Rolex Nicknames
Published on Saturday 5th of February 2022
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Within the world of Rolex, collectors and enthusiasts there are a number of nicknames that have been developed throughout the years. Rolex, themselves have never given their watches any such names and have stuck to the model names and numbers, so where have many of these names come from? Some of the nicknames refer to the people that have worn them such as the ‘James Cameron’ or the ‘Pussy Galore’ whilst others refer to the colours of the dials, bezels or both including ‘hulk’ or the ‘batman’. Many of these have then further developed as the watch has changed or other variations have been included and added to the collection.
There are other Rolex watches that have managed to achieve a nickname but many of these are exotic dials that were not intended to have changed but have over time.
Nickname |
Model |
Model Reference |
Year introduced |
Characteristics |
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Batman |
GMT Master II |
116710BLNR
126710BLNR |
2013
2019 |
Black / Blue Bezel On oyster bracelet |
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Batgirl |
GMT Master II |
126710BLNR |
2019 |
Black / Blue Bezel On jubilee bracelet |
|
Coke |
GMT Master II |
16710 |
1988 |
Black / Red Bezel
|
Double Red |
Sea-Dweller |
1655 |
1967 |
‘Submariner 200’ and ‘Sea-Dweller’ are in red on the dial. |
|
Great White |
Sea-Dweller |
1655 |
1967 |
All fonts in white on dial |
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Hulk |
Submariner |
116610LV |
2010 |
Green dial and Bezel |
James Bond |
Submariner |
6538 |
1954 |
As worn by Sean Connery in the James Bond films. |
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James Cameron |
Sea-Dweller |
116660 |
2014 |
Blue-Black graduated dial.
|
Jean-Claude Killy |
Data-Compax |
4768 (plus others) |
1947 |
Watch was advertised by Rolex with the ski racer, Jean-Claude Killy |
|
John Player Special |
Daytona |
6241 |
1960s |
Black Dial with Gold Totalizers |
|
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Kermit |
Submariner |
16610LV |
2003 |
Green Bezel and Black Dial |
Leopard |
Daytona |
116598SACO |
2004 |
Yellow Sapphire bezel with leopard pattern dial |
|
Paul Newman |
Daytona |
6239 |
1963 |
White dial with black totalizers |
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Pepsi |
GMT Master
GMT Master II |
1675
126710BLRO |
1960
2018 |
Blue / Red Bezel |
Platona |
Daytona |
116506 |
2013 (approx) |
Daytona made in Platinum |
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Polar |
Explorer II |
216570 |
2011 (approx) |
White dial with orange 24 hour hand |
Pussy Galore |
GMT Master |
6542 |
1654 |
As worn by Honor Blackman in the James Bond film ‘Goldfinger’. |
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Rainbow |
Daytona |
116598RBOW |
2012 |
Diamond Bezel that forms a rainbow |
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Root Beer |
GMT Master II |
126711CHNR |
2018 |
Black/Brown Bezel Rosegold and Steel Oyster Bracelet |
Single Red |
Submariner Date |
1680 |
1966 |
First Submariner Date, series name in red |
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Smurf |
Submariner Date
|
116619LB |
2008 |
Blue dial and Bezel |
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Starbucks |
Submariner Date
|
126610LV |
2020 |
Green Bezel and Black Dial |
Steve McQueen Freccione |
Explorer II |
1655 |
1971 |
Watch was promoted for Rolex by Steve McQueen |
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Thunderbird |
Datejust (Turn-o-graph) |
1625, 6309, 16253, 16263, 16264, 16268, 116261, 116263, 116264 |
1953 |
Any Datejust fitted with a rotating bezel |
These nicknames are a true tribute to how good Rolex watches are and how many collectors identify those within their collection and those they wish to add to their collection. Time will tell what the next Rolex to be worthy of a nickname will be and what its colour scheme will be. One can only speculate but maybe they will release a 18ct gold GMT Master II with a hot rod red bezel and dial, nicknamed the Iron Man.
We look forward to finding and discovering these developments as time continues.
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