28 US Best Replica Rolex Watches Terms Every Watch Collector Should Know, From Coronet To Double Swiss Underline

So you saved up for your first Rolex, and you decided to go the “vintage” route. But now, a problem — what the hell are all these weird terms and phrases being bandied about? “Frog foot” and “gilt” and “tropical” and “Bart Simpson”—it sounds like the frenzied mutterings of some drunken cartoon character in a contemporary production of Alice In Wonderland. How exactly does all this relate to watches, and to 1:1 US Rolex replica watches, more specifically?

Here’s the thing: high quality Rolex fake watches aficionados love this stuff. It’s like a secret, coded language that signals that someone else is an insider, that that person loves horological esoterica as much as the next nerd. But it’s also not that complicated, for a variety of reasons, not least of which is that we’ve compiled a cheat sheet for you. Now, the next time you see that vintage-watch dealer, you can be sure that you’ll be on an equal footing. Kinda. At the least, they’ll know that you are someone who cares enough about the subject to sweat the details.

NOTE: If you’re looking for a guide to Rolex nicknames—i.e. the nicknames of different watch models—click here. What we’re cataloging here is the language of the obsessive and the collector. Think of it as the only Swiss made replica Rolex watches glossary you’ll ever need.

Essential Rolex Terminology

2-Line: A dial with only two lines of text above the 6 o’clock marker, such as certain Ref. 14060 Rolex Submariner copy watches for sale without denoted Chronometer certification. Some prefer the uncluttered looks of these dials.

4-Line: A dial with four lines of text. On a Ref. 14060M Submariner, for example, this would add the chronometer certification to the model name and depth rating.

Bark Finish: A feature of certain President bracelets in which the gold material is etched to look like bark.

Big Crown: Certain early cheap replica Rolex Submariner watches featured an oversized, 8mm winding crown—these include references 6200, 6538, and 5510.

Coronet: The Rolex crown logo.

Cyclops: A watch crystal with a built-in magnifier for the date, first released in 1948 on luxury super clone Rolex Datejust watches and patented in 1952. Originally these were made of acrylic and were part of the crystal; later (and current) sapphire models feature a Cyclops manufactured separately and affixed to the main crystal.

Double Swiss Underline: A particular dial on the first Daytona Ref. 6239 that features an underline beneath the word “Cosmograph” and two “SWISS” signatures—one above the 6 o’clock marker, and one below the minute track, which is partially covered by the watch’s rehaut.

Eagle Beak: A crown guard style found on certain Ref. 5512 Submariners from the late 1950s/early 1960s in which the guards are shaped like eagles’ beaks. (As opposed to the square style that preceded them, or the pointed style that followed.)

Explorer Dial: A dial featuring the perfect replica Rolex Explorer I watches’ distinctive mix of dash, Arabic and triangular markers. This dial appeared on certain earlier Submariners such as the Ref. 6200 and certain 5513s.

Feet First: A dial in which the depth rating begins with feet rather than meters, i.e. “660ft=220m.” This may indicate that the watch in question—generally a Sub—was destined for the American market, but this is collector guesswork.

Frog Foot: A particular type of Rolex coronet (crown) found on certain China fake Rolex sport watches (reference 1016s, 1655s, etc.) made in the late 1960s through the mid-1970s, in which the coronet is wider and looks like the foot of…well….a frog.

Ghost Bezel: An aluminum bezel in which the coloring has faded—especially from black to blue or grayish.

Glossy Gilt Dial: A type of early Rolex dial in which the underlying brass dial blank is exposed, yielding text and other features (such as minute tracks, etc.) that looks golden in hue. These types of dials were eventually replaced by matte, and then by glossy dials with white printing and applied white gold surrounds.

HEV: The “helium escape valve,” which features on certain Rolex Professional models such as the Sea-Dweller. This one-way valve allows helium molecules to escape the watch during decompression, which prevents the crystal from flying off the watch. (Yes—this is an actual problem—if you’re a saturation diver.)

Matte Dial: A dial in use on online replica Rolex sport watches (and others) from the mid-late 1960s through the mid-1980s. These did away with the “gilt” printing of the earlier gilt-gloss dials and instead featured a flat black surface with white text and painted tritium indices.

Maxi Dial: A dial that features oversized lume plots for increased legibility.

Mercedes Hands: This is a unique Rolex handset featured on many references whose minute hand has a round portion divided into three equally sized portions—much like the Mercedes logo. (The first Sub to feature this handset is the Ref. 6204 from 1954.)

