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TeStaF: Technischer Standard Fliegeruhren / Technical Standard for Pilots Watches
Brand Names
ALS: A. Lange & S繹hne
A&S: Arnold and Son
AP: Audemars Piguet
B-ling: Breitling
B&M: Baume & Mercier (BM is also used)
BP: Blancpain
ETA: ETA SA Swiss Watch Manufacturer - a company in the Swatch group that makes quartz watches and mechanical movement and ebauches for installation in other brands' cases. In most cases today (Dec-2013) one won't find a mechanical wactch bearing ETA's name on the dial. From the 1980s until today, ETA supplied over 80% of the mechanical movements found in watches labeled as Swiss made. Production distribution and availability decisions the Swatch Group deliberately made in 2010 may lead to that not being the case in the years to come. ETA presently remain the largest Swiss mechanical watch movement maker.
GG: Gerald Genta
GO: Glashutte Original
GP: Girard-Perregaux
IWC: IWC - technically an abbreviation standing for International Watch Co., but IWC refer to itself as IWC, unlike most of the rest of the brands/companies which generally don't refer to themselves using these abbreviations.
JLC: Jaeger-LeCoultre
MB: Mont Blanc
ML: Maurice Lacroix
Pam: Officine Panerai; Sometimes it's used to mean Panerai Modello (Panerai model number)
PP: Patek Philippe
RL: Ralph Lauren Watches
Tag: Tag Heuer
UG: Universal Geneve
UN: Ulysse Nardin
VC: Vacheron Constantin
Specific Watches (applicable brand name abbreviation in parens)
AT: Aqua Terra - (Omega) - a specific watch type/sub-line within Omega's Seamaster line. They are slightly dressier in appearance than some of the other Seamaster watches.
BA: (Omega) - a sub-line within the Omega Speedmaster line. The Broad Arrow watches are characterized by their arrow shaped hour hand terminus. There is a basic broad arrow that has something akin to Geneva striping on the dial, a GMT version and a Broad Arrow 1957, which offers gold and gold/stainless steel fabrications and appointments. Omega's official name for all it's Broad Arrow watches is Speedmaster Broad Arrow Co-Axial, which calls attention to the co-axial 3133 calibre that powers these watches.
BB: (Tudor) - Black Bay - a specific watch in the Tudor Heritage line of watches
CdC: Calibre de Cartier - a line offered by Cartier
DJ or DJII: (Rolex) - Datejust or Datejust II - a specific watch
DRSD : (Rolex) - Double Red Sea Dweller - a specific watch - refers to the words Sea-Dweller and Submariner 2000 being in red type on the dail and printed with the former term above the latter, thus the term among collectors, "Double Red." While some of these watches have helium relaease values, none have the characteristic magnifying glass window above the date aperture. The official name for the watch is Oyster Perpetual Sea-Dweller Submariner 2000. It was introduced in 1967 after having been developed for Comex, an industrial diving company. It was replaced by the Oysterm Perpetual Sea-Dweller Submariner 4000, which did/does not carry the red lettering on the dial, but has a greater depth rating. This watch is largely an "industrial strength" Submariner.
DSSD: Deep Sea Sea Dweller (Rolex) - a specific watch - Largely, it is an enhanced, "industrial strength" Submariiner. It's officially given by Rolex name is Oyster Perpetual Date Sea-Dweller DEEPSEA and was introduced in 2008. It was then claimed to be the most water resistant serial production watch in the world.
DSOM: (Omega) - Dark Side of the Moon - a specific watch in the Omega Speedmaster line that was introduced at the 2013 Baseworld watch industry event. It is distinguished by its all black, full ceramic case and dial. It measures 44.25 mm in diameter and is powered by the Calibre 9300 co-axial chronograph movement.
EZM: (Sinn) - a line of mission timer watches (EZM stands for Einsatzzeitmesser which translates to Mission Timer). Models were designed for specific tasks/groups: combat (EZM1, EZM3), diving (EZM2, EZM2B, EZM5), firefighting (EZM4, EZM7), diving chronograph (EZM6) etc.
FOIS: (Omega) - First Omega in Space - This is one model in the Speedmaster line of watches. It is a chrongraphy watch issued in a numbered, limited edition. According to Omega, "The watch has a screw-in stainless steel caseback which is embossed with OMEGAs original seahorse emblem, the words THE FIRST OMEGA IN SPACE and OCTOBER 3, 1962, the date of the Mercury Atlas 8 mission. The Speedmaster First OMEGA in Space is a numbered edition and its number is engraved on the caseback." The watch was issued as 50th anniversary commemoration of the a 1962 event whereby a Speedmaster watch orbited the Earth with astronaut Wally Schirr.
