Stupid Nicknames

[Oxfordian]

I have just read a thread in which a forum member has just struck lucky and managed to buy a rather nice timepiece, but rather than introduce the watch using the name and or model number it is announced via a nickname.

Why oh why is it necessary for watches to be given insanely stupid nicknames.

Rolex give their watches names and model numbers but it would seem that this is not good enough and instead daft bizarre nicknames have to be introduced.

I'll probably get pilloried for posting this but it just drives me mad hearing these daft names.

[Neil McCauley]

Let it go, man.

You're not gonna defeat it. People are free to do what they want. I don't tend to use the nicknames myself, but life gets a lot easier when you let the little things slip that don't matter.

[Bazil]

Can you be more specific ?
Was it a Batman, Batgirl, Pepsi, Cookie Monster, Hulk, Ghost, Baby LeMans, Rooten Tooten Root-Beer, Bluesy, Paul Newman, Pikachu, Starbucks, Kermit, Sprite, Bruce Wayne ?

:r ofl:

Breath, grab some fresh air .. of course they’re silly .. that’s the whole point ..

[Andad]

Originally Posted by Bazil

Can you be more specific ?
Was it a Batman, Batgirl, Pepsi, Cookie Monster, Hulk, Ghost, Baby LeMans, Rooten Tooten Root-Beer, Bluesy, Paul Newman, Pikachu, Starbucks, Kermit, Sprite, Bruce Wayne ?

:r ofl:

Breath, grab some fresh air .. of course they’re silly .. that’s the whole point ..

Oxfordian?

[msum]

Originally Posted by Bazil

Can you be more specific ?
Was it a Batman, Batgirl, Pepsi, Cookie Monster, Hulk, Ghost, Baby LeMans, Rooten Tooten Root-Beer, Bluesy, Paul Newman, Pikachu, Starbucks, Kermit, Sprite, Bruce Wayne ?

:r ofl:

Breath, grab some fresh air .. of course they’re silly .. that’s the whole point ..

Why isn’t it Rootin’ Tootin’ Root Beer?!!!

My love-hate relationship with nicknames continues. I try to avoid using them, but won’t stop others. And I do acknowledge the occasional humour and ingenuity.

[padi56]

Originally Posted by Bazil

Can you be more specific ?
Was it a Batman, Batgirl, Pepsi, Cookie Monster, Hulk, Ghost, Baby LeMans, Rooten Tooten Root-Beer, Bluesy, Paul Newman, Pikachu, Starbucks, Kermit, Sprite, Bruce Wayne ?

:r ofl:

Breath, grab some fresh air .. of course they’re silly .. that’s the whole point ..

Agree that the names you call your watches are just silly and stupid,suppose when you was a child, you spoke like a child, and understood as a child, and thought as a child, but when you became a man, you should have put away childish things like silly nicknames.

[Bazil]

Originally Posted by padi56

Agree that the names you call your watches are just silly and stupid,suppose when you was a child, you spoke like a child, and understood as a child, and thought as a child, but when you became a man, you should have put away childish things like silly nicknames.

Never, I’m 53 and laugh daily, act like a big kid around the grandkids and I’ll never change, it beats being miserable ..
Pepsi is the only nickname deep down I like, that’s me being honest, but I like the fact other people embrace these nicknames for whatever reason they see fit .. it’s about freedom of expression, something sadly in todays modern world people like you and others are trying to remove from those that want to use these nicknames , hence the passive aggressive posts by haters ..
I’ve read enough posts by you Padi that have enriched my mind in learning about watches, but I will agree to disagree where nicknames are concerned, because I think each and every persons opinion is as important as the next, one post or 50,000 posts is, one day or 20 years on a forum,

[Andad]

Originally Posted by Bazil

Never, I’m 53 and laugh daily, act like a big kid around the grandkids and I’ll never change, it beats being miserable ..
Pepsi is the only nickname deep down I like, that’s me being honest, but I like the fact other people embrace these nicknames for whatever reason they see fit .. it’s about freedom of expression, something sadly in todays modern world people like you and others are trying to remove from those that want to use these nicknames , hence the passive aggressive posts by haters ..
I’ve read enough posts by you Padi that have enriched my mind in learning about watches, but I will agree to disagree where nicknames are concerned, because I think each and every persons opinion is as important as the next, one post or 50,000 posts is, one day or 20 years on a forum,

You are 53 years old and have never seen a Panda?

[Boopie]

Originally Posted by padi56

Agree that the names you call your watches are just silly and stupid,suppose when you was a child, you spoke like a child, and understood as a child, and thought as a child, but when you became a man, you should have put away childish things like silly nicknames.

