TZ-UK Glossary

**FrogmanFreak** · 14th December 2011, 00:15

Excellent thread.
Any new abbreviations for 2012? :lol:

**nutjob1234** · 9th June 2012, 00:02

Jasus.......I'm screwy eyed!! I've read this from front to back and I can't find WUS, and I'm 99% sure I saw it on here! :shock:

Go on ffs and someone put me outta my misery.......I'll not sleep a wink tonight! :roll:

**aTqZ1997** · 10th June 2012, 15:31

LoL....one of the best Post....IMHO....deserves....a Bump :bounce: ....to the top :!:

We should help Chrisparker keep this list "a live" and building on to it....I've added my FAV below.....HAGWE :wink:

Originally Posted by 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

SMP
Sea-Master Professional

OMG
Oh My Goodness

Keep them coming...

**darrenw** · 10th June 2012, 15:39

Originally Posted by nutjob1234

Jasus.......I'm screwy eyed!! I've read this from front to back and I can't find WUS, and I'm 99% sure I saw it on here! :shock:

Go on ffs and someone put me outta my misery.......I'll not sleep a wink tonight! :roll:

I think it's just another forum (and a big one at that)...
http://forums.watchuseek.com/forum.php

Not to be confused with WIS (watch idiot savant) or WOS (Watches of Switzerland)

**loqv75** · 11th June 2012, 00:29

Useful thankz

**pacifichrono** · 11th June 2012, 02:09

Originally Posted by mr1973

New Old Stock.

...and in 90% of cases where the term is used, it's not REALLY NOS. :evil:

**cornish** · 17th August 2012, 20:53

Originally Posted by 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...

deserves a bump and a sticky imho to help past newbies and new newbies that are yet to join!

**Spendor** · 18th August 2012, 18:21

Excellent thread. Is there away of saving this?

**markrlondon** · 18th August 2012, 19:07

Originally Posted by Spendor

Is there away of saving this?

In Internet Explorer click File|Save as... and choose 'Web Archive, single file (*.mht)' from the 'Save as type' drop down list. This saves the page as a standard MHT web archive format file.

In Firefox the UnMHT addon lets you do the same.

Not sure about other browsers.

**JPCain86** · 20th August 2012, 18:29

Very helpful thread. Thanks

**snedboy** · 20th August 2012, 21:22

I thought SOTC stood for Sale Of The Century!

**burnsey66** · 14th September 2013, 21:17

For Trade Only - Look back in an hour or so and it'll be for sale.

**Chris_in_the_UK** · 14th September 2013, 21:29

Confederacy - paranoia about non-existant brotherhood

Poll - meaningless voting post that ends up with multiple pages of nonesence and handbag swinging.

New Shoes - what fools refer to their new strap as.

Bad Boy - Watch related (honest) reference to a new acquisition.......

**Wednesday** · 14th September 2013, 21:44

"Can't believe that this is still here" & GLWS:

I have one and Im hoping to overcharge as much as you are shortly.

**andykb675** · 15th September 2013, 02:02

So helpful...saves me asking the usual dumb questions

**Michael_Mcr** · 15th September 2013, 02:27

You lot really love your TLA's.

**Baden H** · 15th September 2013, 04:32

I've been here for 7 years and I've still learnt something new today.

IMHO This should have a sticky ;-)

I own a barber shop and the phrase of the moment seams to be YOLO (you only live once) I've purchased quite a few over priced watches with that phrase in mind :-)

**flyerboy** · 15th September 2013, 10:37

BT = Bank Transfer (or British Telecom)

**Umbongo** · 15th September 2013, 16:29

Originally Posted by Chris_in_the_UK

Confederacy - term used to show disdain for a handful of dunces.

Poll - a straightforward way to clearly show the majority opinion in a debate - greeted by outrage and sulking when it contradicts the above group.

New Shoes - what fools refer to their new strap as.

Bad Boy - a naughty boy possibly also a dunce, who tries to rekindle an old conflict.......

Sorted that for you! HAGWE! Lol! Pmsl. FRO.

**Chris_in_the_UK** · 15th September 2013, 16:31

Originally Posted by Umbongo

Sorted that for you! HAGWE! Lol! Pmsl. FRO.

FRO - really?

**Umbongo** · 15th September 2013, 16:36

Originally Posted by Chris_in_the_UK

FRO - really?

Aw c'mon - it would have been remiss of me not to snipe back there! ;)

**Chris_in_the_UK** · 15th September 2013, 17:06

Originally Posted by Umbongo

Aw c'mon - it would have been remiss of me not to snipe back there! ;)

Indeed - touche!

**chrisparker** · 24th January 2017, 13:32

Often found in the SC: Wow can't believe this is still here = This item is priced marginally less than a dealer

**stevec** · 24th January 2017, 14:29

handy read that. some are more general (710 etc) others more watch centric.
always wondered what WIS stood for, i knew it meant watch nut, but not the specific.

cheers
steve

**Alan...** · 3rd June 2017, 14:30

Aha, This is Just what I needed.

Thanks

**Robsmck** · 3rd June 2017, 19:18

Wish I had seen this 2 months ago. Would have saved some embarrassing questions.

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**DOShea** · 5th June 2017, 11:30

Newbie here so this was/is/will be very helpful.

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**mjgerrard** · 5th June 2017, 14:11

I wish I'd have had this a few months ago!

**Yorkshiremadmick** · 5th June 2017, 15:41

OK I've been on here a while. Sorry first time I've seen this so great. I've managed to work most out but not the idiot one WIS did twig it meant obsessed or obsessive. But for love nor money
Can't work out BLNR ???

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**PickleB** · 5th June 2017, 18:59

Originally Posted by Yorkshiremadmick

OK I've been on here a while. Sorry first time I've seen this so great. I've managed to work most out but not the idiot one WIS did twig it meant obsessed or obsessive. But for love nor money
Can't work out BLNR ???

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From another forum....BLNR: GMT Master II (Rolex) 116710 (from BLeu et NoiR),

**Tiny** · 5th June 2017, 19:19

GS = Grand Seiko

**Yorkshiremadmick** · 7th June 2017, 12:29

Originally Posted by PickleB

From another forum....BLNR: GMT Master II (Rolex) 116710 (from BLeu et NoiR),

Thanks

for this as I was only getting it to be.
"Boxed Like New Rolex" for an older GMT
Would never have got Bleu et Noir

in a month of Sunday's

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**jamesnw** · 14th August 2017, 12:19

I just found this as I was thinking a thread for the many acronyms would be helpful.. I wondered what BLNR meant.. now i know.. well have two options for it anyhow...

Thanks

**GraniteQuarry** · 23rd November 2020, 16:08

Cockwomble

**joe narvey** · 23rd November 2020, 17:16

Originally Posted by GraniteQuarry

Cockwomble

Thank you. I’m in no doubt about that one and my instinctive assessment has been confirmed on a few occasions by the comments of several forum members who are now on my naughty list.

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