FF: (Blancpain) - a line of watches - FF refers to the Fifty Fathoms watch line.
FFF: (Seiko/Project Watch) - a specific watch - Fifty Five Fathoms -- refers to a set of modifications done on a Seiko watch. The resulting watch is one that is inspired by the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms and one that usually has a Seiko SZNH 5X base watch, but it is not a watch produced by Blacnpain. (refer to the Seiko forums on Watchuseek for more information)
Ingy: IWC Ingeniuer (IWC) - a specific line of watches (IWC call it a "family")
LLD: (Longines) - a specific watch in the Longines Heritage line of watches
MUT: Master Ultra Thin (JLC)
NSD: (JLC) - Navy Seal Diver - a specific watch in JLC's Master Compressor line of watches. As of this writing (Dec-2013) there are two versions of this watch: steel and titanium. The titanium one has a pair of crowns and an alarm function, both of which the steel variant lacks.
Omega Model Naming/References: As often as not, one will see Omega fans refer to their watces usiing digits separated by periods. For example, 3570.50. The more common ones that members have shared are listed in the Nicknames section below.
PML: (GO) - PanoMaticLunar - a specific watch in the Art and Technic line from GO
RO: Royal Oak (AP) - a line of watches offered; often used to identify the uncomplicated versions of these watches
ROO: Royal Oak Offshore (AP) - a specific watch in the RO line that has GMT functionality (see Calibres and Movements below)
GS: Grand Seiko (Seiko) - a line of watches
MC: Master Control (JLC) - a line of watches
PO: Planet Ocean (Omega) - a sub-line of watches within the Seamaster line of Omega watches.
PO LM LE: Planet Ocean Liquidmetal Limited Edition (cal 2500) - a specific group of watches having a unique technology used in the fabrication of their bezels. Liquidmetal (TM) is an amorphous metal alloy Omega and other Swatch Group members developed. This alloy is used to form the numerals appearing on the ceramic bezels of these watches. Omega claim that its Liquidmetal alloy is better able to bond with the ceramic material from which the majority of the bezel is made and they claim that the unque properties of Liquidmetal (TM) allow them to need to use less of it than were the numbers fabricated in stainless steel or other materials. Apart from the use of this metal and a few styling cues, it's no different from other Planet Ocean watches, using the same case and movements of similar watches. This particular watch uses the co-axial 2500 movement. The Planet Ocean line of Seamaster watches was introduced in 2005.
PO LM Ti: (Omega) - Planet Ocean Liquidmetal Titanium (cal 8500) - same watch as above, but it is an updated version having the co-axial 8500 movement inside instead of the co-axial 2500 inside. The official name for this watch is Planet Ocean 600 M Omega Co-Axial 45.5 mm. The Planet Ocean line of Seamaster watches was introduced in 2005.
PloProf: literally: (Omega) - PLOngeur PROFessionnel (French for "professional diver") - a specific watch: Omega's Seamaster Professional - a sub-line of watches within Omega's Seamaster line. The PloProfs were initially introduced in 1970, the current version (Dec-2013) is the PloProf 1200M. A lot of the history of this watch can be found here: PloProf.com - The Omega Seamaster 600 PloProf. Some also is on Omega's website.
RL: Richard Lange - a line of watches offered by ALS. Context must identify whether this line of watches or the Ralph Lauren brand is the intended meaning.
SD: Seadweller (Rolex) - a specific watch
SMP: Seamaster Professional (Omega) - a specific watch
Sub: Submariner (Rolex) - a specific watch, usually one having a date feature
SubC: Submariner ceramic bezel (Rolex) - a specific watch
SubND: Submariner (Rolex) - a specific watch, the Sub variant lacking a date feature
THC: (Tudor) - Tudor Heritage Chronograph - any chronograph watch in the Tudor Heritage line of watches.
Zero (Panerai) - a specific watch - A Zero is a Panerai base model with an OP (other party/provider -- see OP in the movement section below) logo, painted lume, solid caseback and no seconds subdial.
Calibres and Movement Types (No intent here to list every calibre possible, just the ones seen often discussed)
324 - Patek Philippe - automatic
2824 - ETA - a very commonly found movement that is recognized for its durability and reliability. It may or may not be altered by the company whose name appears on the watch's dial. Often if it has been modified, the company to whom the watch brand name belongs will also apply their name to the modified movement. Modifications can range from aesthetic decoration to enhancements to the mechanical workings of the base movement. Though this movement was originally designated as the 2824, ETA have updated it and assigned the updated version the indetifier 2824-2. (ETA make other movements and a Google search for ETA movements will produce multiple sites listing them and identifying the differences among them.)
