Peckham Rolex

I saw a headline in the paper about Peckham Rolexes, which was a phrase I had not heard before. I thought it might have something to do with bling but as this story shows, it is more interesting than that.

It turns out that Peckham Rolex is supposedly street slang for those electronic tags used to keep track of criminals. Its a good nickname for them but I can't see it catching on - its too specific to Britain. There will probably be something catchier and more universal which will gain more currency, or if not universal then something US-centric which our wannabe gangstas will happily adopt. Still. Its a great name for a band isn't it?

With a name like Peckham Rolex a band would probably not have aspirations beyong the club circuit, but the name would look good on the posters.