ABCs of Watch Brand Abbreviations

This is a beginners guide to the abbreviations commonly used by watch users or in discussions on forums.

Basically I have hunted high and low (well not really) and these have been some of the common terms I have came across online.

It may help to clear up confusion you may have had while reading online something or have no idea what on earth some acronym means.

So basically here is a sumamry of all things watches or horologically related.

ALS - A. Lange & Söhne
A&S - Arnold and Son
AP - Audemars Piguet
B-ling - Breitling
B&M or BM: Baume & Mercier
BP: Blancpain
GG: Gérald Genta
GO:   Glashütte Original
GP: Girard-Perregaux
IWC: International Watch Co., that was what it was known as back in the day, today they have sort of rebranded and called themselves, wait for it “IWC”
JLC: Jaeger-LeCoultre
MB: Mont Blanc
ML: Maurice Lacroix
PP: Patek Philippe
RL: Ralph Lauren Watches
Tag: Tag Heuer
UG: Universal Geneve
UN: Ulysse Nardin
VC: Vacheron Constantin

Bascially these are the more well known brands, it would be impossble to cover all brands out there.

If you know any more which I don’t, please feel free to add.

Cheers.