2892 - ETA - a very commonly found movement that is recognized for its durability and reliability. It may or may not be altered by the company whose name appears on the watch's dial. Often if it has been modified, the company to whom the watch brand name belongs will also apply their name to the modified movement. Modifications can range from aesthetic decoration to enhancements to the mechanical workings of the base movement. Though this movement was originally designated as the 2824, ETA have updated it and assigned the updated version the indetifier 2892-2. The 2892 movement is generally seen as being a nicer movement than the 2824, but both are work horse reliable. Of the two, the 2892/2892-2 is more often used in watches that command higher than average prices. (ETA make other movements and a Google search for ETA movements will produce multiple sites listing them and identifying the differences among them.)
3155 - Rolex - date movement from 1988 found in Subs, President, and Seadweller
3130 - Rolex - dateless movement from 2001 found in Subs, Air Kings and Oyster Perpetuals
7750 - ETA - A movement formerly made by Valjoux, which is a company acquired by ETA, which is a member of the Swatch Group of companies. Typically this movement is seen in chronograph watches; however, it has also been used in novelty watches that display/perform various non-temporal actions. This is one of the non-manufacture movements credited with having a significant impact on the recovery of the Swiss mechanical watch industry's very existence after the Quartz Crisis, or as those from a different perspective call it the Quarz Revolution. This is another ETA movment once can expect to find in watches commanding very high prices. Today, one can buy this movement for about $700 USD. (ETA make other movements and a Google search for ETA movements will produce multiple sites listing them and identifying the differences among them.) Occasionally, one will see a movement identified as Valjoux/ETA 7750 -- for most purposes one can safely just think of it as an ETA movement.
Auto: refers to the fact that this type of movement is powered by the force of gravity and motion to keep the mainspring inside the movement under tention. This is most simply imagined as a weight attached to a "string" and as the watch moves about the weight is "flug" and the mostion and the mass of the weight makes it move much like a ball at the end of a string. Rather than being attached to a string, the weight is connected to the mainspring and as the weight moves about, it tightens the mainspring in the watch. As with a handwound watch, as the mainspring unwinds it transfers the energy stored in it to the various cogs and whatnot inside the movement and via those cogs connection to indicators on the face of the watch, one or more pieces of information is displayed on the watch face/dial.
Dopple: (German) double - refers to a watch having two, separate stopwatch mechanisms. Also called a Rattrapante chronograph. Sometimes imprecise speach/writing or confustion leads to a mixup between a Rattrapante and a fly-back chronograph. Though both can be used to measure elapsed and/or split times, the distinguishing factor of a fly-back chrono is that the elapsed seconds hand can be stopped, returned to zero and restarted "instantly" with a single push of a button. A Rattrapante chronograph will have a pusher located most often at eight or ten o'clock. That pusher returns the two hands to the start position.
GMT: Greenwich Mean Time (a watch mvoement capable of displaying time for at least two time zones)
HW: Hand wound - referring to the fact that this type of movemnt is powered by the gradual transfer of energy from a spring that has been tightened by the twisting motion of the watch's crown to the cog wheels that move various parts of the watch so as to display one or more pieces of information to the user. This abbreviation is applicable to mechanical watches, not quartz watches which are electronic in nature and powered via a battery.
MP: Moon Phase
OP followed by a Roman numeral (Panerai) - for example, OPXI. This is the syntax used to refer to the movements that are outsourced from another company (ETA, Zenith, JLC, Girard Perregaux, Soprod, etc) and found in Panerai watches.
P followed by a numeral (Panerai) - an in-house movement made by Panerai
PC: Perpetual Calendar
MR: Minute Repeater
SD: (Seiko) - Spring Drive - Spring drives are unquie movements produced by Seiko.Their key defiing characteristic from a user standpoint is that they are immensely more accurate than any other mechanical watch movement avialble up to now (Dec-2013), rivaling the accuracy of quartz watches, and cited by Seiko as being accurate to 1 second per day, though users commonly cite 1 or 2 seconds per week. From an engineering standpoint, spring drives are the only commercially available wristwatch embedded technology capable of truly creating a continuous movement of the second hand, instead of the traditional beats per time unit as seen in quartz or mechanical watches. Seiko achieved this by utilizing three kinds of energy to power the watch: mechanical, electrical and electromagnetic. Spring drive movements can be found in several lines Seiko offer: Grand Seiko, Spring Drive International Collection, Credor, Izul, Ananta and Prospex. They range in price today from a few thousand USD to over $400K USD.
