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Is there are meaning behind this number (apart from nazism, obviously)? Otherwise it seems kinda odd.

In China 8 is considered to be a really lucky number, signifying wealth. https://www.mansionglobal.com/articles/it-s-in-the-numbers-l...

Indeed. Note that Swiss Watch exports to Hong Kong alone (7m inhabitants) were more than to the USA (330m inhabitants) in the last decade, until HK's recent demise. Asia is a 3 to 4 times bigger market than North America; Europe is between those.

So, it is no wonder that the number 8 figures prominently.

In 2021, in Swiss watch exports in CHF bn:

to USA, China about 3 each; HK about 2; Japan about 1.5; Italy, Germany, Singapore, UAE, France about 1 each.

http://www.fhs.swiss/scripts/getstat.php?file=histo_regions_...

http://www.fhs.swiss/pdf/regions_210112_a.pdf

1888 is the year that, when written in Roman numerals, has the most digits (so far). But it’s probably just to make it seem more of a bargain than $1,999,000.

we should be able to write MDCCCLXXXVIII as MCXIIM

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