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Old 1 October 2011, 03:37 AM   #1
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"Root Beer" Rolex - Where did it come from?

What is the origin of "Root Beer" as a name for the GMT Master models that had this color scheme? Did this originate from Rolex directly or did someone coin the name? I assume it is an allusion to the other "Coke" and "Pepsi" names given (btw where did those come from?) to the red/black and red/blue combos. So therefore, Root Beer, Coke and Pepsi are all sodas. However, it is interesting that the the latter use proper nouns and the Root Beer is generic. Why not A&W or Hires?
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Old 1 October 2011, 03:40 AM   #2
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I'm waiting for the Red Bull edition

Seriously, who knows...someone said it that way and it stuck.
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Old 1 October 2011, 03:48 AM   #3
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I'm waiting for the Red Bull edition

Seriously, who knows...someone said it that way and it stuck.
I was hoping for a Fresca.
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Old 1 October 2011, 04:03 AM   #4
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I think the Milgauss GV should be referred to as the "Mountain Dew"....
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Pepsi, Coke, and Rootbeer are all nicknames for GMT's but none are directly from Rolex. I don't know why the all black version doesn't have a nickname???
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Old 1 October 2011, 05:05 AM   #6
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I don't know why the all black version doesn't have a nickname???
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Old 1 October 2011, 08:05 AM   #7
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Old 1 October 2011, 08:10 AM   #8
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I think the Milgauss GV should be referred to as the "Mountain Dew"....
Good call.
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Old 1 October 2011, 08:25 AM   #9
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Good call.
Thanks, but I have to give credit to my three year old daughter who pointed out to me this weekend that my watch matched my "soda," which of course was a Mountain Dew.
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Old 1 October 2011, 09:42 AM   #10
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Thanks, but I have to give credit to my three year old daughter who pointed out to me this weekend that my watch matched my "soda," which of course was a Mountain Dew.
Ah ha- she has excellent observation.
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Waiting for the starbucks edition (green/black)
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Pepsi, Coke, and Rootbeer are all nicknames for GMT's but none are directly from Rolex. I don't know why the all black version doesn't have a nickname???



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Maybe Rolex should do a deal with NFL and do a series of watches with team colors - or not ;-)
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