Chrono: Chronograph
Forums and General Horology
AD: Authorized dealer - may be a brand specific boutique or a retailer selling multiple brands, but either way, it is a retail seller that the manufacturer has authorized to sell its product and as such, folks who buy from ADs receive a warranty provided by a manufacturer.
AHCI: Academie Horlogere des Createurs Independants (Horological Academy Of Independent Creators)
AR: Anti-reflective coating (referring to the crystal on a watch's face or back)
ARFS: Letters found on many vintage watch movements. The letters stand for Adavance/Retard - Fast/Slow.
Au: Gold (the symbol as given in the periodic table of elements)
BNIB: brand new in box
BUMP (or any capitalization thereof): Bring up my post - used when someone wants to raise their thread/post to the top of the forum's list of new posts or "today's" posts. It's almost exclusively used by sellers who want to make their offerings visible to as many folks as possible as often as possible.
CONUS: Continental United States
COSC - Controle Officiel Suisse des Chronometres - the Official Swiss Chronometer Testing Institute that certifies the accuracy and precision of wristwatches in Switzerland. Those that pass muster are designated chronometers. COSC's minimum average daily deviation limits in order for a watch to be deemed a chronometer are:
Mechanical watches: 4/+6 sec/24 hours
Quartz watches: +0.07 sec/24 hours.
Destro - any watch having its crown at nine o'clock instead of three o'clock
DLC: diamond like coating or diamond like carbon, depending on context. A diamond like coating is a carbon based coating applied most often to watch cases and bracelets either for aesthetic and/or durability reasons. They are very durable and carry some electrical properties as well. Diamond like coatings, unlike PVD coatings, adhere to surfaces via a chemical bond that forms between the carbon atoms in the coating substance and one or more elements in the item being coated. There are seven forms of diamond like coatings and there are at least as many ways to apply them.
DR: Didn't Read -- often used in conjunction with TL (too long)
EB: Exhibition back - a clear covering on the rear (wrist side) of a watch that allows one to view the movement inside
FSOT: For sale or trade
GM: Grey market - a marketplace, often existing conceptually and only on the internet, in which retailers sell products (usually new) that they have obtained either from ADs or from the manufacturers themselves. The most readily observable difference most consumers notice between watches offered on the grey market and those offered by authorized dealers is that grey market sellers usually advertise the MSRP and their selling price for the watch, something few ADs and manufacturers do. Often the watches available on the grey market are models that didn't move quickly enough from an ADs' or manufacturer's inventory to have been sold via those two channels. The key difference between the grey market and the black market is that grey market products can be presumed to have been legally obtained by the business selling them.
GMS: Grey market seller - a retail seller of watches that has not been officially/formally authorized by the watch's manufacturer and who is thus selling watches (sometimes other things) on the "grey market." They may offer a guarantee like that of the manufacturer, but it is often the seller offering the guarantee, not the manufacturer. Some grey market sellers do pass the manufacturer's warranty through to the buyer.
HE: High End - a description of a watch or class of watches, but a description having no precise, universally accepted meaning. Most ofen meant to mean watches that cost a lot of money (varies by person). Sometimes meant to discribe a collection of attributes, regardless of price. Martin Green offered price-independent qualitative parameters in an article about the least expensive high-end watch
A mechanical watch
Manufacture movement
From a brand with undisputed pedigree
With preferably still involvement of the founding family
A vintage
With a steel case
Under 40mm in diameter
HEV - Helium Escape Valve - found on dive watches. Also sometimes called HRV (see below)
HH - Haute Horology; sometimes Foundation de la Haute Horologerie. HH is a non-exact term genrallly referring to so called "fine" watches and watchmaking, as compared with just regular watchmaking. Whereas one is unlikely to find a watchmaker refering to their watches and craft as "regular," one will find some that refer to their work and its outputs as haute horlogy.
HRV: Helium Release Valve - a feature found on some diving watches. Helium atoms are small enough to enter any watch when divers dive under pressure -- as when in a diving bell -- helium enters the watch. Upon retuning to lower pressure atmospheres, the watch can be damaged, and the crystal literally blown off, as the helium inside expands along with the seals that normally would keep it from entering the watch. HRVs were inititally introduced by Rolex and Doxa in the 1960s as an alternative to simply makign cases and crystals thicker, bigger, and stronger. Some HRVs function automatically, others require the diver to loosen via a screw the release valve. Both approaches work effectively.
