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Frank McKay · 19 August 2019, 03:58 AM

I can’t imagine any man over the age of 40 is referencing these silly and awful nicknames for various Rolex watches e.g., Bluesy, Hulk, Batman, stop stop stop!

If you’re a constant user of these nicknames, please select your age range for a fun little poll.

20-30

30-40

40-50

50-60

jec3 · 19 August 2019, 04:09 AM

69

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torrente · 19 August 2019, 04:14 AM

51, I do not have any of the nicknames but I think that are more useful than references or long description.

chloebear · 19 August 2019, 04:21 AM

I'm 46 and use them. It's just so much easier to say Pepsi than 126710BLRO. Although I find myself using BLRO on TRF more and more. Overall I have no problem with the nicknames. I have no nicknames for my white Milgauss or black Explorer II.

enjoythemusic · 19 August 2019, 04:21 AM

Old enough to use them, young enough to know better.

kieselguhr · 19 August 2019, 04:50 AM

30. I don’t use nicknames, but I don’t mind them. I used to name my cars but I think I got that from gone in 60 seconds

AOW

vinny84 · 19 August 2019, 04:53 AM

35. I mainly use nicknames. I have too much going on to remember all of them by reference numbers.

inadeje · 19 August 2019, 04:59 AM

51 and use the nicknames on TRF to facilitate reading. With my AD I use the Rolex color acronyms BLRO, BLNR etc. To anyone outside of our collector and aficionado world, I wouldn’t think of perpetuating these childish names.

Fleegle · 19 August 2019, 05:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jec3

69

Uggi · 19 August 2019, 05:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frank McKay

I can’t imagine any man over the age of 40 is referencing these silly and awful nicknames

You have a rubbish imagination then.

dxbtousa · 19 August 2019, 05:15 AM

Yawn another thread on nicknames; dont use them if you choose not to. Others can and will continue to do so.

BLNR Nairobi · 19 August 2019, 05:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frank McKay

I can’t imagine any man over the age of 40 is referencing these silly and awful nicknames for various Rolex watches e.g., Bluesy, Hulk, Batman, stop stop stop!

If you’re a constant user of these nicknames, please select your age range for a fun little poll.

20-30

30-40

40-50

50-60

What about Pepsi, Kermit and Coke, or are those somehow exempt? No to superheroes, but OK to soda pop and green puppet frogs from the Muppet show, right?

Zakalwe · 19 August 2019, 05:18 AM

I don’t use them but I can’t for the life of me work out why some people get so wound up about completely harmless words. I assume some of it is comic book snobbery, because comics are childish and purely for kids to people who don’t know better. The rest I can only put down to classic miserable old git syndrome.

This forum forms an echo chamber. In the real world, even AD’s look at you like you’re some special kind of moron if you use reference numbers to identify watches. Ultimately, words are simply a tool used to communicate ideas. In the context of watches, everybody who has a passing familiarity with Rolex watches knows that a Hulk is a green sub whereas only a minority understand what is meant by 116610LV.

Chewbacca · 19 August 2019, 05:24 AM

"We can't talk watches like we used to. But we have our ways. One trick is to tell stories that don't go anywhere. Like the time I tried to catch a ferry in Seattle. I needed a new crown for m'Air King. So I decided to go to Portland, which is what they called South Seattle in those days. So I tied an onion to my belt, which was the style at the time. Now, to take the ferry cost a nickel, and in those days, nickels had pictures of bumblebees on 'em. 'Gimme five bees for a quarter,' you'd say. Now where were we... oh yeah. The important thing was that I had an onion on my belt, which was the style at the time. I didn't have any white onions, because of the war. The only thing you could get was those big yellow ones... then I'd miss the ferry because I never got that crown for m'Air King..."

