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Old 18 June 2024, 11:39 PM   #31
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BLNR is so much simpler. And how the "batman" on oyster turned into "batgirl" for the same watch on jubilee is something I never understood.
Have to agree, but such is life.

The GMT line has probably the easiest reference numbers to remember. Same 6 digits for the SS, 126710 then, just change out the colors BLRO, (blue/red) BLNR (blue/black) VTNR (green/black) etc etc.

Anyway, it is what it is and I get why for some the nicknames are just easier than using the reference and then denoting the bracelet.

I’ll put it to you this way my friend … if I’m buying a Rolex and there are two sellers with the same swatch at the same price … I’m buying the from the one who uses the reference number vs the “Bruce Wayne”
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Old 18 June 2024, 11:43 PM   #32
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Many of the newer nicknames seem forced. Coming up with a nickname just because everything now has to have one.

Good news might be that eventually there might be so many nicknames, that the nicknamer’s won’t even remember what they’re for.

The reference numbers are simple and easy to remember IMHO.

Does it bother me to the point of distraction? No. Do I prefer the catalogue reference numbers? Yes
Ditto.
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Old 18 June 2024, 11:43 PM   #33
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Old 18 June 2024, 11:51 PM   #34
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Now we know that doesn’t apply to slang or non PC words in today’s society.
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Old 18 June 2024, 11:59 PM   #35
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Now we know that doesn’t apply to slang or non PC words in today’s society.
Yeah soon "Batman" and "Batgirl" won't be allowed. We'll have to go with "Bat he/him" and "Bat her/she"
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Old 19 June 2024, 12:11 AM   #36
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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…
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Old 19 June 2024, 12:24 AM   #37
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Yeah soon "Batman" and "Batgirl" won't be allowed. We'll have to go with "Bat he/him" and "Bat her/she"
More like Bat they/them.
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Old 19 June 2024, 12:46 AM   #38
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I have come to the conclusion that people take themselves and life in general way too seriously. Use them or don't.

I generally choose not to use them, but I find people reciting the same tropes over and over about how silly the nicknames are to be more annoying and off putting than the nicknames themselves. Particularly when a thread topic is legitimately about a watch and not the nickname of said watch!
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Old 19 June 2024, 12:47 AM   #39
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Hate the nicknames with a passion. It encapsulates “hype” culture and all the bullshit fly by night enthusiasts that want the coolest newest thing.

Watch collecting used to be so pure compared to now
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Old 19 June 2024, 12:52 AM   #40
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Yeah soon "Batman" and "Batgirl" won't be allowed. We'll have to go with "Bat he/him" and "Bat her/she"
That is exactly where I was going with that. I pitched it to you and you knocked it right out of the park…..
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Old 19 June 2024, 01:48 AM   #41
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When I bought my green submariner a few years back my AD called it a Hulk.
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Old 19 June 2024, 01:58 AM   #42
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Yes these widely used nicknames are silly but I’ve decided not to get upset about it.
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Old 19 June 2024, 02:00 AM   #43
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Live and let live. It's just a watch and if people want to use whimsical nicknames what does it matter?
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Old 19 June 2024, 02:01 AM   #44
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That is exactly where I was going with that. I pitched it to you and you knocked it right out of the park…..
LOL thanks for the compliment but I think @Kinnakeet may be even more on point
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Old 19 June 2024, 04:14 AM   #45
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Hate the nicknames with a passion. It encapsulates “hype” culture and all the bullshit fly by night enthusiasts that want the coolest newest thing.

Watch collecting used to be so pure compared to now

“Pepsi” has been in use since the 1970s…
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Old 19 June 2024, 04:30 AM   #46
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Is it weird that I find it entertaining when others get upset about nicknames?

Nicknames are useful, so I don't have to memorize a bunch of numbers.

I do prefer nicknames that have logical associations. I even think some nicknames are not specific enough, like the Wimbelton can be multiple sizes with 2 different bracelets and 2 different bezels with different materials and still be called a Wimbelton. It's maybe the only one that I'm not really happy with.

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Old 19 June 2024, 04:47 AM   #47
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“Pepsi” has been in use since the 1970s…
How many were there in the 70s vs now? That’s what I’m saying

Yeah I hate it but I don’t get twisted about it. More so a cringe and a laugh when people have these nicknames. What’s next, the Mickey Mouse?
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Old 19 June 2024, 04:54 AM   #48
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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.
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Old 19 June 2024, 05:55 AM   #49
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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
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Old 19 June 2024, 06:09 AM   #50
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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
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Old 19 June 2024, 06:58 AM   #51
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More like Bat they/them.
This still discriminates against non-Bat watch units.
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I don't use the newer nicknames (I wouldn't know a Cookie Monster or a Pikachu if I saw one) but I don't mind them. Call them what you like. They're just watches after all, and I suppose names make them more engaging or relatable than numbers. Otherwise just ignore.
I agree, however i do find some of the names ridiculous but honestly, I always know the reference they're referring to. LOL
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Old 19 June 2024, 07:02 AM   #53
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Perhaps, just perhaps, it is because humans like to form 'associations' with martial things for ease of memory. It also aids in communication considering 'common' knowledge at the time. Perhaps it's a 'Human Tribal' thing?
This! We all have given names but also have social security numbers (reference numbers) but we choose the more personal. Naming of "things" goes all the way back to the Garden of Eden.
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Old 19 June 2024, 07:19 AM   #54
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It’s actually a challenge now for some to come up with the nickname and then experience the the rush when it’s accepted.
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ARRRRRRRGH Just kinda silly.
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Old 19 June 2024, 08:20 AM   #56
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I want a 36mm OP turquoise. I don't call it "the Tiffany". But to each their own.
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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
yeah and tbh i feel like it's equally cringy using reference numbers in the real world. for some models it's avoidable and you can say "blue bezel sub" but in your example are people really saying they'd rather start throwing out the different reference numbers? lol
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yeah and tbh i feel like it's equally cringy using reference numbers in the real world. for some models it's avoidable and you can say "blue bezel sub" but in your example are people really saying they'd rather start throwing out the different reference numbers? lol

Well if you hate the nickname how else will you refer to the watch and convey what you’re actually talking about? “Green bezel sub” doesn’t do it. “Green bezel sub with black dial” doesn’t do it. Any other description is more unwieldy than using the damn nickname.

So yeah. I think they are saying we should just use reference numbers.

And there are three versions of the blue bezel submariner. I don’t know any of the reference numbers of those.
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Personally, I don't have a strong preference and appreciate the creativity behind some of the nicknames.


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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 ?

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