dfxwilson wrote:
Looks like the crest is for the UAE Ministry of defence. ?
I just googled images for "Arabic crest" turns up straight away.
The Rolex tribe has long been pondering this one, too. [See:
http://stefanomazzariol.blogspot.com/se ... bic%20logo, but I don't read Arabic, which is pretty clear on some of his examples.]
The current UAE website crest has a flag in the center instead of the dhow pictured on this crest. It's the dhow I find interesting. I wonder if this one dates to pre-UAE days and might be the crest of one of the Emirates before union. I see another one posted for Abu Dhabi, which would have been replaced by a later one.
But, we're talking about crests and not watches anymore. Sorry.