Hey everyone. I'm composing a list of acronyms, terms, dealers acronyms, etc. so that noobs and everyone else will have a handy reference for the hundreds of terms that get thrown around daily on this message board. Please respond in this thread and I'll add any term or acronym you mention in the correct alphabetical order. Hopefully this list will grow to be comprehensive and helpful to everyone that's new on the board.
AD = Authorized Dealer
ANDREW - owner of Trusty, or Trusty Time, TTwristwarch.com
ANGUS - owner of PureTime
AR = anti-reflective coating.
BPH= Beats Per Hour
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.
CONUS = Continental United States... (for our purposes seems to include Alaksa, Hawaii and all the protectorates... PR and such.)
DD = DayDate
DJ = DayJust
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
Gen - A genuine watch.
GMT= Greenwich mean Time
JAY & ANGEL - owners of Silix
MB = Moneybookers
MBW= Maria's Best Watch (so called ultimate sub)
PAM = Panerai
PAUL - owner of wo-mart
PM= Personal/Private Message
PO - Planet Ocean model of watches. For example, Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean
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)
Josh - Owner of http://www.perfect-clones.com aka http://www.watchwindersworld.com, a reputable dealer on this board.
Rep - A replica of a genuine watch.
Ruby - A highly rated 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, the great board which you are currently visiting.
RW$ - The earnings you get after creating a post or replying to a thread which can be applied for special prizes, extra tickets for lottery drawings, etc.
SEL= Solid End Links
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
Ti= Titanium
TRC= The Replica Collector (watchforum)
TT = two tone (blue black gold etc) also known as TrustyTime, or TTwristwatch.com
WU = Western Union
WG= White Gold
YG= Yellow Gold
Please post more below. General message board acronyms can be found here: http://replica-watch.info/forum/viewtop ... ht=acronym
AD = Authorized Dealer
ANDREW - owner of Trusty, or Trusty Time, TTwristwarch.com
ANGUS - owner of PureTime
AR = anti-reflective coating.
BPH= Beats Per Hour
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.
CONUS = Continental United States... (for our purposes seems to include Alaksa, Hawaii and all the protectorates... PR and such.)
DD = DayDate
DJ = DayJust
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
Gen - A genuine watch.
GMT= Greenwich mean Time
JAY & ANGEL - owners of Silix
MB = Moneybookers
MBW= Maria's Best Watch (so called ultimate sub)
PAM = Panerai
PAUL - owner of wo-mart
PM= Personal/Private Message
PO - Planet Ocean model of watches. For example, Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean
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)
Josh - Owner of http://www.perfect-clones.com aka http://www.watchwindersworld.com, a reputable dealer on this board.
Rep - A replica of a genuine watch.
Ruby - A highly rated 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, the great board which you are currently visiting.
RW$ - The earnings you get after creating a post or replying to a thread which can be applied for special prizes, extra tickets for lottery drawings, etc.
SEL= Solid End Links
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
Ti= Titanium
TRC= The Replica Collector (watchforum)
TT = two tone (blue black gold etc) also known as TrustyTime, or TTwristwatch.com
WU = Western Union
WG= White Gold
YG= Yellow Gold
Please post more below. General message board acronyms can be found here: http://replica-watch.info/forum/viewtop ... ht=acronym
