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Old 28 October 2018, 03:27 AM   #1
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New Submariner Nickname

It's a trend to give a Rolex a nickname, especially comic related, so why not call the Submariner..The Submariner!






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Old 28 October 2018, 03:28 AM   #2
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Old 28 October 2018, 03:32 AM   #3
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Old 28 October 2018, 03:41 AM   #4
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D'you mean Sub-Mariner?




No, anyway.
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Old 28 October 2018, 03:50 AM   #5
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D'you mean Sub-Mariner?




No, anyway.
The hyphen makes the difference.
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Old 28 October 2018, 04:05 AM   #6
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Bingo Wings...the maxi case has fat lugs! They need to slim it down to where it was prior.
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Old 28 October 2018, 04:09 AM   #7
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Old 28 October 2018, 04:39 AM   #8
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Is the Sub-Mariner doing jazzercise above the price tag?
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Old 28 October 2018, 05:12 AM   #9
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Submariner is just fine...
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Old 28 October 2018, 05:21 AM   #10
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That name will never catch on
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Old 28 October 2018, 05:24 AM   #11
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its way too grown up sounding as its competing with muppets and smurfs
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Old 28 October 2018, 06:21 AM   #12
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He has the eyebrows of a po*n star.
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Old 28 October 2018, 07:59 AM   #13
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Speaking of submariner...

I hear you Americans say "sub marine er"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozSnlVzFBNE

^^^^^^^ Not so correct :p

Whereas in the UK we say "Sub" "Mar" "iner" (arguably, the right way!)

https://youtu.be/JT9XpXobZfU?t=13

Correct ^^^^
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Old 28 October 2018, 02:22 PM   #14
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I think OP is suggesting the Sub's new nickname should be "Prince Namor"
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Old 28 October 2018, 06:01 PM   #15
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I sometimes wonder if this is the Rolex watch forum, and not some kindergarten forum for under 5 year olds.
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Old 29 October 2018, 03:16 AM   #16
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Speaking of submariner...

I hear you Americans say "sub marine er"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozSnlVzFBNE

^^^^^^^ Not so correct :p

Whereas in the UK we say "Sub" "Mar" "iner" (arguably, the right way!)

https://youtu.be/JT9XpXobZfU?t=13

Correct ^^^^
I think most Americans call the Submariner the "Sub-Mare-In-Er."

In the US Navy I'm told that those in the "Silent Service" are called "Sub-Maree-Ners."
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Old 29 October 2018, 06:01 AM   #17
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I don't get it... "call the submariner the submariner"....
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Old 29 October 2018, 07:26 AM   #18
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I think most Americans call the Submariner the "Sub-Mare-In-Er."

In the US Navy I'm told that those in the "Silent Service" are called "Sub-Maree-Ners."
That's correct and the UK way is correct for the watch

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Old 29 October 2018, 07:29 AM   #19
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That's correct and the UK way is correct for the watch

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I think you'll find, every UK way is the correct way!
Removing U's from our words and such like! Colour... color! Disgraceful

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Old 29 October 2018, 08:08 AM   #20
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Old 29 October 2018, 10:57 AM   #21
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I’ve been meaning to ask why does Namor have little wings on his ankle ???


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Old 30 October 2018, 12:09 AM   #22
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Rolex gave us a very clear and simple number system for distinguishing different models. Why isn't that good enough? I'm not a fan of nicknames.
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Old 30 October 2018, 12:10 AM   #23
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Rolex gave us a very clear and simple number system for distinguishing different models. Why isn't that good enough? I'm not a fan of nicknames.
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Old 30 October 2018, 12:12 AM   #24
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I think you'll find, every UK way is the correct way!
Removing U's from our words and such like! Colour... color! Disgraceful

haha, you guy are just second rate imposters :p (I AM JOKING, DISCLAIMER)
im already envisioning fights with my kids teachers when they have spelling tests when we move back to the states. The British invented English so however they spell it is correct, but im sure the kids will get it marked wrong anyway.
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Rolex gave us a very clear and simple number system for distinguishing different models. Why isn't that good enough? I'm not a fan of nicknames.
I can't tell you why it's not good enough and honestly I don't care about nicknames one way or the other. but that said, almost every time I've been in an Authorized Dealer and asked about a BLNR, I get a blank look followed by "what!?". I repeat, "116710 BLNR", again no response. Then I say "the black and blue bezel GMT", and sure enough the response is "oh the batman?"



Again, I'm not saying I care one way or another. I happen to have a strong memory for the reference numbers (rolex at least) so it's not an issue for me, but this is the (watch) world we live in.
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Old 30 October 2018, 12:25 AM   #26
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Old 30 October 2018, 12:26 AM   #27
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I can't tell you why it's not good enough and honestly I don't care about nicknames one way or the other. but that said, almost every time I've been in an Authorized Dealer and asked about a BLNR, I get a blank look followed by "what!?". I repeat, "116710 BLNR", again no response. Then I say "the black and blue bezel GMT", and sure enough the response is "oh the batman?"



Again, I'm not saying I care one way or another. I happen to have a strong memory for the reference numbers (rolex at least) so it's not an issue for me, but this is the (watch) world we live in.
to me its the overuse of nicknames and creating one is expected for all watches and its not organic anymore. I know as a kid i didn't get to pick my nickname it just evolved, and it has stuck even to this day (no im not telling what it is). This need to name your watch is the part i dont like

FWIW batman to me is yellow and black anyway. that's the batman i grew up with and i still have a t shirt around somewhere with those colors.

Hulk im totally fine with. Some of the others as well as the attempted nicknames i dont like
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to me its the overuse of nicknames and creating one is expected for all watches and its not organic anymore. I know as a kid i didn't get to pick my nickname it just evolved, and it has stuck even to this day (no im not telling what it is). This need to name your watch is the part i dont like

FWIW batman to me is yellow and black anyway. that's the batman i grew up with and i still have a t shirt around somewhere with those colors.

Hulk im totally fine with. Some of the others as well as the attempted nicknames i dont like
I agree with that all around. While I'm indifferent, I think it's kind of silly to go out of your way to create one.

I don't like calling the BLNR Batman, but for some reason I've warmed up to Hulk.
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Old 30 October 2018, 02:40 AM   #29
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I find it funny that so many people don't get that this is a joke.
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Old 30 October 2018, 02:46 AM   #30
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Take a page out of Zoolander and call it "The Original Rolex for Going Underwater Good and Doing Other Stuff Good Too"

That might be a little long though...
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