Post by boscoe on Nov 29, 2007 23:29:28 GMT -5
Weird stuff stolen from an unnamed author, posted on TZ:
Watch Sniglets
Arrowneous- Mistakenly under the assumption that every watch with a broad arrow somewhere on it is actual military issue.
Ashpulse purchase- Buying a watch you don't truly want just because you can get it overnight and you have a coupon.
Calatravesty- Wearing a dress watch while rock climbing.
Curiomark- A scratch you make on the back of a watch because you simply had to see the movement.
Dialalysis - Extended examination of a dial with a loupe.
Dialatribe- A long, ranting review of the dislikes of a particular watch dial.
Discombezelated- A watch with a misaligned bezel.
Escapemint- The candy given out by retail watch dealers to be eaten while they process your credit card.
Exhibacktionist- One who repeatedly removes their watch to show off the display back.
Hologramology- The study or practice of the preservation of Rolex stickers.
Hororific- An extremely ugly watch.
Invictanitis- A disease affecting the judgement of novice watch buyers.
Langeuish- To feel depressed after the purchase of a watch with a price tag of 5 or more figures.
Lugcheese- The green stuff found between the lugs of a vintage watch.
Lumiscrutiny- The act of looking for unevenness in luminous hands/markers in a dark bathroom.
Minervous- The slight trepidation felt just after ordering a watch with a website's name on the dial.
Mintocchio- A watch dealer who describes every watch they sell as "mint", regardless of the actual condition.
(see also: Nibnosia Rareiosis)
Nibnosia Rareiosis- A medical condition causing the sufferer to habitually lie about the condition or desirability of a watch he or she is selling. (see also: Mintocchio)
Pinjectile- An airborne spring bar.
Polternick- A scratch or dent on your watch that you have no recollection of making.
Quartzsteria- The brief illusion that your quartz watch has stopped even though it hasn't.
Rattrepain- A chronograph whose sweep seconds hand does not reset to zero.
Remorse code- FSOT, LNIB.
Rolexia- The inability to distinguish between quality and popularity.
Seikosis- The repeated purchasing of Japanese watches that never get worn.
Stitchsker- The short, stiff, stubby piece of stitching found on the inside of a watch strap that pokes and iritates the wrist.
Strapophrenia- Repeated and obsessive changing of watch straps.
Submerciless- Wearing a sport watch to a funeral.
Valjitters- The vibrations felt emanating from a Valjoux 7750 movement.
Zenophobia- The fear of mediocre watches.
Watch Sniglets
Arrowneous- Mistakenly under the assumption that every watch with a broad arrow somewhere on it is actual military issue.
Ashpulse purchase- Buying a watch you don't truly want just because you can get it overnight and you have a coupon.
Calatravesty- Wearing a dress watch while rock climbing.
Curiomark- A scratch you make on the back of a watch because you simply had to see the movement.
Dialalysis - Extended examination of a dial with a loupe.
Dialatribe- A long, ranting review of the dislikes of a particular watch dial.
Discombezelated- A watch with a misaligned bezel.
Escapemint- The candy given out by retail watch dealers to be eaten while they process your credit card.
Exhibacktionist- One who repeatedly removes their watch to show off the display back.
Hologramology- The study or practice of the preservation of Rolex stickers.
Hororific- An extremely ugly watch.
Invictanitis- A disease affecting the judgement of novice watch buyers.
Langeuish- To feel depressed after the purchase of a watch with a price tag of 5 or more figures.
Lugcheese- The green stuff found between the lugs of a vintage watch.
Lumiscrutiny- The act of looking for unevenness in luminous hands/markers in a dark bathroom.
Minervous- The slight trepidation felt just after ordering a watch with a website's name on the dial.
Mintocchio- A watch dealer who describes every watch they sell as "mint", regardless of the actual condition.
(see also: Nibnosia Rareiosis)
Nibnosia Rareiosis- A medical condition causing the sufferer to habitually lie about the condition or desirability of a watch he or she is selling. (see also: Mintocchio)
Pinjectile- An airborne spring bar.
Polternick- A scratch or dent on your watch that you have no recollection of making.
Quartzsteria- The brief illusion that your quartz watch has stopped even though it hasn't.
Rattrepain- A chronograph whose sweep seconds hand does not reset to zero.
Remorse code- FSOT, LNIB.
Rolexia- The inability to distinguish between quality and popularity.
Seikosis- The repeated purchasing of Japanese watches that never get worn.
Stitchsker- The short, stiff, stubby piece of stitching found on the inside of a watch strap that pokes and iritates the wrist.
Strapophrenia- Repeated and obsessive changing of watch straps.
Submerciless- Wearing a sport watch to a funeral.
Valjitters- The vibrations felt emanating from a Valjoux 7750 movement.
Zenophobia- The fear of mediocre watches.