Adapted from an original quote by,

— Abraham 'Grandpa' Simpson

3sheets86 · 19 August 2019, 05:27 AM

I try not to use them as I don’t like them but find I have to sometimes to help others know what I’m talking about.
I always associate batman with the colour black so not sure why/how the BLNR came to get that name. When I was a kid my Batman figures had black suits and the bat mobile was also black.
The hulk name I get but I prefer to just call it an LV.

maxymax · 19 August 2019, 06:26 AM

Doesn’t really bother me. Times are such, the more you resist the more aggressive the pushback is

Let them call however they wish to associate with it

KeithP · 19 August 2019, 06:32 AM

47. Didn’t vote as I say Sub, GMT, Explorer, etc.
If I need to specify color I say the color or blro, etc.
To each their own.

Dr.Brian · 19 August 2019, 07:07 AM

If the term Bluesy was good enough for JJ, it’s good enough for me!

watchmework · 19 August 2019, 07:09 AM

What about 70+.....

Kyle3130 · 19 August 2019, 07:11 AM

33, never use them.

MercLBDM · 19 August 2019, 07:21 AM

44 don't instigate use of the nicknames.

A lot of the younger sales guys at work converse in the nicknames, and it doesn't bother me to the point of correcting them or refusing to talk watches with them. I might even reply using a nickname

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Nikrnic · 19 August 2019, 07:30 AM

My ADs use them all the time. I use them and really dont care one way or another but certainly nothing to get in a huff about. Why grow up?

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Acidstain · 19 August 2019, 07:44 AM

35.

I use them because it’s easier than remembering all the model #s

Robtayham · 19 August 2019, 08:18 AM

Yep. I use the name ‘sub’. That’s a nickname.

brandog · 19 August 2019, 08:23 AM

I've literally never heard anyone notice my watch and not call it a Hulk. Even multiple AD employees i've talked to say Hulk. Most Rolex enthusiasts use nicknames, if your not into them then don't use them.

What a dumb thread.

abozz · 19 August 2019, 08:47 AM

I call my SD43: Sidwi, maybe I never grew up.

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tyler1980 · 19 August 2019, 09:20 AM

clearly the old age group. remembering reference numbers starts to get a bit fuzzy around then

plus it makes them look young and hip

now if they would just vote in the poll

In all seriousness i do think the most frequent nickname users are 40+

Tenebris Equum · 19 August 2019, 09:30 AM

31 and proud of calling the BLNR it's perfect nickname, the batgirl.

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dardeca · 19 August 2019, 09:48 AM

Don't like the nick names...I prefer to call them by their reference number. It's especially fun to do so at many of the AD's and get a blank stare from the sales associates.

Frank McKay · 19 August 2019, 09:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tyler1980

clearly the old age group. remembering reference numbers starts to get a bit fuzzy around then

plus it makes them look young and hip

now if they would just vote in the poll

In all seriousness i do think the most frequent nickname users are 40+

Lol I’m starting to think you’re correct here

View Poll Results: For those who refer to Rolex watches mainly by nicknames
Age between 18-30	50	26.32%
Age between 30-39	56	29.47%
Age between 40-50	37	19.47%
Age between 50-70	47	24.74%
Voters: 190. You may not vote on this poll

19 August 2019, 03:58 AM	#1
Frank McKay "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,650	Use of silly Rolex nicknames by age group I can’t imagine any man over the age of 40 is referencing these silly and awful nicknames for various Rolex watches e.g., Bluesy, Hulk, Batman, stop stop stop! If you’re a constant user of these nicknames, please select your age range for a fun little poll. 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60

19 August 2019, 04:21 AM	#5
enjoythemusic 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Real Name: Steven Location: Glocal Posts: 21,207	Old enough to use them, young enough to know better. __________________ __________________ ----> Was Great Seeing Everyone At The TRF December 9 Tampa Meetup <---- https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=968133 Love timepieces and want to become a Watchmaker? Rolex has a sensational school. www.RolexWatchmakingTrainingCenter.com/ Sent from my Etch A Sketch using String Theory.

