onzenuub 309 Posted January 13, 2009 Interesting for noobs and myself. An explanation of synonyms, abreviations and nicknames. Found on RG. AD = Authorized Dealer ANDREW = owner of Trusty, or Trusty Time ANGUS = owner of PureTime AR = anti-reflective coating. BCE = Breitling Chrono Evolution. BPH= Beats Per Hour BR = Bell and Ross CF= Graham chronofighter, also available in carbon fibre. CG = Crown Guard, the piece of metal surrounding the Crown, which is the round knob used to adjust date & time on most watches. Chronometer = A watch that has been rigorously tested for accuracy & preceision at various temperatures and atmospheres. Chrono = Chrongoraph(see above) CN = CHINA. CNY = Chinese new year, the week or so every year when reps arent shipped. CONUS = Continental United States... (for our purposes seems to include Alaksa, Hawaii and all the protectorates... PR and such.) CH = Crazy Horse. Strap model by Greg Stephen. Dagger = refers to the pam "dagger' movement - since it resembles a dagger. DSN = Davidsen. A dealer. Maybe the best out-of-the-box PAMs DD = DayDate Deployment = Type of buckle DJ = DateJust DW = date wheel ETA = Refers to a movement which adheres to a high standard of precision for timekeeping named after a highly regaurded Swiss Manufacturer that bares the name ETA or ETA SA Fiddy = Panerai 127 1950 or "fifty" or....'fiddy" FLAV - Flavour Flav - a highly regarded watch modder - and home of custom one off watches. Gen = A genuine watch. GMT= Greenwich mean Time GS = Greg Stephen. Strap maker. One of his most popular model is the...CH (crazy horse) HBB = Hublot Big Bang (Hublot watch model) IWC = International Watch Company JAY & ANGEL = owners of Silix JF = maker of fine pams, no longer in business, but wathes come up once in a while Josh = a reputable dealer on this board. MB = Moneybookers MBW= Maria's Best Watch (so called ultimate sub) Watches originally sold by Maria's Best Watch, now available through TTK and others. Sourced in just one stall in the MBK shopping Centre, Bangkok, Thailand. Modded = Modified / Modifications Moonie = omega speedmaster professional MOP = Mother Of Pearl Noobmariner = Submariner from the "noob" factory PAM = PAanerai Model PAUL = owner of wo-mart PM= Personal/Private Message PO = Planet Ocean model of watches. For example, Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean PP = Patek Phillipe PP = Paypal PT= Pure Time OR Precious Time (dealers) Pumpkin = Omega Planet Ocean Orange Bezel PVD =physical vapor deposition (a technique used to deposit a ultral thin layer of various material, commonly found in PAMs) Rep = A replica of a genuine watch. Ruby = A dealer on this forum who can be found in the dealers section. RWG= Replica Watch Guide (watchforum) RWG1= Replica Watch Guide (watchforum) RWI = replica-watch.info (watch forum) SEL= Solid End Links SFSO = Steelfish SuperOcean SG = Saphire Glass ****inerand = A marking inside the back of a Rolex Submariner. Skeleton = See through face so you can see the inner workings. SL = Super Lume SMP = Sea Master Professional, by Omega Sub = A Rolex Submariner, one of the most popular replicas made because of its mass market popularity. SS = Stainless Steel TANG = A type of buckle. the standard buckle on just about every watch you see in the real world....not a deployant. Ti= Titanium TRC= The Replica Collector (watchforum) TT = two tone (blue black gold etc) also known as TrustyTime, or TTwristwatch.com UPO = probably the most popular single replica Omega watch model ever "Ultimate Planet Ocean". VPH: Vibrations Per Hour. A more accurate term than BPH. WBK = Wacko Bird Keeper - a GREAT dealer in this forum! WG= White Gold WIS = Watch Idiot Savant. A term from the genuine forums that we seem to be stuck with... WOK = (or Wokky) - about the shape of the rehaut resembling a wok WM = Watchmaterial pearl for submariner bezel insert. WM = Watchmaster, similar to MBK, etc WU = Western Union YG= Yellow Gold 28k: 28,800vph. Highest quality beat rate in replicas. 21k: 21,600vph. The beat rate of vintage Subs, old 7750 copies and Asian 21j movements. Please feel free to correct me - and to also add to the list? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnG 41 Posted January 13, 2009 RG - RepGeek.com - replica watch forum RG - Red Gold YG - Yellow Gold FG - Full Gold (as opposed to two tone) Rehaut (also, Chapter Ring) - vertical inner ring below the crystal. BS - Breitling Source (genuine watch forum dedicated to Breitling) TZ - Time Zone (gen forum) WUS - Watch U Seek (gen forum) TTK = Time to Kill - a dealer on Repgeek.com known to be slow delivering watches and never answers pm's. If you pester him, it will take twice as long to get your watch. Great dealer. Sead (Super Mirrors) - U.S. based dealer on RepGeek.com. Good service, fast shipping, low prices... Pearl - small luminous dot at the 12 o'clock position of a movable bezel... Pearled - swirled machined pattern - seen most often on movement plates and/or retaining rings. Côtes de Genève - (Geneva waves or Geneva stripes) - machined striped pattern sometimes seen on movement plates... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bme 4 Posted January 13, 2009 PW - Post Whore Greg - Fart retention historian JohnG - Mole handler OM - Oscarmadfish, he likes it Onze - King/Queen of the PW's D123 - Dave123, Breiltling and bling king IAB - IABounty, Miller's marketing man Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iabounty 8 Posted January 14, 2009 If you've got the time, we've got the beer............. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
