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Atlantic · 3 October 2017, 08:32 AM

I've been thinking about Rolex nicknames lately. Some of them like Paul Newman and Polar I like. Pepsi and Coke have been around long enough that they really seem to fit the watches that they describe. But, for some reason, the comic book names Smurf, Hulk, Kermit and Batman just make my flesh crawl. Your thoughts?

mtgjr · 3 October 2017, 08:35 AM

Interesting question. Don't recall seeing it asked.....today.

Atlantic · 3 October 2017, 08:37 AM

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Interesting question. Don't recall seeing it asked.....today.

Forgive me! Perhaps I should've done a search.

mtgjr · 3 October 2017, 08:45 AM

No worries. Lots of differing opinions on the matter.

Atlantic · 3 October 2017, 08:47 AM

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No worries. Lots of differing opinions on the matter.

I see that! I just did the search that I should've done the first place.

The Libertine · 3 October 2017, 08:58 AM

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Your thoughts?

I don’t like the “comic book” names either.

PLNYC · 3 October 2017, 09:27 AM

Pepsi yes, Batman no

FTX I · 3 October 2017, 09:27 AM

Nice watch. thanks. what is it. its the Rolex Hulk. oh. nice. your parents must be very proud.

Atlantic · 3 October 2017, 09:33 AM

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Nice watch. thanks. what is it. its the Rolex Hulk. oh. nice. your parents must be very proud.

!!!

Tony64 · 3 October 2017, 09:33 AM

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Nice watch. thanks. what is it. its the Rolex Hulk. oh. nice. your parents must be very proud.

BLNR Nairobi · 3 October 2017, 09:35 AM

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Nice watch. thanks. what is it. its the Rolex Hulk. oh. nice. your parents must be very proud.

Never thought how stupid the 'Hulk' moniker is until I read this. Seriously.

rdigate · 3 October 2017, 09:36 AM

No ma, it's a 116610LV!!!!!!! Mom is just as proud!

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zaratsu · 3 October 2017, 09:39 AM

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No ma, it's a 116610LV!!!!!!! Mom is just as proud!

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Wait till Ma sees my Rolex one one six seven one zero bee ell en arr.

rdigate · 3 October 2017, 09:44 AM

The nicknames may be ridiculous but they give non-WIS' a connection with the watch. This can't be said of the model number.

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drosen1 · 3 October 2017, 11:17 PM

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The nicknames may be ridiculous but they give non-WIS' a connection with the watch. This can't be said of the model number.

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Interesting perspective. Never thought about it like this, but i guess you are right.

Bryant Park · 3 October 2017, 09:55 AM

Hulk is horrible but a comparative compliment relative to Smurf.

JUSTIFIED · 3 October 2017, 10:05 AM

Dislike all of the nicknames.... no clue who or why anyone started doing that. Don't particularly like "rollie" either.

Atlantic · 3 October 2017, 10:58 AM

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Dislike all of the nicknames.... no clue who or why anyone started doing that. Don't particularly like "rollie" either.

Strange, I don’t like Rollie either, but I have no problem with Caddy.

Ruud Van Driver · 3 October 2017, 11:12 AM

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Strange, I don’t like Rollie either, but I have no problem with Caddy.

Why would you call your Rolex a ‘caddy’? Isn’t a caddy someone who carries your golf bats?

These absurd nicknames make me vomit a little inside my mouth every time I read one. The only acceptable names are Sub, D-Blue, YM, SD, DD, SkyD, DJ, etc.

Atlantic · 3 October 2017, 11:31 AM

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Why would you call your Rolex a ‘caddy’? Isn’t a caddy someone who carries your golf bats?

These absurd nicknames make me vomit a little inside my mouth every time I read one. The only acceptable names are Sub, D-Blue, YM, SD, DD, SkyD, DJ, etc.

American slang for Cadillac.

sickened1 · 3 October 2017, 11:37 AM

I just call them by numbers. You get used to it if you hang around here long enough.

214270, 16570, 12470, 16710, 114060, etc. Those are just some that I own.

brandrea · 3 October 2017, 08:52 PM

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American slang for Cadillac.

Caddie equivalent to Rollie, which is pretty much universally despised here

TK-710 · 3 October 2017, 11:12 AM

Bluesy has to be the worst.

Devildog · 3 October 2017, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Atlantic

I've been thinking about Rolex nicknames lately. Some of them like Paul Newman and Polar I like. Pepsi and Coke have been around long enough that they really seem to fit the watches that they describe. But, for some reason, the comic book names Smurf, Hulk, Kermit and Batman just make my flesh crawl. Your thoughts?

I agree

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Originally Posted by JUSTIFIED

Dislike all of the nicknames.... no clue who or why anyone started doing that. Don't particularly like "rollie" either.

Rollie. Yup. Why.... Just why...

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Originally Posted by Ruud Van Driver

These absurd nicknames make me vomit a little inside my mouth every time I read one. The only acceptable names are Sub, D-Blue, YM, SD, DD, SkyD, DJ, etc.

This ^^^

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Bluesy has to be the worst.

Right up there with Rollie. It isn't even spelt correctly

RXAPPP · 3 October 2017, 11:19 AM

My thoughts are that the nicknames are a result of child like fan boys Comic-Con fantasies.

