What is your favorite watch nicknames?

[AEV]

The funny thing is that if you go on the rolex website and type these names in the search field, most of the watches will come up - I have tried panda, batman, rootbeer, pepsi, kermit...all these come up.

There is no batgirl & bluesy though....

[Oyster Sauce]

Smurf is my favorite name in the Rolex world. Snoopy is very cool on the Omega side of things. I guess kids cartoons have a strange appeal for me

[dba]

Originally Posted by HERITAGE82

This

[flytier]

call them by what they are, Submariner, Explorer, DateJust, GMT etc.

[DudePerfect]

Originally Posted by AEV

The funny thing is that if you go on the rolex website and type these names in the search field, most of the watches will come up - I have tried panda, batman, rootbeer, pepsi, kermit...all these come up.

There is no batgirl & bluesy though....

I guess that shows Rolex Inc is not as uptight about nicknames as some on the Rolex forum.

I’m just sayin.

[mountainjogger]

Originally Posted by drfrankenstein

Agree. Especially since many watch "enthusiasts" insisting on using reference numbers are grown men who are buying different colors of the same watch as if they were beanie babies.

What reference are the beanie babies?

[Seddyspaghetti]

Nipple dial

[emersm]

Originally Posted by Seddyspaghetti

Nipple dial

[Gary.]

Rolex: Here is our new watch. It is the CHNR which stands for chocolat noir which is French for "chocolate black" or "dark chocolate" as it would be called in English.

Rolex fanboys : Yeah! Whoooo! Root Beer, dude. It's a new ROOT BEER!!! Whooooooooo....

[Dilemma]

Originally Posted by Casey VP-26

I'll drink to this.

I'll drink to anything but this is a good start.

[Casey VP-26]

Originally Posted by Dilemma

I'll drink to anything but this is a good start.

Chin Chin Dilemma.

[Mr. K]

Rachel. I liked this post.

https://www.rolexforums.com/showthre...ghlight=Rachel

[Joemck]

Originally Posted by Patton250

Is there some sort of conspiracy against Padi today???

Exactly what leapt to my mind

[Norbert]

All those serious Rolexforum posters that hate on nicknames, make sure to put your complete name as your username. Since you are so against nicknames.

Texas Timex.

[Ihatecheese]

Batgirl nickname is my favourite by far. The amount of men who are horrified by the name really tickles me. Batman. Sure thing. Butch manly. Batgirl. Ohmygod how can I take photos and post with pride now!

[gleiden]

Originally Posted by Ihatecheese

Batgirl nickname is my favourite by far. The amount of men who are horrified by the name really tickles me. Batman. Sure thing. Butch manly. Batgirl. Ohmygod how can I take photos and post with pride now!

I'm the same - I love this name for how much insecurity it exposes.

[Patton250]

Originally Posted by Ihatecheese

Batgirl nickname is my favourite by far. The amount of men who are horrified by the name really tickles me. Batman. Sure thing. Butch manly. Batgirl. Ohmygod how can I take photos and post with pride now!

Your type of take on the name batgirl has been the funniest of them all. Whenever threads on this subject come up and there have been plenty recently there is always a handful of guys and that step in and challenge everyone’s masculinity. They are so anxious to step in and be politically correct and show everyone just how up-to-date they are that the real reason most people dislike the nickname completely eludes them. The name was created out of anger, disappointment and hatred for the new model and it’s a new bracelet and has nothing to do with your New Age chivalry and desire to appear like you are hip with the times. Defending women’s honor is something most honorable for sure. However it’s always better when it’s legitimate and more importantly applicable.

[padi56]

Originally Posted by Patton250

It’s just easier to memorize nicknames or at least the reference name like date just or date date or Submariner. I actually get frustrated when people start talking about a watch and only use the reference number. I have no idea what they are talking about and most times I don’t have enough time to look it up. There’s just too many numbers to memorize. If that’s your thing I have no problem with it and I certainly won’t criticize you for it or say that it’s selfish on your part making everyone take extra time to figure out what it is you are talking about. Why don’t we try to as a forum post both the model name and reference number together? That way everyone’s happy. I truly don’t think using nicknames is childish it’s just easier. In fact out of all the nicknames there is only one I can think of that was created in a bad way but not to be childish. It was created out of anger, hate and distain for the jubilee bracelet. Other than that all the rest of the nicknames seem pretty harmless.