JDM: Japanese Domestic Model - refers to a watch that was distributed for retail sale only in Japan.
LV: Lunette Verde - French for "green bezel." Sometimes one may see a Rolex model number followed by LV.
LNIB - Like new in box
MOP: Mother of pearl
NOS: New Old Stock - referring to a new (never owned by a consumer) watch that is from an old, often discontinued model or model line.
OEM: Original Equipment manufacturer
OHPF: On hold pending funds
Omega Model Naming/References: As often as not, one will see Omega fans refer to their watces usiing digits separated by periods. For example, 3570.50. (the more common ones that members have shared are listed in the Nicknames section below.
ONO: Offer non-negotiable; alternatively 'or nearest offer' (this is tricky; the reader must apply the best meaning given the context of the discussion)
OP: Original poster or original post, as appropriate per the context of the sentence.
PCL: Polished center links (referring to a bracelet on a watch)
PS: Private seller - an individual usually but never a GMS or AD. They are always selling one of two types of watches: legally acquired pre-owned watches or stolen goods. Few (if any) warrant the goods they have on offer.
Pt: Platinum (the chemical symbol as given in the periodic table of elements)
PVD: Physical vapor deposition- technically one of several methods of vacuum deposition methods used to apply a thin, vaporized (during the aplication process) coating of a substance onto an object, usually a watch case and/or bracelet. Most often used simply to mean a watch that has been threaded accordingly. PVD applications are entirely physical in nature. They are not the same as chemically induced coatings (CVD) which are the result of a chemical reaction between the vaporized substance and the thing on which the vapor lands. PVD coatings while quite durable are not completely impervious to wear and can with enought time and abrasion fade and/or wear away. The tint on most factory installed automotive glass is another example of a PVD coating.
RG: Rose gold
Rh: Rhodium - as given by the periodic table of elements. Rhodium is sometimes used to plate watch movement parts because it is very resistant to corrosion. It is also often used to plate white gold to provide a more appealing appearance than the naturally greyish color of most white gold. Rhodium is among the most expensive metals in world, at one point in 2013 it surpassed platinum in price.
SEL: Solid End Link - Solid end-links (the link that connects to the case and contains the spring bar) are often abbreviated as SEL and are normally a characteristic of more expensive watches. Most "Poor Man's" Watches feature hollow end links regardless whether the bracelet links are solid or folded. The links of a bracelet are normally connected by so called link pins. At the clasp and at the end-links you will find so called spring bars. They basically consist of a metallic tube, a spring in the middle and the two ends that match the holes in the clasp or the holes in the lugs of the watch case. (This description was taken from here: Differences of Bracelets (www.pmwf.com all rights reserved). There's a pic there too if you feel that'll help.)
SOTC: State of the collection
SS: Stainless steel
TL: Too Long -- often used in conjunction with DR (didn't read)
TT: Two-tone - referring to the colors of a watch case -- base case and/or bezel -- or bracelet, although a strap could also be two toned. The colors in play vary by watch model. Silver/gold, black/gold, black/silver being among the more common combinations. Also, TT may mean "tribute to" as in Reverso TT 1931. The reader will need to use the context of the sentence to discern the best meaning.
TTT: To the top - used when someone wants to raise their thread/post to the top of the forum's list of new posts or "today's" posts. It's almost exclusively used by sellers who want to make their offerings visible to as many folks as possible as often as possible. Can alos be a simple directional reference.
WG: White gold
WIS - Watch Idiot Savant - a person who is "into watches" (not derisive); WiS (derisive version)
WR - Water resistant, water resistance - a feature of a watch. Different watch companies have different means of achieving this quality. At varying depths, some methods are more effective than others.
WRUW - What Are You Wearing
WUS - Watchuseek
YG: Yellow gold
Nicknames
3570.50 - (Omega) The Moonwatch version of the Speedmaster Professional line of watches
Angelus Fiddy (Panerai) - refers to a Pam 203 watch that has Fiddy style (see Fiddy below) case with an Angelus 8 days movement. Only 150 such watches were made and they came in a huge, lacquer box (instead of standard pearwood box in which most Panerai special edition watches come).
Batman - Rolex Submariner having a black and blue bezel insert.
