedì         (Monday)
• Mar – Martedì       (Tuesday)
• Mer – Mercoledì   (Wednesday)
• Gio – Giovedì         (Thursday)
• Ven – Venerdì        (Friday)
• Sab – Sabato         (Saturday)
• Dom – Domenica  (Sunday)

Portuguese:

• Seg – Segunda-feira     (Monday)
• Ter – Terça-feira            (Tuesday)
• Qua – Quarta-feira        (Wednesday)
• Qui – Quinta-feira         (Thursday)
• Sex – Sexta-feira           (Friday)
• Sáb – Sábado                (Saturday)
• Dom – Domingo            (Sunday)

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Month Abbreviations in Different Languages Full List:

English:

• Jan – January
• Feb – February
• Mar – March
• Apr – April
• May – May
• Jun – June
• Jul – July
• Aug – August
• Sep – September
• Oct – October
• Nov – November
• Dec – December

French:

• Jan – Janvier (January)
• Fév – Février (February)
• Mar – Mars (March)
• Avr – Avril (April)
• Mai – Mai (May)
• Juin – Juin (June)
• Juil – Juillet (July)
• Aoû – Août (August)
• Sep – Septembre (September)
• Oct – Octobre (October)
• Nov – Novembre (November)
• Déc – Décembre (December)

German:

• Jan – Januar (January)
• Feb – Februar (February)
• Mär – März (March)
• Apr – April (April)
• Mai – Mai (May)
• Jun – Juni (June)
• Jul – Juli (July)
• Aug – August (August)
• Sep – September (September)
• Okt – Oktober (October)
• Nov – November (November)
• Dez – Dezember (December)

Spanish:

• Ene – Enero (January)
• Feb – Febrero (February)
• Mar – Marzo (March)
• Abr – Abril (April)
• May – Mayo (May)
• Jun – Junio (June)
• Jul – Julio (July)
• Ago – Agosto (August)
• Sep – Septiembre (September)
• Oct – Octubre (October)
• Nov – Noviembre (November)
• Dic – Diciembre (December)

Italian:

• Gen – Gennaio (January)
• Feb – Febbraio (February)
• Mar – Marzo (March)
• Apr – Aprile (April)
• Mag – Maggio (May)
• Giu – Giugno (June)
• Lug – Luglio (July)
• Ago – Agosto (August)
• Set – Settembre (September)
• Ott – Ottobre (October)
• Nov – Novembre (November)
• Dic – Dicembre (December)

Portuguese:

• Jan – Janeiro (January)
• Fev – Fevereiro (February)
• Mar – Março (March)
• Abr – Abril (April)
• Mai – Maio (May)
• Jun – Junho (June)
• Jul – Julho (July)
• Ago – Agosto (August)
• Set – Setembro (September)
• Out – Outubro (October)
• Nov – Novembro (November)
• Dez – Dezembro (December)

 These translations are commonly seen on the day and month wheels of watches with multi-language capabilities, especially from Swiss, German, or Japanese watch brands.  

Below is an example of the Japanese Day Wheel watch movement in an NH36 watch movement. As you can see you can use either day a SAT and SUN are Colored. Please Note: English is usually the first option in the two-option day wheel. 

Below is the example of the Chinese Day Wheel watch movement in a ETA watch movement. 

Below is the example of the Arabic Day Date Wheel followed by Arabic & Farsi Rolex Watch Dial. 

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