Rolex Oyster Perpetual “Bijan”Yellow Dial or Bijan Dial nickname

[mountainjogger]

For the sake of my sanity, please stop with the nicknames.

[winst]

I’m not keen on nicknames but I’ve heard it called the Bart Simpson the most. Must admit though the T-Rex nickname for the MK 1 39mm Explorer was quite a clever and amusing nickname.

[Gary.]

"Bart Simpson" already means something in the World of Rolex. It's a Submariner dial with a particular coronet.

It says a lot about this mania for trying to coin a nickname that we're doing it without even knowing our Rolex history.

[alphadweller]

Rolex calls it yellow, I'm good with that. It's not like they have different yellow dials on offer.

[vh2k]

Originally Posted by sokoloka

Eh, everyone's perspective is different. Have spent a ton of time in LA and still have never heard of him.

Bijan is very much a Los Angeles thing. If you were rich, into fashion, and shopped on Rodeo Drive, you knew who he was. Very much like if you were a rich foodie in L.A. in the 1980s, you knew about Spago. Very few people outside the super rich know or care about Bijan.

[EagleArmsHBAR]

Yeah, I call it the yellow OP.

[LeftHookLacey]

Too nitche of a name.

Hulk is called hulk as opposed to some random superhero that only comic nerds know.

[KatGirl]

Never heard of it. To my eye, it’s mustard yellow. Just call it the Mustard dial. I have to say it is growing on me.

[thefollandgnat]

Originally Posted by sokoloka

Eh, everyone's perspective is different. Have spent a ton of time in LA and still have never heard of him.

I've barely heard of LA.

[Matt_01]

Originally Posted by JSCP

It’s more Lufthansa yellow

I have no idea what the house of Bimjam is. Sorry

Orange - EasyJet
Yellow - Lufthansa
Green - Emirates
Red - Virgin
Blue - Tui
Any other colours? I’ve missed

[drrd]

Originally Posted by EagleArmsHBAR

Yeah, I call it the yellow OP.

The 'yellow OP'. I like it

[Jster]

Ugh, no nicknames. It’s so lame.

[JohnGT3RS]

I thought bijan was mustard?

[Richard Carver]

[tclassen]

Originally Posted by JacksonRain

Excuse me?! Nobody has heard of Bijan?! Lol. Bijan is or at least once was the MOST EXPENSIVE male designer in the world. He is an absolute legend in LA.

May he RIP.

Here is a link with some education.

https://youtu.be/xZuJYqXeROs

https://youtu.be/TNJf-EHI3lY

Enjoy.



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Thank you, I guess I’m not the only one who has heard of Bijan lol.


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[tclassen]

Originally Posted by Kliminator

Lol - why do people try so hard to come up with this stuff? Is there some personal level of gratification if a nickname someone comes up with ends up getting used by the community? I don't get it

Whatever floats your boat, I guess

On topic & for the record - never heard of Bijan

In all honesty, I didn’t try hard to come up with it all. I saw a post about Bijan on Instagram, and realized that Bijan yellow, is extremely similar to the yellow OP dial. So I decided to make a sporadic post.


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[gops]

I call it Modena yellow...imagine having a prancing horse logo in the middle...that's how I envision it when I first saw this color on OP.

[capote]

Originally Posted by KatGirl

Never heard of it. To my eye, it’s mustard yellow. Just call it the Mustard dial. I have to say it is growing on me.

Colonel Mustard then?

[ArtNouveau]

I'm not for naming the watch dial for him but Bijan is quite well known. Do a Google search for "Bijan Bugatti Veyron" and see the thousands of pictures of it taken in front of the store. Jay Leno's Garage had his son as a guest and they went for a drive in it.

[prnceofpersia23]

RIP to a legend. Used to see him cruising around Beverly Hills, he was always happy to stop and say hello.

This is a pic I took of him summer of 2001. Here he is with his signature yellow on the interior and his jacket.

I'm sure he'd enjoy wearing the yellow OP!

[Soultime]

Hmmm....

I'll stick with yellow for the name of a Swiss watch, rather than someone most of the world has never heard of.

Although the colour is similar, granted.

[KatGirl]

Originally Posted by capote

Colonel Mustard then?

Petfect! Colonel Mustard , in the library, with the watch hammer!

[Nikrnic]

I think of a Taxi Cab when I see it. I like it though as well as the Taxi Cab green.

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[dukie748]

Signal Yellow, courtesy of Porsche.

[tclassen]

Originally Posted by prnceofpersia23

RIP to a legend. Used to see him cruising around Beverly Hills, he was always happy to stop and say hello.

This is a pic I took of him summer of 2001. Here he is with his signature yellow on the interior and his jacket.

I'm sure he'd enjoy wearing the yellow OP!

Very cool !
What kind of car is he driving in that picture ?

[Calatrava r]

Didn't Bijan have a store on 5th Avenue in NYC years ago? It was right next to Fred a jewelry store which carried all the top watch brands. That store has long closed.

[daOnlyBG]

Originally Posted by Jamhot

Like you said, nobody has heard of Bijan. No matter how many photos you put up of the shop, something nobody knows about is not going to catch on.

I've heard of Bijan. Unfortunately, it wasn't the best of contexts; throughout his trial for fraud and tax evasion, Paul Manafort's bills were routinely brought up in court, with pictures of the items Manafort had purchased from Bijan's Beverly Hills location.

[Onikage]

Never heard of it. I'm just a Brit. Mustard.

[HappyPrince]

I haven’t spent much time in L.A. but I still know about Bijan. Not really a surprise that a brand that takes pride in being the “most expensive” will usually attract customers with more money than sense or taste (including shady characters like Paul Manafort).

I vote for “yellow OP”.

[prnceofpersia23]

Originally Posted by tclassen

Very cool !
What kind of car is he driving in that picture ?

IIRC, it was a Bentley Azure.