Black Monster - (Seiko) - a specific watch: the black dialed dive watch originally identified as a model SKX779. There are other watches made by Seiko and referred to as "Monsters." The current (Dec-2013) Seiko Black Monster is the SRP309. Seiko has discontinued the SKX Monsters, though they remain plentiful in the marketplace.
Bronzo (Panerai) - Pam 382 bronze, the first ever mass produced Pam made of bronze. It was launched as an special edition in 2012.
Calatrava - a line offered by PP.
Coke - (Rolex) a specific watch - a Rolex GMT Master II watch haivng a red and black bezel insert. It was/is part of the Rolex 16710 reference series, though the bezel insert has its own reference number. The 16710 series were made from 1989 to 2007. They were replaced by the 116710 series.
Connie - Omega Constellation - a specific watch and a line
Cyclops - the magnifying glass bulge found above the date aperature on many Rolex watches
DGND - de gustibus non disputandum est (there's no arguing over matters of taste)
DGCND - de gustibus et coloribus non disputandum est (there's no arguing over matters of color and taste)
Dopple: (German) double - refers to a watch having two, separate stopwatch mechanisms. Also called a Rattrapante chronograph. Sometimes a Ratrapante is confused with a fly-back chronograh. Though both can be used to measure elapsed and/or split times, the distinguishing factor of a fly-back chrono is that the elapsed seconds hand can be stopped, returned to zero and restarted "instantly" with a single push of a button. A Rattrapante chronograph will have a pusher located most often at eight or ten o'clock. That pusher returns the two hands to the start position.
Emperor Tuna (Seiko) - a specific watch: Seiko model number SBDX011. It's a black automatic watch having a water resistance rating of 1000m
Fiddy (Panerai) - refers to Pam 127, the first 47 mm Luminor 1950 model that was launched in in the early 2000s. It was a special edition of 1950 pieces and has the number 1950 on the dial
Hammy - Hamilton - a brand of watches
Hulk - Rolex Submariner having a green dial and bezel (ceramic) insert, and with maxi markers on the dial. The reference number for them is 16610LV-002. This is the currently available edition. (Dec-2013)
Hummer - a type of watch movement used to describe tuning fork watches like Bulova Accutron, Omega F300hz, etc.
Kermit - Rolex Submariner having a green bezel insert and black dial with maxi markers. Also sometimes called the "vomit" sub. They carry the 16610LV reference number (? - this model may have had -001 after the base reference number). This is the 50th Anniversary edition offered in 2003 by Rolex in celebration of the Submariner's introduction in 1953. It is no longer offered on Rolex's website (Dec-2013).
Maxi - Rolex Submariner having larger luminescent markers and slightly bolder text specifying the depth rating and the term Submariner. All Maxi Subs are have a reference number following the patter 551x.
Nicky R - Nicolas Mathieu Rieussec - a 19th centery French watchmaker who invented, or at least obtained the first patent for, the chronograph watch.
Orange Monster - (Seiko) - a specific watch: the orange dialed dive watch SKX781. There are other watches made by Seiko and referred to as "Monsters."
Oyster - a case design offered by Rolex
Patrimony - a line offered by VC
Pepsi - Rolex GMT Master II watch having a red and blue bezel insert. It was/is part of the Rolex 16710 reference series, though the bezel insert has its own reference number. The 16710 series were made from 1989 to 2007. They were replaced by the 116710 series.
Pre-V (Panerai) - refers to Panerai models issued prior to Panerai's having been bought by Vendome/Richemont. Pre-V models are distinguished by having model numbers longer than three digits, which is the current (Dec-2013) standard model classification method for Panerai watches.
Rootbeer - Rolex GMT Master II watch having any of several brown over gold bezel configurations, two common ones are the semi-circle design on the bezel insert and the all brown insert having gold numerals and set into a gold bezel.
Sapphire Sandwich - (Omega) An Speedmaster Professional with sapphire crystal (front & case back)
Speedy - Omega Speedmaster - a line of watches
SC - suum cuique (to each his own)
Seamaster Great White - Seamaster GMT ref 2538.20 (no longer produced)
S-ling - Stuhrling - a brand nickname
Speedy Tintin - Speedmaster Professional with racing dial (year 2013) ref 311.30.42.30.01.004
Tuna (Seiko) - Any of several Seiko watches and/or versions of a given watch, all of which are dive watches. It's rumored that the name "tuna" came from the watches' case shape resembling a tuna can and because it was the first HEV-less watch capable of achievig a 1000m deep water resistance rating.
Vicky - Victorinox - a brand nickname
Watchie - an alternative to WIS
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