TZ-UK Glossary

[chrisparker]

With a raft of newbies signing up each week I thought a TZ-UK glossary would be useful for those less knowledgeable on forum lingo...

710
Wife or girlfriend

Bump
Blank post to bring a topic up to the top of a forum

AD
Authorized Dealer

AFAIK
As far as I know

Beater
Daily wearer

BNIB
Brand new in box

DN
PRS2 Dreadnought

Eddie Platts (Swanbourne)
Site owner

FFS
For F*ck Sake

Flipper
Frequent SC user

FSOT
For Sale Or Trade

GLWTS
Good Luck With The Sale

Grail
Your must have watch

HAGWE
Have A Good/Great Weekend!

IIRC
If I remember correctly

IMHO
In my humble opinion

Keeper
Watch you intend on keeping

LMAO
Laugh my ass off

Lol
Laugh out loud / lots of laughter

MM
Marine Militaire or Marine Master

NOS
New Old Stock

OHPF
On hold, pending funds

OT
Off Topic / Or Trade (as in For Sale Or Trade - FSOT)

PAM
Officine Panerai Watch

PO
Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean

RMSD
Royal Mail Special Delivery

SC
Sales Corner

SD
Rolex Sea-Dweller or Seiko Spring Drive

Seiko OM
Seiko Orange Monster

SO
Breitling Super Ocean

SOTC
State Of The Collection

Timefactors
Eddie's online store

Toshi
Strap making forum member

Wabi
Japanese concept wabi-sabi, beauty that is "imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete" (according to Leonard Koren in his book Wabi-Sabi: for Artists, Designers, Poets and Philosophers). Also as an acronym, Worn And Broken In, used to describe watches with marks related to age and use.

WHY
What Have You

WIS
Watch Idiot Savant
Something that almost all savants have in common is a prodigious memory of a special type
An idiot savant is a person with both autism and savant skills. Idiot savants may have mental abilities called splinter skills. The term idiot savant was first used to describe the condition in 1887 by Dr. John Langdon Down.

WLTT
Would Like To Trade

Keep them coming...

[WillS]

Great idea, thanks. took me ages to work out OHPF (on hold, pending funds)

What's BNIB?

[doug darter]

Keeper:

Nice watch, but it will be for sale next week.

Grail:

Brilliant watch for which I have been saving, and searching for years. It will be for sale next week.

Beater:

Word used to describe watch in poor condition, which will almost certainly be for sale next week if I can find anybody daft enough to buy it.

Flipper:

A member known as Ben Clapperton.

[Jonmurgie]

BNIB
Brand New in Box

[Ian99]

FSOT = For Sale Or Trade
WHY = What Have You

Both Very important
:mrgreen:

[Scottishtrunkmonkey]

A2M - A$$ to............sorry, wrong forum :D

[D-Delta]

Can someone explain the percentages that show up in SC? Ta.

[alexaff]

A2M - A$$ to............sorry, wrong forum :D

damn, beat me to it :lol:

[Jonmurgie]

Can someone explain the percentages that show up in SC? Ta.

It's based on the TimeZone (US Forum) rating of watches:

Grading system

Please keep in mind that to be listed on a TimeZone sales board, a watch must be pre-owned and have been worn. Pre-owned means sold to a retail customer and no open papers.

LNIB

A pre-owned watch that has been worn, yet is in perfect condition. Accompanied by the factory box(es), tags and documentation. No alterations from factory-delivered condition. The warranty papers must be stamped to establish the authenticity and validity of the watch - TimeZone does not allow sales of watches with "open papers." No bracelet resizing or marks of any kind. 100%

Mint

A pre-owned watch that is in very nearly perfect condition. Signs of wear are visible with a low powered loupe. May be a watch that is in LNIB condition but not accompanied by the factory box(es) or documentation. May refer to an older watch that has been restored, so long as the restoration returned the watch to very nearly perfect factory original condition. Working perfectly, keeping excellent time, needs nothing. 98-100%

Near Mint

Showing very light signs of wear. Faint scratches on the case, bezel, bracelet or buckle are visible to the naked eye. Completely original in every way. Strap shows light use - may be bent or lightly creased, but not stained. Bracelet may be resized. The watch is working perfectly, keeping very good time and needs nothing. 93-97%

