Who decides nicknames for Rolex models? Because the SD43 needs a new handle.

[woof]

Red

[Gary.]

Originally Posted by JohnnyRol

My guess is it'll probably migrate from SD43 to SD50 once the next iteration is launched. I have no issues with SD43 but the reference to the Ann'y may be the only way to differentiate at,that point.

This.

[superstarmar]

Originally Posted by Fleetlord

50th Anniversary Sea Dweller

Perfect Name!!!

[CRM114]

Are watch nicknamers the same people who nickname their own junk? And if they are, how much can you tell about them depending on if they imagine their watch to be a superhero vs. say, a Smurf or Kermit. Is the obsession to associate adult watches with adolescent-oriented comic book superheros just another sign that more and more people aren't hitting emotional puberty until the age of 35-40? Is it linked to participation trophies and that sort of thing?

All I'm saying is, there could be studies done on this.

[Speedbird-1]

Originally Posted by CRM114

Despite their provenance, if one of Moses' Egyptian-made GMT Masters he wore while parting the Red Sea is ever found, people will still bitch if the coral and lapis lazuli used to make the the bezel is too pink or too purple.

Haha! Brilliant!.......and, you know, your absolutely correct, they WOULD moan!

[Speedbird-1]

Originally Posted by avega357

I like the name sea dweller, I think I will start calling it that

Well,......that will NEVER catch on!

[Speedbird-1]

Originally Posted by MonBK

This thread was moved here from the open section so i guess it must be of significant importance.

WRONG!!!



Please, make it STOP!


Anyone who contributes to
this, should be BANNED!......................................Huh!: thinking.

[kalo925]

Originally Posted by JohnnyRol

My guess is it'll probably migrate from SD43 to SD50 once the next iteration is launched. I have no issues with SD43 but the reference to the Ann'y may be the only way to differentiate at,that point.
:

Good point.. I'll change from SD43 to SD50..

[Lemieux66]

It's commonly been SD50 since not long after release. Seems most people here (and other places) quickly stopped referring to it as SD43 a long time ago.

[American Jedi]

Originally Posted by CRM114

Are watch nicknamers the same people who nickname their own junk? And if they are, how much can you tell about them depending on if they imagine their watch to be a superhero vs. say, a Smurf or Kermit. Is the obsession to associate adult watches with adolescent-oriented comic book superheros just another sign that more and more people aren't hitting emotional puberty until the age of 35-40? Is it linked to participation trophies and that sort of thing?

All I'm saying is, there could be studies done on this.

You're making some pretty good points but, I have to point out a couple of things. For starters I'm pretty sure since people here are participating in a watch forum, it may be safe to say on some level we could be nerds; Or at least facing some kind of mental deficiency. I mean seriously there should be a help group when we start putting together collections that rival the price of some peoples houses. Second I'm pretty sure men don't hit emotional puberty until 42 from the last study conducted, and there's always that thing about men versus boys and the price of our toys...

So largely I agree with you on all of your points. Unfortunately since it is difficult to fight biology, and many of us have no one to stage an intervention, I think I will just embrace these facts, and give my way overpriced watches stupid funny names like Seaclops, or Vader.

Cheers.

[padi56]

Rolex nicknames.

[American Jedi]

Originally Posted by JacksonStone

Good job not having a sense of humor. I'm just having a laugh, not passing judgment.

It's cool. This thread was predicated on a bit of humor anyways. I mean I started it while drinking whiskey, and watching Matt Best zombie movies. Then I looked down at my watch to see how late it had gotten... Huh SD43... and something snapped!

I woke up the next morning to a mixed crowd of happy comic book geeks, and pissed off watch nerds. I probably fit in there somewhere I just don't know where.


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[kalo925]

Originally Posted by Lemieux66

It's commonly been SD50 since not long after release. Seems most people here (and other places) quickly stopped referring to it as SD43 a long time ago.

I've read hundreds of posts on here in the last year.. I don't remember ever seeing it called the SD50.

[JacksonStone]

Originally Posted by kalo925

I've read hundreds of posts on here in the last year.. I don't remember ever seeing it called the SD50.

I've seen some people make the case for why it should be called the SD50, but I don't see it used very much. SD43 is much more common, from what I can tell.

[rudestew]

Originally Posted by JacksonStone

I've seen some people make the case for why it should be called the SD50, but I don't see it used very much. SD43 is much more common, from what I can tell.

SD43 .



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[American Jedi]

Originally Posted by rudestew

SD43 .



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Have you ever tried putting that rubber strap on the Sub?
I'm guessing the ends may be too thick but it looks like it might be a pretty cool combo if it did fit.


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[Therolexlogin]

Not saying I approve of this but if we’re sticking to soft drinks then the colour scheme of the 122660 does remind me a lot of Coke Zero.

[rudestew]

American Jedi , I did try a rubber ( not dssd) on the sub just to skinny but I see what your saying it would add a bit of width , the dssd just didn’t look right on it’s bracelet , can’t wait to see the DSSD44JC22MMLUGDEEPBLUETHE2ND

[Keptone]

Originally Posted by sensui

This is what happens when you mix alcohol and watch forum.

LOL.... very funny.