greg_r 83 Posted January 14, 2009 "Fart retention historian" Man, I'm tempted to update my member title with that one. :rofl::rofl: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alphakazi 0 Posted January 14, 2009 oscar that watch in your avi is fucking sweet ass - seriously Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oscarmadfish 0 Posted January 14, 2009 i totaly agree alpha we need it repped Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnG 41 Posted January 14, 2009 oscar that watch in your avi is fucking sweet ass - seriously That is a brand called "Hublot" The genuine ones are made in Switzerland. Cool, huh? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alphakazi 0 Posted January 14, 2009 I know - it's a Red Devil - I hoping a rep is on the way Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnG 41 Posted January 14, 2009 I hoping a rep is on the way Yes, there are replicas of Hublots. Some are quite nice. There are also some reps now of another Swiss brand called B-r-e-i-t-l-i-n-g which is also a very nice watch. I think you might like them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alphakazi 0 Posted January 14, 2009 Breitling? never heard of it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnG 41 Posted January 14, 2009 Breitling? never heard of it Oooops - I just saw your avatar. Silly me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RolexAddict 1 Posted January 14, 2009 "Noobmariner = Submariner from the "noob" factory" Explain, who and where is the "noob" factory" ? Josh Beginmariner ??? or another dealer ??? I have also another question : sorry if I am a stupid guy, BUT : What do you call a FRANKENWATCH ?????? I suppose its a rep watch with rep and gen parts mixed, right ??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alphakazi 0 Posted January 15, 2009 the beginnermariner and noobmariner are different - apparently the noob from the "noob factory" is the better of the 2 - from everything I read, the noob factory makes good stuff Frankenwatch is a mix of parts from different watches gen or rep to make something that doesn't exist - it can be all genuine parts from various similar models - you can see these on ebay sometimes being pawned off as a gen - which technically I suppose you can call it that if it's all gen parts but it would be a one of a kind and misleading Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnG 41 Posted January 15, 2009 "Noobmariner = Submariner from the "noob" factory" Correct Explain, who and where is the "noob" factory" ? Don't know where it is or who runs it. Josh Beginmariner ??? or another dealer ??? Beginmariner is NOT a noob factory watch. Different watch. The Noob serial number is: F520117 What do you call a FRANKENWATCH ?????? I suppose its a rep watch with rep and gen parts mixed, right ??? Correct. Technically, my SSD is a franken, because it has a gen diver's extension. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trailboss99 997 Posted January 15, 2009 Chronograph is wrong. A chrono watch is one with stop watch functions. PVD is wrong. Plasma vapor deposistion There are no more noobmariners. Production has ceased. Those still advertising them are telling LWLs LWL = little white lies. Mistruths in the description of a watch. eg: synthic saphire usualy meens mineral glass, ETA movement when its a CN copy of an ETA MVT. MVT = movement Col. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnG 41 Posted January 15, 2009 There are no more noobmariners. Production has ceased. Those still advertising them are telling LWLs Who says? TTK sells them and he had them before anybody. Eurotimez sells them. BK sells them. The F520117 serial case is the noob case (YM, Sub, GMT2, and Explorer II) and there are still plenty of people selling them. I have heard people say this before but I don't understand where they are getting this idea... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnG 41 Posted January 15, 2009 Chronograph is wrong. A chrono watch is one with stop watch functions. Also I don't understand this... A chronograph is a timepiece or watch with both timekeeping and stopwatch functions... that is pretty much the standard definition. Chrono is short of chronograph. And a chronometer is any precision timepiece. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trailboss99 997 Posted January 16, 2009 A chronograph is a timepiece or watch with both timekeeping and stopwatch functions... that is pretty much the standard definition. Chrono is short of chronograph. And a chronometer is any precision timepiece. And the listing says "see above" infering it is the sane as a Chronometer. Let me do some more checking on the other one. Col. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
