houndoggie 58 Posted August 18, 2011 A21j Asian 21 Jewels Movement A2824-2 Asian Reproduction of the ETA/Valjoux 2824-2 movement A7750 Asian Reproduction of the ETA/Valjoux 7750 Chronograph movement AD Authorized Dealer AP Audemars Piguet AP ROO Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore AR Anti Reflective Coating (crystal) Asia ETA Asian Reproduction of an ETA/Valjoux movement BCE Breitling Chronomat Evolution BNIB Brand New In Box BPH Beats Per Hour BR Bell & Ross BS Breitling Source forums CA Canada CG Crown Guard (Device Protecting the Crown as Panerai call it) Chrono Chronograph watch CN China CONCAN Continental Canada CONUS Continental U.S.A. COSC Contrôle Officiel Suisse des Chronomètres DD DayDate DG Factory that produces most of the A21j movements used in reps. DJ DateJust DLC Type of coating applied to Stainless Steel DSN Davidsen (Probably the best dealer for Panerai) DSSD Deep Sea Seadweller DW Date Wheel EL Eddie Lee (Old member that had some of the best parts around) EST Eastern Standard Time ETA ETA SA Manufacture Horlogère Suisse EU European Union Fiddy Term used to describe the PAM00127 model Flyback Type of Chonograph movement FM Frank Muller Franken Usually reffers to a watch that has been upgraded with genuine parts FS For Sale FSOT For Sale or Trade FT For Trade GB GeekBux (the coin of the spartan casino) Gen Genuine watch GMT Greenwish Mean Time HBB Hublot Big Bang IWC International Watch Company IWC BP IWC Big Pilot Lemania Movement manufacturer LNIB Like New In Box LP Luminor Panerai LTD Limited LTD ED Limited Edition LV Louis Vuitton MG Mineral Glass MM Marina Militare Modded Modified watch Moonie Often used to identify the Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch MOP Mother Of Pearl Noob Mariner Rolex Sub from the Noob Factory no longer in production OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer PAM Often used to describe Panerai (used on Panerai models) PO Omega PlanetOcean PP Pay pal / Patek Philippe Pre-V Panerai watches made before the Vendome Group took over Pre-A Panerai watches made after Pre-V, but before the regular A series began (1999) PVD Type of coating applied to Stainless Steel (Physical Vapor Deposition) Pumpkin Name given to the Omega Planet Ocean with Orange Bezel Insert QC Quality Control RG Red Gold SA Super Avenger Saphire Saphire Crystal SC Strap Culture (some of the best straps around) Seagull Movement manufacturer SL Super Lume (Super Luminova) SMP Often used to describe the Seamaster Professional line of Omega watches Snembo Often used to describe the Sead/Nembo CG's SOH Superocean Heritage SOHC Superocean Heritage Chrono SOSF Superocean Steelfish SS Stainless Steel SSD Super Seadweller T Crown T (usually the number of teeth in front) reffers to a crown produced by member T of Tourby Watches for Panerai watches Ti Titanium Tourbillon Check This Its also a Japanese Rock Band TRF The Rolex Forums TT Two Tone TZ timezone TZ-UK TZ-UK boards UK United Kingdom UN Ulysse Nardin UPO Ultimate (replica) Planet Ocean UTC Coordinated Universal Time WG White Gold WR Water Resistant WST Western Standard Time WTB Want to Buy WTT Wish To Trade WUS Watchuseek YG Yellow Gold YM Yatchmaster (Rolex) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HWG 11 Posted August 18, 2011 Wow! I knew a lot of those, but learned a few things. Thanks HD!!! (guess that should be one too - HD=houndoggie) Well done! I see a sticky in your future. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
specko 0 Posted August 18, 2011 This is great! Thanks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
myaz 3 Posted August 18, 2011 Thank you for the work. Most definitely a sticky. Greg-r also has this topic: Watch Glossary: http://www.replica-watches-guide.com/forum...?showtopic=6210 PS: would you consider adding: coronet and rehaut. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrtrules 0 Posted September 20, 2011 Thank for the info. I was struggling with some of the acronyms! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RichyRichRolex 0 Posted December 8, 2011 This was helpful to me! Thanks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
