The watchaholic's alternative dictionary
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Celestial blue - sense of wistful melancholy that descends when you gaze into the heavens and wonder if there ever will be a one, true, forever watch
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Two Moons issue - copy of Loupe in which the Moonglow was announced.
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Aeolian - A category of creamy garlic sauces made with raw garlic, salt, olive oil, and sometimes egg.
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Moonstruck: It's in development, seriously
. The Bel Canto with moon phase complication. You get your regular hourly chime with the added bonus of a dong, in lieu of the hourly ding, indicating a full moon...for the next 128yrs.
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Turn the Air Blue - what the marketing person at CWL did after realizing they’d sent the new Sealander release email describing it as the Twelve 38
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”12” o’clock marker - when you’ve released that many versions of the 12 recently, all your company emails automatically reference them by default.
”12” o’clock marker - when you’ve released that many versions of the 12 recently, all your company emails automatically reference them by default.
Iain’s Law: Any discussion on the Christopher Ward forum, irrespective of the thread title or subject matter, will eventually lead to someone mentioning the Bel Canto if the thread continues for long enough.
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Speedmaster racing: That new forumite frantically posting about not much. They want access to the sales corner and they want it quick.
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Aqua Terracotta - the trend for watch companies to take their dial colours away from the traditional navy blue and red
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Aqua Terror - wearing your omega in trepidation because you haven't had it pressure tested in 5 years
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Aquatic Error - taking your splash proof dress watch surfing
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Seamaster Agua Terra - Spanish God of the oceans who can reverse the flow of rivers back onto the land.
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AT - what you set your golf ball on before you drive it from land into the nearest water hazard
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First Omega In Space - the result of emptying the joint account to buy a new timepiece
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Rolex implorer: Not a new stainless steel professional model, just someone that is desperate to get their hands on any model from the superlative watchmaker.
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