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26 May 2022, 05:34 PM | #61 |
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I don't mind Bluesy or the majority of the other nicknames.... However, Cookie monster is awful. It's by far the worst and most cringey
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26 May 2022, 05:34 PM | #62 |
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Embarrassing hearing people use them
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26 May 2022, 05:48 PM | #63 |
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Never understood why a watch has to have a nickname, I can just about get the Pepsi or Coke idiom but everything else……….?
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26 May 2022, 05:49 PM | #64 |
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Not a fan of todays nicknames but dont mind the term Pepsi or coke for inserts on the aluminium GMT range.
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26 May 2022, 05:52 PM | #65 |
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It’s just for humor, no place for hate in the watch community
Blusey also reminds me of the late great JJ
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26 May 2022, 05:53 PM | #66 |
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Three pages in and not a single member has referred to the watch by its Rolex given name, 126613LB. I can tell that everyone prefers the Rolex name.
This is the closest. |
26 May 2022, 06:08 PM | #67 |
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But you did post this classless reply in a thread. https://www.rolexforums.com/showpost...16&postcount=6 Way worse than using nicknames for a watch? Yes, JJ called his 16613 ‘Bluesy’ and the name stuck……so?
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26 May 2022, 07:18 PM | #69 |
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Who cares. It will pass.
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26 May 2022, 08:45 PM | #71 |
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26 May 2022, 09:19 PM | #72 |
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Not a fan of nicknames.
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26 May 2022, 09:27 PM | #73 | ||
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16613 is the original Bluesy if there was to be such a thing. Therefore the 11/126613LB should be BlueC.. I'll get my coat. I dont even like nicknames. |
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26 May 2022, 10:39 PM | #74 |
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I am not a fan of the nicknames either but I can remember those a lot easier than I can remember the reference numbers. I suspect that is why they stuck.
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26 May 2022, 10:43 PM | #75 |
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26 May 2022, 11:41 PM | #76 |
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On a scale from one to ten, I'm at a level zero with how much I care about these silly nicknames.
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27 May 2022, 12:36 AM | #77 |
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Nope, not a fan of nicknames at all. Prefer sub/date w/ blue dial and bezel or reference number. I hear Bluesy, Kermit, hulk I'm thinking Invicta.
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27 May 2022, 02:20 AM | #78 |
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Padi loves it. Direct message him and you’ll see
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27 May 2022, 02:47 AM | #79 |
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I’m not good with numbers so I kind of like “The Beverly Hillbilly” to refer to the 16753 in black/gold. Throw in “with the Ellie May dial” and you’ve got the perfect description of the watch ….. without having to memorize all of those numbers.
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27 May 2022, 03:22 AM | #80 |
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At the end of the day I'm fine with the nicknames in general and thus, fine with "Bluesy". Some nicknames are much more cringe than others, but it really does make a quick and easy way to differentiate model types.
The only one I HATE is "Root beer" because every time I read it, hear it, think it, or look at my Root beer, I absolutely CRAVEEEE a root beer float!!
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27 May 2022, 03:36 AM | #81 |
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I like Batman and Panda. The others not so much.
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27 May 2022, 07:07 AM | #82 |
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Disagree…the attempts to make “Cookie Monster” and “Sprite” work are on my “worst” list.
A couple of my friends had one, and I just called it a TT blue Sub (but of course one word is easier than 4). I’m not a huge fan of Batman/girl, but in a way I get it. I’ve always called it the BLNR, but once it became available with 2 bracelets, it kind of made sense. |
27 May 2022, 07:53 AM | #83 |
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Sometimes it’s just the way it is, even my AD started using these silly names….
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27 May 2022, 09:14 AM | #84 |
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”The Swede” is what it should have been called since it has Sweden’s colors.
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27 May 2022, 10:38 AM | #85 |
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Hate all of the dumb pet names.
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27 May 2022, 10:41 AM | #86 |
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I'd like it even less had JJ not always fawned over his...
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27 May 2022, 12:00 PM | #87 |
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Love them or hate them, you know what watch the nickname refers. As for the reference numbers, most of us would have to look them up to correctly recite. Automobiles nicknames appear as model name badging. Only service departments are concerned with chassis numbers.
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27 May 2022, 12:50 PM | #88 |
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not nice
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27 May 2022, 03:35 PM | #89 |
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One of the few I actually like. Kind of a paradox cause it’s a bright and vibrant watch. Love it actually….. much more than a lot of other names people toss around
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