Excellent

Evidence of use is visible to the unaided eye. Scratches are light, but more numerous than "near mint". If the watch has been restored, all original replacement parts have been used. Strap clearly used but no stains. No dents or dings are detectable, and the bracelet has little wear. Working perfectly, needs no repair or service. 88-92%

Very good

The watch shows what might be considered normal wear by a careful owner who wore the watch regularly. Scratches are evident, but no nicks or dings. May have replacement parts and/or a high quality redial. Running and keeping good time, though may need minor regulation. A sound, attractive presentation overall. 83-87%

Good

Nothing fundamentally wrong with the watch, though it has quite obviously been used. Running and wearable, but may gain or lose a few minutes over 24 hours. Case may show a few dings, nicks, or deep scratches. May have a redial that is not up to high standards. May not have all original parts. 77-82%

Fair

Well used, may require service and/or restoration to be useable. May be running erratically. Dial, case, and other major components may not be original, but no pieces are missing. Even an untrained eye could tell the watch is worse for wear. Some might call it rough. 72-76%

Poor

Shows abuse, requires service and/or restoration. May have major cosmetic flaws, missing parts, may not run at all. A speculative piece - 'fixer-upper' would be too generous. Not junk, but requires lots of work to be made wearable. 66-71%

Scrap / Parts

A collection of parts that at one time may have been a functioning timekeeper. Now missing parts, may be rusted or corroded, not worth restoring. Most people would call it junk. 64% or worse.

Your watch description must expressly state one of the grades set out above, or an intermediate grade. If your watch does not fall precisely into one of the grades, you may use an intermediate indication such as "Good +" and provide a description of why an intermediate grade was used, for example "cosmetically rough, but just received a full mechanical overhaul, new strap, and runs perfectly."

[outstretchedhands]

Keeper:

Nice watch, but it will be for sale next week.

Grail:

Brilliant watch for which I have been saving, and searching for years. It will be for sale next week.

Beater:

Word used to describe watch in poor condition, which will almost certainly be for sale next week if I can find anybody daft enough to buy it.

Flipper:

A member known as Ben Clapperton.

Haha! Falling off my office chair here! :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :lol: :lol:

[Galea]

wabi Japanese concept wabi-sabi, beauty that is "imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete" (according to Leonard Koren in his book Wabi-Sabi: for Artists, Designers, Poets and Philosophers). Also as an acronym, Worn And Broken In, used to describe watches with marks related to age and use.

[D-Delta]

Can someone explain the percentages that show up in SC? Ta.

It's based on the TimeZone (US Forum) rating of watches:

Much sense, this makes. Thanks.

[Puff the MagicDragon]

Useful guide - thanks!

[sangman]

i have to go right now however if anyone wants to explain
710

seiko om

mm
if not will do it when i get back

bfn
by for now

[alexaff]

i have to go right now however if anyone wants to explain
710

seiko om

mm
if not will do it when i get back

bfn
by for now

seiko orange monster

marine militaire

[Ron Jr]

mm could also be Marine Master

710 wife or girlfriend

[flyerboy]

Thanks for starting up this useful thread Chris :thumbright:

small contribution :

WLTT = Would Like To Trade

(hope this is correct ... :lol: :lol: )

[Seamaster73]

If you want a repository for all this, http://www.bluwiki.com is excellent and free.

[sangman]

This thread would be useful to pass on to newbies when they introduce themselves.

[Karl]

A2M - A$$ to............sorry, wrong forum :D

:D

[Panofsky]

I've always liked the definition -

Chronometer - A watch of proven inaccuracy.


Not much help but it made me laugh. :lol:

Dave

[darrenw]

Thank f*ck for that - the longer I went without knowing what the bloody hell WIS stood for, the harder it was to post a thread to ask.

[hogthrob]

SD - Rolex Sea-Dweller or Seiko Spring Drive

SO - Breitling Super Ocean

STM - Scottish Trans-gender Male

[Scottishtrunkmonkey]

STM - Scottish Trans-gender Male

B1tch

[mr1973]

A2M - A$$ to............sorry, wrong forum :D

damn, beat me to it :lol:

:D me too

[mark996]

Thank f*ck for that - the longer I went without knowing what the bloody hell WIS stood for, the harder it was to post a thread to ask.

