The watchaholic's alternative dictionary

strapline · Post by **strapline** » Wed Aug 31, 2022 8:41 pm

Air conditioning: Coming round to liking the Air-King over a lengthy period of time.

Des

richtel · Post by **richtel** » Wed Aug 31, 2022 9:15 pm

Swiss Maid - A tragic autocorrect spelling error which resulted in a tribute to stereotyped milking ladies.

strapline · Post by **strapline** » Thu Sep 01, 2022 6:09 pm

High tide: A recycled plastic strap bought at full RRP.

Low tide: A recycled plastic strap, reduced, that pops up on the clearance page.

Tide mark: An unsightly mark...left by a recycled plastic strap.

Tidal exchange: Swapping out that recycled plastic strap for something more comfortable.

Good tidings: Complimentary customer reviews of recycled plastic straps.

Des

Post by **Amor Vincit Omnia** » Thu Sep 01, 2022 6:16 pm

^^^

Spring Tide : a recycled plastic elastic strap.

Neap Tide : a strap made from recycled root vegetables **

** Last time we had a long debate on this!

missF · Post by **missF** » Sat Sep 03, 2022 4:03 pm

Greyhound - a dog sold outwith the authorised breeder’s network of kennels. Usually sold with no guarantee from the breeder that there won’t be accidents on the carpet

strapline · Post by **strapline** » Sat Sep 03, 2022 6:56 pm

Lume in essence: When you try to explain to your non watch friends what the glowy bits are and how us watch nerds get all excited by it.

Des

richtel · Post by **richtel** » Sun Sep 18, 2022 8:15 am

Submariner - a person employing many tactics to never get wet.

missF · Post by **missF** » Mon Sep 19, 2022 2:08 pm

Waffle dial - phoning your mum to go on and on for hours about inconsequential things

missF · Post by **missF** » Mon Sep 19, 2022 2:40 pm

Champagne dial - phoning your mum to tell her you’re getting married/ having a baby/ buying a new watch...

richtel · Post by **richtel** » Mon Sep 19, 2022 9:13 pm

Skelington Watch - an openwork timepiece marketed towards 5 year-olds.

strapline · Post by **strapline** » Tue Sep 20, 2022 6:59 pm

Foolproof: That holiday wrist shot of you by the sea. Wearing your new 600m diver. With the crown fully open. Muppet!

Des

richtel · Post by **richtel** » Fri Sep 23, 2022 3:11 pm

Hypocupremia - medical term for a copper deficiency, often treated by cutaneous application of a bronze timepiece.

missF · Post by **missF** » Fri Sep 23, 2022 4:52 pm

Mystery dial - I got the call from my AD but I might not get the Rolex I requested...

strapline · Post by **strapline** » Fri Sep 23, 2022 6:02 pm

Mission Timer: A watch with a bezel typically used for timing your pasta cooking, how much time remains on your parking ticket or how long you've been walking the dog. Black ops stuff really!

Des

richtel · Post by **richtel** » Tue Sep 27, 2022 9:04 pm

Jaxa Wrench - tool used by a medical specialist to aid inspection of the lower intestinal tract.

Fifth Dimension - the final resting place of that tiny bracelet link screw after it has skidded across the desk while fiddling with your new watch during the teams call.

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