Meters First: A dial in which the depth rating gives meters before feet, i.e. “200m=660ft.”

Neat Font: A dial style in which the printing is executed in a script that has been described as more standardized and “neater.” (Older Subs often feature printing that looks distinctly hand-drawn and messy.) Certain Ref. 5512 Subs feature such dials.

Oyster: A highly water resistant case with a screw-down crown and screw-down caseback released in 1926 and featured on most Rolex replica watches shop site ever since. (Currently, only the dressy Cellini doesn’t feature an Oyster case.)

PCG (Pointed Crown Guards): A crown guard style in which the crown guards are pointed, as opposed to squared or “eagle’s beak” guards. These can be found on Ref. 5512 Subs from roughly 1959-1963.

Small Crown: This term generally refers to early Subs that featured a smaller winding crown, such as the references 6204, 6205, 6536/1, and more.

Spider Dial: A type of glossy dial in which the lacquer coating has developed fine cracks, aka “crazing,” resulting in a spider web-like appearance. Though a definite defect, certain collectors are attracted to this look.

Stella Dial: A brightly colored, lacquered dial found on certain best quality Rolex Day-Date fake watches from the 1970s and made for Rolex by a company called Stella. These were primarily meant for the Middle Eastern market.

Swiss Exclamation Point Dial: A dial in which a small, circular lume plot below the vertical, rectangular one at 6 o’clock forms what looks like an exclamation point, which is joined by a “SWISS” signature below the chapter ring. This dial featured on Subs, Explorers, and GMT-Masters in the late 1950s/early 1960s for a time.

Super Case: Sometimes mistakenly called a “maxi case,” this describes a Submariner or GMT-Master II case with fatter lugs and a larger bezel, giving the impression of a larger watch even though certain Super cases measure 40mm in diameter like their predecessors.

Tapestry Dial: A dial that features vertical ridges. Sometimes found, for example, on 5-digit AAA replica Rolex Datejust watches from the late 1970s/early 1980s.

Tropical: A black dial that has turned brown due to degradation of the paint used, possibly due to UV exposure, humidity, moisture, etc. These dials are highly desirable if even in their coloration.

Roger Federer’s Insane Five-Figure US Perfect Rolex Fake Watches Flex During His Last Wimbledon Appearance Is An Epitome Of Luxury

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Roger Federer wore five-figure best Rolex fake watches to the 2022 Wimbledon celebration

The eight-time Wimbledon grand slam title holder came to celebrate the centenary celebration this year. The occasion marked the 100-year anniversary of the center court of the grass-court major at SW19. Roger Federer looked astounding in a black suit with luxury replica Rolex watches.

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The 20-time grand slam champion had not played at Wimbledon. The player had been on a break for more than a year. His fans were waiting for him to make a comeback at the grass-court major. However, he had denied that and had confirmed his participation at the Laver Cup.

Legacy left behind by Federer

Nonetheless, that did not prepare his fans for the shocking announcement of the Swiss player. He has decided to retire after 24 years of domination on the court.

Even after not playing for more than a year, the Swiss Maestro has consecutively remained the highest-paid tennis player for the 17th year.

What is more astounding is that his arch-rivals, Rafael Nadal, and Novak, get paid around 1/3rd of Federer’s. The present generation of tennis players has taken inspiration from the legacy set by the former world no. 1 and will continue to do so.

The ‘Sub’: How Old Cheap Swiss Rolex Submariner Replica Watches US Became A Storyteller

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Special operations warfighters have had a close tie with the high quality replica Rolex watches they wear for nearly a century — from Rangers climbing the cliffs at Normandy to SEALs thigh deep in the Mekong Delta to Special Missions Unit operators in the mountains of Afghanistan — and I wanted to be a part of this living history and carry it forward.

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I’ve spent the last four years learning to guide with Cole Kramer in Alaska for blacktail deer, coastal brown bears, and mountain goats. Cole had me cut my teeth while guiding for goats in the mountains of Kodiak, Alaska, a place I hadn’t visited since the winter of 2009 during SEAL Qualification Training at the NSW Winter Warfare school. Through the rain and fog of the crags of Kodiak until Cole taught me how to properly skin out and process a goat, my 1:1 fake Rolex watches was on my wrist.

In the years since I pulled that watch from its jade green box, I’ve washed the salt of three oceans from it, dusted off from it the grit of four continents, and wiped it clean of the blood of animals I never imagined being within arm’s reach. The AAA replica Rolex Submariner 14060 watches is not just a watch; it is a part of my history.