I'd agree with Menno - Key West has my vote. I think "travel" when I hear that name.KEY WEST
Being the birthplace of PanAm. The town of KW has a Caribbean look and feel, so I think it's in line with the other names like Nassau and Kingston. And tbh, an American watch with an American history needs an American name. Although being European, I can see the point of that.
Menno
Gotta go with the above as well! Key West is fitting with the current theme of this series of watches by MKII. |>|>KEY WEST
Being the birthplace of PanAm. The town of KW has a Caribbean look and feel, so I think it's in line with the other names like Nassau and Kingston. And tbh, an American watch with an American history needs an American name. Although being European, I can see the point of that.
Menno
I would be surprised if "Clipper" wasn't a PanAm trademark in some respect, may be not for watches in particular but frankly I would prefer not to even broach the issue.I like "Clipper" from the previous suggestions. Orion (after the 2001 Pan Am space ship) is sadly not an option since Nomos already has a (quite wonderful) watch by that name. We could continue the Kingston, Nassau, theme with "Montego" after MBJ, Montego Bay Jamaica, the airport in Jamaica where Ian Fleming wrote most of his books, including Goldfinger, the movie version of which features a classic Rolex GMT Master, the crown-guardless 6542 which this project references. Actually, I like this the best: Montego .
Meridian's not bad at all! This suggestion isn't necessarily better, but if you wanted a more technical sounding version of that name how about: "Zero Meridian" or the even sportier "Longitude 0"? "MKll Longitude 0" kind of has a nice ring.When I saw in the discussion the name "Meridian", I liked it so much that I wanted to steal it for Project 300. But that was before I got in on the PanAm!
It's got such a nice cadence to it, and the obvious association with time zones and international travel. It's an inspired choice.
Has it already been established / confirmed / verified that the PanAm name can not be used?tomr said:... reference to "PanAm" and "Clipper" might be restricted ...
Even if it is a case Bill could win why would he want to risk the cost? And a lawsuit would not speed watch delivery.Has it already been established / confirmed / verified that the PanAm name can not be used?
If there are no restrictions, then I would like to keep PanAm in the name-race.
Otherwise, Menno's Key West suggestion is a very good one for several reasons.
RonB
Montego has a sort of nice 'ring', but that's all. And it reminds me of a Mercury "Montego" which was a dolled-up Ford sedan with different trim - totally meaningless (lipstick on a pig...). Havana? Nope.While the reference to "PanAm" and "Clipper" might be restricted, the watch is based upon a GMT model, and Key West, Montego, Havana, etc., just don't connote the GMT concept enough. Names such as "Greenwich", "Meridian", and "Zulu Time" better convey this reference. I have also suggested a simple " MKII GMT" in the past, which I think is a clean and straight forward moniker.
I could go with MKII GMT, MKII PROJECT GMT or MKII GMT LE (Limited Edition).Montego has a sort of nice 'ring', but that's all. And it reminds me of a Mercury "Montego" which was a dolled-up Ford sedan with different trim - totally meaningless (lipstick on a pig...). Havana? Nope.
:think: So I'm with you on this. 'MK II GMT.' Or, 'Meridian' has that nice ring (rolling syllables).
And, If you want to go obtuse and verbose; 'Meridian Zulu'.
Open to suggestions here!![]()