Glossary
The vocabulary used in the threads: TD, QC, GL, RL, NWBIG, and the movement maker codes.
TD
Trusted Dealer. A seller vouched for by a forum's own vetting process. The label is forum-specific: a dealer trusted on one forum is not automatically trusted on another.
QC, GL, RL
Quality Control photos, then Green Light (accept) or Red Light (reject).
NWBIG
Not Worth Buying In Genuine - the community's shorthand for a replica close enough that the genuine article stops making sense at the price difference.
Movement maker codes
DD, SH, VR and JH build clone movements. The code identifies the workshop, not the calibre.
Free-sprung
A balance with no regulator index, adjusted by moving weights. Closer to modern genuine design and harder to build.