[Rolex.c6]

How 'bout 126600?

[CRM114]

Originally Posted by American Jedi

You're making some pretty good points but, I have to point out a couple of things. For starters I'm pretty sure since people here are participating in a watch forum, it may be safe to say on some level we could be nerds; Or at least facing some kind of mental deficiency. I mean seriously there should be a help group when we start putting together collections that rival the price of some peoples houses. Second I'm pretty sure men don't hit emotional puberty until 42 from the last study conducted, and there's always that thing about men versus boys and the price of our toys...

So largely I agree with you on all of your points. Unfortunately since it is difficult to fight biology, and many of us have no one to stage an intervention, I think I will just embrace these facts, and give my way overpriced watches stupid funny names like Seaclops, or Vader.

Cheers.

If one must nickname something, at least observe the time-tested criteria for coining good ones that stick..

#1) a good nickname must be clever and appropriate, organic to some attribute, characteristic, or it's given name. If #1 is satisfied, then a nickname can be improved by...

#2) being mildly derisive/at odds with it's given name. #3) In rare cases where it's not, it should coined by an enemy.

Aircraft nicknames provide plenty of examples of the above to varying degrees. For instance...

Vultee Valiant - "Vibrator" because it did. N3N Navy training aircraft. - "Yellow Peril" (because painted yellow). Beechcraft Bonanza - "V-tailed Doctor Killer".

B-26 Marauder - the "Flying Prostitute" or "The Baltimore Whore" because it had small wings/no visible means of support and where it was produced.

F-104 Starfighter - "Zipper", "Dirt Nail". F-105 Thunderchief - "Thud" (sound it made hitting the ground).

B-52 Stratofortress - "Buff" (Big Ugly Fat Fxxxer"). A-7 Corsair II - Sluf (Slow Little Ugly Fxxxer). A-10 Thunderbolt II - "Warthog", "Hog". F7U Cutlass - "Gutless Cutlass". AD-1 Skyraider - "Able Dog". T-37 - "Tweety Bird", "Dog Whistle", "Converter" (little, slow, converts fuel into noise, a high-pitched tweeting). F-111 - "Pig".

B-747 - "Whale". B-737 - "Guppy", "Maggot". Any small regional airliner - "Barbie Jet". Any Airbus - "Scare Bus". A-320 "Chainsaw", "Sully's Ark". Any Embraer aircraft - "Jungle Jet" (made in Brazil). Swearingen Metroliner - "San Antonio Sewer Pipe", "Death Pencil". B-757 - "Slave Galley".

Official Name derivatives....A3D Skywarrior - "All Three Dead". F4D Skyway - "Ford". DC-10 - "Death Cruiser Ten". F-100 Super Saber - "Hun". B-1 Lancer - "Bone".

F-14 Tomcat - "Turkey" (looks like one). A-6 Intruder - "Tadpole", "Drumstick" (looks like one). SR-71 Blackbird- "Habu" (looks like one according to Okinawans). B-2 Sprit - "Boomerang". P-47 Thunderbolt - "Jug".

Examples of #3) would be the P-38 Lightning - nicknamed "Fork-tailed Devil" by the Germans. F4U Corsair - named "Whistling Death" by the Japanese.

Then there's some nicknames that are so good they get applied, recycled, or modified to various aircraft..."Widowmaker" (self explanatory), "Lawn Dart" , "Lead Sled" (fast, but heavy and can't turn well), "Aluminum Overcast" (really big), "Double Ugly", "WISCOD" (Whistling Shit Can Of Death), "Crowd Killer", "Ensign Killer". etc. etc.

So you see, any halfway decent (let alone righteous) nickname has to involve more thought than just matching a couple colors of a watch to the costume of a comic book superhero or cartoon character.

Even the nicknames "Pepsi", "Coke", and "Root Beer" are descriptions not merely of bezel colors but the fact they were also made from thin aluminum strips as if cut from a cheap soda cans.

So, if there must be watch nicknames, have good ones. Ditch the superhero/ cartoon themes. "SeaClops" is on the right track.

[FiguredMaple]

Cartoon characters can be cool, sometimes.

Kermit should have been called Green Lantern instead.



We already have the Submariner,



how about Aquaman for the SD50th?




Thor could also work for the SD50th.

"Doth mother know you weareth her drapes?"

[007_Omega]

[A.I.]

Harmless fun for some. Not fun for me.

Just SD43

[crazycarlitos]

Not really into nicknames for watches...

But, if anything, Cyclops sounds appropriate.

[Duey]

HP

(Because it feels like a Hockey Puck on your wrist)

[meganfox17]

Originally Posted by Duey

HP

(Because it feels like a Hockey Puck on your wrist)

That's a Hockey Puck Sweetheart....

[yxc145]

I wonder if ROLEX is the one that gives the nicknames to their own watches, will every then be ok with it?

[JacksonStone]

Originally Posted by yxc145

I wonder if ROLEX is the one that gives the nicknames to their own watches, will every then be ok with it?

Not everyone is OK with the watches Rolex puts out. What makes you think everyone would agree Rolex got the nicknames right?

[American Jedi]

Originally Posted by 007_Omega

Vador... I think I'm picking up what you're putting down