The days of a single Submariner version (eg black) are gone, so many of the nicknames are meant to distinguish the various models (especially within the GMT line) by colors, eg Pepsi, Root Beer, etc. The Paul Newman Daytona is of course a very expensive variant. It’s more acceptable than the Platona? What about President?

When I tell you that I have a DateJust, is there anyone here who has any idea what my watch looks like, just based on the model name?

Love it or hate it, the nickname lets one know exactly what kind of watch model it is. That, alone, IMO, makes a nickname utilitarian, and not “stupid,”

What’s the alternative? Exclusively using a model number? I personally can’t keep every one of them straight. It’s fine to dislike watch nicknames, but I certainly don’t think referring to the TT Blue Sub as “Bluesy” makes one childish.

I disagree that nicknames are childish or silly per se. I know several mature, intelligent and accomplished men who bestow nicknames upon their cars.

Boats are given names. Of course sailboat and yacht names are really “nicknames.”

I don’t consider any of the World War II aviators to be childish or silly. They were serious men doing serious work, and any time they took off could have been their last flight. Hans Wilsdorf was such an admirer that, apparently, he named the Air King later to honor them. Does anyone here think they were less than “men” because they nicknamed their airplanes? Many of them also painted rather busty women on the nose section of their planes. Some today would no doubt find that, too, “childish” or “silly.”

[Oxfordian]

There are some interesting views on this subject, I will never understand the need to give watches bizarre nicknames, why a watch needs to be called a Ghost or a Smurf or something else equally daft is just beyond me.

I'll stick to owning a Submariner, DateJust and Sea Dweller.

[huncho]

Originally Posted by Oxfordian

There are some interesting views on this subject, I will never understand the need to give watches bizarre nicknames, why a watch needs to be called a Ghost or a Smurf or something else equally daft is just beyond me.

I'll stick to owning a Submariner, DateJust and Sea Dweller.

this thread gave you the reasons why, you just choose to ignore them and go back to your viewpoint. that's fine but then why bother making a thread asking why

also not sure what you sticking to owning those 3 watches has to do with anything. are you saying you won't own a watch that has a nickname? of all the hills to die on ...

[prushkovez]

Originally Posted by Boopie

The days of a single Submariner version (eg black) are gone, so many of the nicknames are meant to distinguish the various models (especially within the GMT line) by colors, eg Pepsi, Root Beer, etc. The Paul Newman Daytona is of course a very expensive variant. It’s more acceptable than the Platona? What about President?

When I tell you that I have a DateJust, is there anyone here who has any idea what my watch looks like, just based on the model name?

Love it or hate it, the nickname lets one know exactly what kind of watch model it is. That, alone, IMO, makes a nickname utilitarian, and not “stupid,”

What’s the alternative? Exclusively using a model number? I personally can’t keep every one of them straight. It’s fine to dislike watch nicknames, but I certainly don’t think referring to the TT Blue Sub as “Bluesy” makes one childish.

I disagree that nicknames are childish or silly per se. I know several mature, intelligent and accomplished men who bestow nicknames upon their cars.

Boats are given names. Of course sailboat and yacht names are really “nicknames.”

I don’t consider any of the World War II aviators to be childish or silly. They were serious men doing serious work, and any time they took off could have been their last flight. Hans Wilsdorf was such an admirer that, apparently, he named the Air King later to honor them. Does anyone here think they were less than “men” because they nicknamed their airplanes? Many of them also painted rather busty women on the nose section of their planes. Some today would no doubt find that, too, “childish” or “silly.”

Bravo!!

[Bazil]

Shoot …. Forgot Panda …

[Andad]

Originally Posted by Bazil

Shoot …. Forgot Panda …

Especially when its not one.

[Bazil]

Originally Posted by Andad

Especially when its not one.

To you maybe, to many more it is …

[garyk]

Originally Posted by Andad

Especially when its not one.

[londondude]

I think the answer is very simple, nicknames are easy to remember. I don’t mind people using them, it’s just a bit of fun. Of course the model number carries much more information and it’s preferable in any formal situation. I would never text my SA and ask for a Pepsi or a Panda, I would actually see that as being rude.

[Bazil]

Exactly, and every watch I’ve been offered has been reference number, and or link to that particular model …
Forgot Coke as well, blast ..

I find it so funny how this triggers people, I had an old work colleague who would grind his teeth, it drove my mate mad to the point they actually had a dust up, I can imagine some people on here getting physically angry, falling out with Mrs -
“what’s up Terry?”
“ nothing !!!! I said nothing !!!
“I know you, something has upset you, is it the kids? The dog? The tea I made?”
No !!!! Not that, he called it BATGIRL !!! BATGIRL !!!