19 August 2019, 04:59 AM	#8
inadeje 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Miami Watch: me lose count. Posts: 5,907	51 and use the nicknames on TRF to facilitate reading. With my AD I use the Rolex color acronyms BLRO, BLNR etc. To anyone outside of our collector and aficionado world, I wouldn’t think of perpetuating these childish names. __________________ ♛ 218206 Roman ♛ 116689 ♛ 126710BLRO ♛ 16520 white ♛ 16523 white ♛ 16610 ♛ 5513 Birth Year - ✠ Patek Philippe 5980/1R-001 - AP 26331ST Panda - Panerai Bronzo 671 & 111, Ω Speedmaster 1957 Broad Arrow, Cartier Santos XL - Montblanc TimeWalker Chrono 41

19 August 2019, 05:18 AM	#13
Zakalwe "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Real Name: Sal Location: London Posts: 2,496	I don’t use them but I can’t for the life of me work out why some people get so wound up about completely harmless words. I assume some of it is comic book snobbery, because comics are childish and purely for kids to people who don’t know better. The rest I can only put down to classic miserable old git syndrome. This forum forms an echo chamber. In the real world, even AD’s look at you like you’re some special kind of moron if you use reference numbers to identify watches. Ultimately, words are simply a tool used to communicate ideas. In the context of watches, everybody who has a passing familiarity with Rolex watches knows that a Hulk is a green sub whereas only a minority understand what is meant by 116610LV. __________________ “Never argue with idiots. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience." - Mark Twain

19 August 2019, 04:09 AM	#2
jec3 "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: Orange County Watch: Sky-Dweller 326934 Posts: 46	69 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

19 August 2019, 04:14 AM	#3
torrente "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Planet Earth Posts: 551	51, I do not have any of the nicknames but I think that are more useful than references or long description.

19 August 2019, 04:21 AM	#4
chloebear Banned Join Date: Mar 2014 Real Name: Mike Location: USA Watch: Explorer Posts: 2,902	I'm 46 and use them. It's just so much easier to say Pepsi than 126710BLRO. Although I find myself using BLRO on TRF more and more. Overall I have no problem with the nicknames. I have no nicknames for my white Milgauss or black Explorer II.

19 August 2019, 04:50 AM	#6
kieselguhr "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2013 Real Name: Nick Location: Las Vegas Watch: 1601 Posts: 10,623	30. I don’t use nicknames, but I don’t mind them. I used to name my cars but I think I got that from gone in 60 seconds AOW

19 August 2019, 04:53 AM	#7
vinny84 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: USA Posts: 760	35. I mainly use nicknames. I have too much going on to remember all of them by reference numbers.

19 August 2019, 05:15 AM	#11
dxbtousa "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2019 Location: dubai Posts: 673	Yawn another thread on nicknames; dont use them if you choose not to. Others can and will continue to do so.

19 August 2019, 05:24 AM	#14
Chewbacca Banned Join Date: May 2012 Real Name: CJ Location: Kashyyyk Watch: Kessel Run Chrono Posts: 21,112	"We can't talk watches like we used to. But we have our ways. One trick is to tell stories that don't go anywhere. Like the time I tried to catch a ferry in Seattle. I needed a new crown for m'Air King. So I decided to go to Portland, which is what they called South Seattle in those days. So I tied an onion to my belt, which was the style at the time. Now, to take the ferry cost a nickel, and in those days, nickels had pictures of bumblebees on 'em. 'Gimme five bees for a quarter,' you'd say. Now where were we... oh yeah. The important thing was that I had an onion on my belt, which was the style at the time. I didn't have any white onions, because of the war. The only thing you could get was those big yellow ones... then I'd miss the ferry because I never got that crown for m'Air King..." Adapted from an original quote by, — Abraham 'Grandpa' Simpson

19 August 2019, 05:27 AM	#15
3sheets86 "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: UK Posts: 563	I try not to use them as I don’t like them but find I have to sometimes to help others know what I’m talking about. I always associate batman with the colour black so not sure why/how the BLNR came to get that name. When I was a kid my Batman figures had black suits and the bat mobile was also black. The hulk name I get but I prefer to just call it an LV.