Sorry cannot 100% agree with you myself now almost 77 and in quite poor health and been around Rolex watches for over 50 years and over those years massed a great amount of Rolex knowledge. And in all that time never felt the need to use todays rather silly nicknames for watches. Yes way back even myself used Pepsi and Coke for insert colours on watches like 16710. But today especially over the past 5 years or so some of these nicknames for watches are getting ridiculous. If I can identify most all Rolex watches by there reference numbers at 77, why cannot todays so called watch enthusiasts do likewise.

[Patton250]

Originally Posted by padi56

Sorry cannot 100% agree with you myself now almost 77 and in quite poor health and been around Rolex watches for over 50 years and over those years massed a great amount of Rolex knowledge. And in all that time never felt the need to use todays rather silly nicknames for watches. Yes way back even myself used Pepsi and Coke for insert colours on watches like 16710. But today especially over the past 5 years or so some of these nicknames for watches are getting ridiculous. If I can identify most all Rolex watches by there reference numbers at 77, why cannot todays so called watch enthusiasts do likewise.

I have no problem with working on that. I definitely know all the models and variances now. I will personally work on learning the model numbers as well. I agree with you it’s a good idea. Just for doing research its a good idea. However I’m sorry my friend I will always like the names Pepsi, Coke and hulk. To me they are names of respect and heritage.

[padi56]

Originally Posted by Patton250

I have no problem with working on that. I definitely know all the models and variances now. I will personally work on learning the model numbers as well. I agree with you it’s a good idea. Just for doing research its a good idea. However I’m sorry my friend I will always like the names Pepsi, Coke and hulk. To me they are names of respect and heritage.

Pepsi Coke no problem but others sorry.

[Ranger67]

The way the world is now with social media people want to be able to instantly recognise what a certain item is and nicknames allow this right or wrong it happens, a different analogy (although not a nickname) is a 911 Porsche, apart from the Porsche world it’s a 911 not a 993/996 etc.

[Harry-57]

My favourite nickname for a nice Rolex is "mine".

[dmash]

Originally Posted by TswaneNguni

None

[REFZ]

Originally Posted by moneymike83

I know is cliché but Watch enthusiast like myself prefer the nicknames over the ref numbers.

I'm a watch enthusiast myself and I really hate the nicknames.
I prefer to use the original names given by Rolex and I like to know and use the ref.no. of those models.

[harvey]

Originally Posted by moneymike83

That’s a beautiful shoot of the Coke.


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Thank you :)

[jamesbondOO7]

Originally Posted by padi56

Pepsi Coke no problem but others sorry.

Agreed, the only ones I allow

[Norbert]

Originally Posted by padi56

Sorry cannot 100% agree with you myself now almost 77 and in quite poor health and been around Rolex watches for over 50 years and over those years massed a great amount of Rolex knowledge. And in all that time never felt the need to use todays rather silly nicknames for watches. Yes way back even myself used Pepsi and Coke for insert colours on watches like 16710. But today especially over the past 5 years or so some of these nicknames for watches are getting ridiculous. If I can identify most all Rolex watches by there reference numbers at 77, why cannot todays so called watch enthusiasts do likewise.

Wow! It only took you 50 years to memorize all the ref numbers? Why can't everyone be like this guy.

[Johny]

BATGIRL.

[HogwldFLTR]

Originally Posted by HogwldFLTR

I call mine 115606 or 50th Anniversary Daytona for short. (Sometimes I even call it Platinum Daytona when I'm really cutting up!!!) On the other had I call my Slate dialed Daytona, "Slatetona," on occasion!!!

OK, this has been bugging me; dyslexic typing... 116506 not 115606.

[Mr. Drunmond]

Anything that happens organically over time doesn't bother me too much. But any new release now has a poll of "what are we going to call it". That stuff is awful.