Most if not all serious Watch collectors that I know wouldn’t use them

Chewbacca · 3 October 2017, 11:20 AM

i just don't care any more.

wuyeah · 3 October 2017, 11:25 AM

Just when you post about these watches, don't use these nicknames. I never liked these nicknames but what can you do? People still gonna refer like that. I myself use LV, LVC, BLNR, BLRO...when I talk about them.

You make a thread about it but no one is gonna follow your request. This is not the first time member mention about it.

rph08 · 3 October 2017, 11:43 AM

I don't use the comic book nicknames, or smurf (full body shiver). However, someone in another, recent thread referred to the black dialed 116500 as Vader...I'm kinda drawn to that one, but that might be the Sith in me coming out!

wuyeah · 3 October 2017, 11:51 AM

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I don't use the comic book nicknames, or smurf (full body shiver). However, someone in another, recent thread referred to the black dialed 116500 as Vader...I'm kinda drawn to that one, but that might be the Sith in me coming out!

116509 is not Vader? Vader name felt better with 116509. 116500 is more like Storm Trooper to me.

GradyPhilpott · 3 October 2017, 01:56 PM

Batman and Bruiser, in reference to the BLNR, are the worst to my ears.

The rest I can pretty much handle.

I don't know the reasons.

3 October 2017, 08:32 AM	#1
Atlantic "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: At Sea Posts: 394	Rolex Nickname Conundrum I've been thinking about Rolex nicknames lately. Some of them like Paul Newman and Polar I like. Pepsi and Coke have been around long enough that they really seem to fit the watches that they describe. But, for some reason, the comic book names Smurf, Hulk, Kermit and Batman just make my flesh crawl. Your thoughts?

3 October 2017, 09:27 AM	#7
PLNYC "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Mars Posts: 1,683	Pepsi yes, Batman no __________________

3 October 2017, 11:43 AM	#28
rph08 "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Real Name: Chris Location: USA Posts: 992	I don't use the comic book nicknames, or smurf (full body shiver). However, someone in another, recent thread referred to the black dialed 116500 as Vader...I'm kinda drawn to that one, but that might be the Sith in me coming out! __________________ Can you name the truck with four wheel drive, smells like a steak and seats thirty-five... Canyonero! Canyonero!

3 October 2017, 01:56 PM	#30
GradyPhilpott 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: New Mexico Watch: Seiko #SRK050 Posts: 34,447	Batman and Bruiser, in reference to the BLNR, are the worst to my ears. The rest I can pretty much handle. I don't know the reasons. __________________ JJ Inaugural TRF $50 Watch Challenge Winner

3 October 2017, 08:35 AM	#2
mtgjr Banned Join Date: Dec 2009 Real Name: Mike Location: Tampa, Florida Watch: Pepsi GMT Posts: 2,926	Interesting question. Don't recall seeing it asked.....today.

3 October 2017, 08:45 AM	#4
mtgjr Banned Join Date: Dec 2009 Real Name: Mike Location: Tampa, Florida Watch: Pepsi GMT Posts: 2,926	No worries. Lots of differing opinions on the matter.

3 October 2017, 09:27 AM	#8
FTX I "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Real Name: Flavio Location: N/A Posts: 14,654	Nice watch. thanks. what is it. its the Rolex Hulk. oh. nice. your parents must be very proud.

3 October 2017, 09:36 AM	#12
rdigate "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Forest Hills NY Posts: 204	No ma, it's a 116610LV!!!!!!! Mom is just as proud! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Pro

3 October 2017, 09:44 AM	#14
rdigate "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Forest Hills NY Posts: 204	The nicknames may be ridiculous but they give non-WIS' a connection with the watch. This can't be said of the model number. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Pro

3 October 2017, 09:55 AM	#16
Bryant Park Banned Join Date: Aug 2017 Real Name: John Location: Van By The River Posts: 1,326	Hulk is horrible but a comparative compliment relative to Smurf.

3 October 2017, 10:05 AM	#17
JUSTIFIED "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Texas Watch: RG Daytona Posts: 716	Dislike all of the nicknames.... no clue who or why anyone started doing that. Don't particularly like "rollie" either.

3 October 2017, 11:37 AM	#21
sickened1 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Real Name: Ed Location: SoCal Watch: ugiveiswatchuget Posts: 9,048	I just call them by numbers. You get used to it if you hang around here long enough. 214270, 16570, 12470, 16710, 114060, etc. Those are just some that I own.

3 October 2017, 11:12 AM	#23
TK-710 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Upstate Watch: 116600 Posts: 2,156	Bluesy has to be the worst.

3 October 2017, 11:19 AM	#25
RXAPPP "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Blue Planet Watch: 5 Posts: 1,201	My thoughts are that the nicknames are a result of child like fan boys Comic-Con fantasies. Most if not all serious Watch collectors that I know wouldn’t use them

3 October 2017, 11:20 AM	#26
Chewbacca Banned Join Date: May 2012 Real Name: CJ Location: Kashyyyk Watch: Kessel Run Chrono Posts: 21,112	i just don't care any more.

3 October 2017, 11:25 AM	#27
wuyeah "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: NYC Posts: 952	Just when you post about these watches, don't use these nicknames. I never liked these nicknames but what can you do? People still gonna refer like that. I myself use LV, LVC, BLNR, BLRO...when I talk about them. You make a thread about it but no one is gonna follow your request. This is not the first time member mention about it.

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