[1William]

I get it and understand both sides of the discussion. I don't mind either way and think some of the nicknames are very creative.

[Marcjvr]

Originally Posted by Oxfordian

I have just read a thread in which a forum member has just struck lucky and managed to buy a rather nice timepiece, but rather than introduce the watch using the name and or model number it is announced via a nickname.

Why oh why is it necessary for watches to be given insanely stupid nicknames.

Rolex give their watches names and model numbers but it would seem that this is not good enough and instead daft bizarre nicknames have to be introduced.

I'll probably get pilloried for posting this but it just drives me mad hearing these daft names.

Rolex gives their watches nicnknames

This is what happens when you search for “batgirl” on the official Rolex site





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[S.Explorer]

It depends...

Some are okay / make sense - Pepsi GMT, panda face Daytona, etc.

Many are just infantile though. I could never request a "Bruce Wayne GMT" for example.

[Neil McCauley]

Originally Posted by Marcjvr

Rolex gives their watches nicnknames

This is what happens when you search for “batgirl” on the official Rolex site





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Lol no, Rolex doesn't.

They just program their website to detect what people search for correctly.

[Marcjvr]

Originally Posted by Neil McCauley

Lol no, Rolex doesn't.

They just program their website to detect what people search for correctly.

Ha ha you are living in denial

In order to program their website they have to assign the nicknames to each model…

[Fredrik]

Originally Posted by Marcjvr

Ha ha you are living in denial

In order to program their website they have to assign the nicknames to each model…

Nope, search is hard, it is a service you get from someone else.
Just type "batgirl site:rolex.com" in any search engine and that is what Rolex will show.

[bluestreak]

Originally Posted by Fredrik

Nope, search is hard, it is a service you get from someone else.
Just type "batgirl site:rolex.com" in any search engine and that is what Rolex will show.

The reason people use nicknames is because people usually don’t think in strings of numbers.

If it upsets you that people are using Kermit, Hulk, and Starbucks instead of 16610LV, 116610LV, and 126610 LV, you don’t know how most people’s brains work and you’re gatekeeping. Because the names make it so much more accessible than reference numbers.

I’d argue that it’s more annoying to just use reference numbers when referring to a watch. When I first started here it was super annoying to have to leave the site to google what watch people were talking about.

Hell, I still have to do it for some references and I’ve been here for years.

People are just mad that new people are getting into their hobby

[Devildog]

Originally Posted by Marcjvr

Rolex gives their watches nicnknames

This is what happens when you search for “batgirl” on the official Rolex site





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Its probably more correct to say that Rolex reluctantly acknowleges that a fair proportion of their customer base insist on using stupid, childish, nicknames and so they are forced, somewhat reluctantly, to lower their search engine language to that level to avoid confusing those that lack the mental capacity to remember such excessively complicated descriptions as "BLNR on Jubilee".

Or, heaven forbid, "GMT master with a blue and black bezel".

I mean, I can see how hard that must be for some folk

[Marcjvr]

Originally Posted by Devildog

Its probably more correct to say that Rolex reluctantly acknowleges that a fair proportion of their customer base insist on using stupid, childish, nicknames and so they are forced, somewhat reluctantly, to lower their search engine language to that level to avoid confusing those that lack the mental capacity to remember such excessively complicated descriptions as "BLNR on Jubilee".

Or, heaven forbid, "GMT master with a blue and black bezel".

I mean, I can see how hard that must be for some folk

Or instead of labeling half the customer base as stupid, maybe they just think nicknames are harmless fun…

While the other more serious half who get triggered by nicknames fall into this camp:

[bluestreak]

Originally Posted by Devildog

Its probably more correct to say that Rolex reluctantly acknowleges that a fair proportion of their customer base insist on using stupid, childish, nicknames and so they are forced, somewhat reluctantly, to lower their search engine language to that level to avoid confusing those that lack the mental capacity to remember such excessively complicated descriptions as "BLNR on Jubilee".

Or, heaven forbid, "GMT master with a blue and black bezel".

I mean, I can see how hard that must be for some folk

A grown, sane person can’t possibly feel this strongly about watch nicknames.


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[Devildog]

Originally Posted by bluestreak

A grown, sane person can’t possibly feel this strongly about watch nicknames.


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I don't. I was simply presenting an alternate scenario in a hyperbolic manner

[Andad]

Originally Posted by Devildog

I don't. I was simply presenting an alternate scenario in a hyperbolic manner

I thought the post described things pretty well.