19 August 2019, 06:26 AM	#16
maxymax "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: CT Posts: 721	Doesn’t really bother me. Times are such, the more you resist the more aggressive the pushback is Let them call however they wish to associate with it

19 August 2019, 06:32 AM	#17
KeithP "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Real Name: Keith Location: NYC Watch: AK 126900/SM 300M Posts: 1,664	47. Didn’t vote as I say Sub, GMT, Explorer, etc. If I need to specify color I say the color or blro, etc. To each their own.

19 August 2019, 07:07 AM	#18
Dr.Brian 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Real Name: Brian Location: CA dreamin' Watch: ing the market. Posts: 5,906	If the term Bluesy was good enough for JJ, it’s good enough for me! __________________ -Brian AUDENTES FORTUNA IUVAT 十人十色

19 August 2019, 07:09 AM	#19
watchmework "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: DC Watch: 126710BLRO, 116600 Posts: 7,869	What about 70+.....

19 August 2019, 07:11 AM	#20
Kyle3130 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 1,960	33, never use them. __________________

19 August 2019, 07:21 AM	#21
MercLBDM "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2019 Location: GB Posts: 133	44 don't instigate use of the nicknames. A lot of the younger sales guys at work converse in the nicknames, and it doesn't bother me to the point of correcting them or refusing to talk watches with them. I might even reply using a nickname Sent from my SM-G960F using Tapatalk

19 August 2019, 07:30 AM	#22
Nikrnic "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2017 Real Name: Louis Nick Ric Location: Michigan, USA Watch: Blnr, Expll, Subs, Posts: 10,172	My ADs use them all the time. I use them and really dont care one way or another but certainly nothing to get in a huff about. Why grow up? Sent from my SM-G970U using Tapatalk

19 August 2019, 07:44 AM	#23
Acidstain "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: USA Posts: 97	35. I use them because it’s easier than remembering all the model #s

19 August 2019, 08:18 AM	#24
Robtayham "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: Texas Posts: 532	Yep. I use the name ‘sub’. That’s a nickname.

19 August 2019, 08:23 AM	#25
brandog Banned Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: New York Posts: 370	I've literally never heard anyone notice my watch and not call it a Hulk. Even multiple AD employees i've talked to say Hulk. Most Rolex enthusiasts use nicknames, if your not into them then don't use them. What a dumb thread.

19 August 2019, 08:47 AM	#26
abozz "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: In my home. Watch: 116660, 126600 Posts: 2,905	I call my SD43: Sidwi, maybe I never grew up. Enviado desde mi SM-G975F mediante Tapatalk

19 August 2019, 09:20 AM	#27
tyler1980 "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Houston Posts: 17,622	clearly the old age group. remembering reference numbers starts to get a bit fuzzy around then plus it makes them look young and hip now if they would just vote in the poll In all seriousness i do think the most frequent nickname users are 40+ __________________ Instagram: tyler.watches current collection: Patek 5164A, Patek 5524G, Rolex Platinum Daytona 116506, Rolex Sea Dweller 43 126600, Rolex GMT II 116710LN, AP 15400ST (silver), Panerai 913, Omega Speedmaster moonwatch, Tudor Black Bay (Harrods Edition)

19 August 2019, 09:30 AM	#28
Tenebris Equum Banned Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: Australia Watch: Speedy and Pepsi Posts: 168	31 and proud of calling the BLNR it's perfect nickname, the batgirl. Sent from my SM-N950F using Tapatalk

19 August 2019, 09:48 AM	#29
dardeca 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: US Watch: Rolex, Patek Posts: 2,477	Don't like the nick names...I prefer to call them by their reference number. It's especially fun to do so at many of the AD's and get a blank stare from the sales associates.

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