What does the WATCH MARKETPLACE Forums prefix mean? I understand only 'FS = for sale' . Please tell me other prefix mean. Thanks!!
FSOT - for sale or trade WTT - want to trade WTB - want to buy OHPF - on hold pending funds Are there any more prefixes you need to know?
I "borrowed" this list from our friends over at Rolex Forum... a number of the acronyms apply to Rolex watches, but may be helpful AD = Authorized Dealer (of Rolex or another watchmaker) AK = Air King AP = Audemars Piguet AR - Anti-reflective coating ARW= Authorized Rolex Watchmaker BAR = Pressure/Depth rating (e.g.30BAR, 300m/1000ft) BLNR = Bleu/Noir (French for Blue/Black) Bluesy = Blue TT Sub BNIB = Brand New In Box BPH = Beats per hour ie. 28,800 bph, 36,000 bph Cal = Calibre (of a movement) COSC = Contrôle Officiel Suisse des Chronomètres" (Certified Chronometer) Coke = Black/Red GMT Insert DD = Day-Date DJ = DateJust DLC = Diamond Like Carbon (usually blacked-out cases) DRSD = Double Red Sea Dweller DSSD = Deep Sea Sea Dweller EXP = Explorer EXP II = Explorer II Flip = Changing watches in one's collection FSOT = For Sale Or Trade GMT = Greenwich Mean Time GMT/GMT II = GMT Master II (Rolex Professional line model) GMTIIC = GMTII with Ceramic Bezel GV = Glace Verti (green-crystal of the Milgauss) HEV = Helium Escape Valve IBTL = In Before The Lock JUB = Jubilee Bracelet LEC = Laser Etched Coronet LN = Lunette Noir (Black bezel insert) LNIB = Like New In Box LV = Lunette Verti (Green bezel insert) M2CW = My Two Cents Worth MIB = Mint In Box MOP = Mother Of Pearl MSRP = Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price, NATO = North Atlantic Treaty Organization. refers to fabric straps used on issue watches ND = Non-Date (as in Sub ND) NOS = New Old Stock NSFW = Not Safe For Work OEM = Original Equipment Manufacturer OF = Oyster Flex, rubber over titanium Rolex strap OP = Oyster Perpetual PCL = Polished Center Links Pepsi = Red/Blue GMT Insert Perpetual = Self Winding/Automatic movement PM = Precious Metal PP = Patek Philippe PVD = Physical Vapor Deposition (spray on metal) PT = Platinum Rehaut = French for flange. The engraved ring/flange under the crystal. RER = Rolex Engraved (etched) Rehaut RG = Rose Gold Root Beer = Brown TT GMT RSC = Rolex Service Center SCL = Solid Center Links SD = Sea Dweller SEL = Solid End Link (referring to bracelet) Serti dial = a watch dial that is set with precious stones SL / L = Super Luminova, Luminova SMP = Seamaster Professional (Omega) Speedy = Speedmaster (Omega) SS = Stainless Steel Sub = Submariner T<25 = Tritium based dial (Less than 25 millicuries of radioactive tritium) Ti = Titanium TOG = Turn-O-Graph TT = Two Tone (Bi-metal- yellow gold & Stainless Steel) WG = White Gold WIS = Watch Idiot Savant WTB = Want To Buy WTS = Want to Sell WTT = Want to Trade YG = Yellow Gold YM = Yacht Master YMMV = Your Mileage May Vary (you may have a different experience) Source: https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=323923