benk Posted November 2, 2011 Report Share Posted November 2, 2011 (edited) ok, so i've not been here long and i've managed to pick up some acronyms, but there are a lot used here and not all are obvious. so i have... SS - Stainless Steel PAM - Panerai hfac - a rep factory in china? AR - Anti Reflective Coating PD - Porsche Design Ti - Titanum QC - Quality Control TD - Trusted Dealer GEN - Genuine REP - Replica VC - Vacheron Constantin are they right? and what are these AD PVD KB WC and what others should i look out for?? Edited November 2, 2011 by benk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay Posted November 2, 2011 Report Share Posted November 2, 2011 AD - Authorized Dealer (shops selling the originals) PVD - Particle Vapor Deposition (I believe) Whatever it specifically stands for, it's essentially black powdercoating of the case and other parts. KB - Forum moderator, seller of high quality replica Soft Goods, and all round top guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastrmindalliance Posted November 2, 2011 Report Share Posted November 2, 2011 WC. Pretty excellent Pam-centric rep/gen forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benk Posted November 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2011 thanks, i'll get there slowly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
importr Posted November 3, 2011 Report Share Posted November 3, 2011 I thought PVD was Physical Vapour Deposition? CG - Crown Guard ICHS - InCorrect Hand Stack (GMT movts) CHS - Correct Hand Stack (as above) BPH/VPH - Beats/Vibrations Per Hour eg. 21.6k is 21600 vph SEL - Solid End Link MBW - That awkward focker who builds watches for equally awkward people MBK - a mall in bangkok,Thailand. Incorporating a few stalls selling rep watches Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wat44 Posted November 3, 2011 Report Share Posted November 3, 2011 WTF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornerstone Posted November 3, 2011 Report Share Posted November 3, 2011 Is the amnesty just for acronyms? Most of these are abbreviations.... [legs it back to the safety of the grammar police compound in downtown Smartassia] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
importr Posted November 3, 2011 Report Share Posted November 3, 2011 Is the amnesty just for acronyms? Most of these are abbreviations.... [legs it back to the safety of the grammar police compound in downtown Smartassia] LOL you are quite right! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benk Posted November 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2011 i think i can stretch to an abbreviation amnesty too liking ichs, chs and sel, i would never have guessed those... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay Posted November 4, 2011 Report Share Posted November 4, 2011 I thought PVD was Physical Vapour Deposition? It might well be, it was the P which I wasn't 100% sure of Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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