:lol: I thought I was the only one!

[hogthrob]

STM - Scottish Trans-gender Male

B1tch

Sorry

[rygel16th]

So that's what OHPF means. Thanks.

But then again I'm slow to catch on. I've been here since may and I only got the Mods and Wreckers joke last week.

[rdwiow]

Useful guide. What is AD?
How does 710 translate to wife?

Excuse ignorance.

[alexaff]

^^^

on hold pending funds :wink:

[draz]

Hmm... what do you call a watch that is in exactly 65% condition?

[alexaff]

Hmm... what do you call a watch that is in exactly 65% condition?

wrote off :mrgreen:

[hogthrob]

AD = Authorized Dealer

[CPF]

AFAIK - as far as i know

IIRC - if i recall

:wink: - license to say almost anything

Bump - blank post to bring a topic up to the top of a forum, mainly because someone wants it to be seen. Because they're selling it!

[CPF]

wabi Japanese concept wabi-sabi, beauty that is "imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete" (according to Leonard Koren in his book Wabi-Sabi: for Artists, Designers, Poets and Philosophers).

Just amazon'd this book. All thanks to you. You had to be clever and show off you knew it. Cheers :twisted: :wink:

[Ian99]

:wink: - license to say almost anything.

That made me lmfao 8)

[SimonK]

Hmm... what do you call a watch that is in exactly 65% condition?

Near mint.

[Scottishtrunkmonkey]

:wink: - license to say almost anything.

That made me lmfao 8)

and me lmfsao :lol:

[Galea]

wabi Japanese concept wabi-sabi, beauty that is "imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete" (according to Leonard Koren in his book Wabi-Sabi: for Artists, Designers, Poets and Philosophers).

Just amazon'd this book. All thanks to you. You had to be clever and show off you knew it. Cheers :twisted: :wink:

Its amazing what wikipedia can tell you :lol:

Never heard of the book before, if its a good one, let me know :)

[Tinker]

IDWTTMGTSE

I don't want to teach my grandmother to suck eggs ... but I'm going to try.

[bauhausbrickie]

Thanks a million for the info, and perfect timing for me...

[Qatar-wol]

Useful guide. What is AD?
How does 710 translate to wife?

Excuse ignorance.

It's a punchline to a joke about women drivers - woman goes to garage looking for some "710", demanding it, even, saying that there's a filler cap under the bonnet with that written on it' Turns out, it's the oil filler cap, but upside-down.

I prefer 'SHMBO' for the wife (she who must be obeyed).

[jk103]

Useful guide. What is AD?
How does 710 translate to wife?

Excuse ignorance.

It's a punchline to a joke about women drivers - woman goes to garage looking for some "710", demanding it, even, saying that there's a filler cap under the bonnet with that written on it' Turns out, it's the oil filler cap, but upside-down.

I prefer 'SHMBO' for the wife (she who must be obeyed).

Actually prefer Sd = she devil because I've yet to meet an angel although mine can be nice sometimes

[Griswold]

FFS = you might wish to reflect, quietly, on what you just said.

[SimonK]

WTF - A somewhat surprising post/idea/statement/sale price.

[traveller]

This thread would be useful to pass on to newbies when they introduce themselves.

Yes, I learnt a lot in 5 minutes...

[bry nylon]

Keeper:

Nice watch, but it will be for sale next week.

Grail:

Brilliant watch for which I have been saving, and searching for years. It will be for sale next week.

Beater:

Word used to describe watch in poor condition, which will almost certainly be for sale next week if I can find anybody daft enough to buy it.

Flipper:

A member known as Ben Clapperton.

just seen this - brilliant :lol:

[andrew]

FFS = you might wish to reflect, quietly, on what you just said.

Or For Sale, if afflicted with a mild stutter or temporary stage fright.

WTB: Want To Buy,

WTD: Want To Die. (Least that's how I read it.)

[Dave E]

"Thanks Crusader" - Sign that the thread is about to go wildly out of control and possibly expand to gargantuan (yet irrelevant) length.

[mr1973]

= There will be no DN re-edition