diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/RamSearch.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/RamSearch.cs
index 4b0daf6d39..511818df39 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/RamSearch.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/RamSearch.cs
@@ -2193,20 +2193,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 			string columnName = SearchListView.Columns[columnToOrder].Text;
 			if (sortedCol.CompareTo(columnName) != 0)
 				sortReverse = false;
-			string previous = "Last Frame";
-			switch (Global.Config.RamSearchPreviousAs)
-			{
-				case 0:
-					previous = "Last Search";
-					break;
-				case 1:
-					previous = "Original";
-					break;
-				case 3:
-					previous = "Last Change";
-					break;
-			}
-			searchList.Sort((x, y) => x.CompareTo(y, columnName, previous) * (sortReverse ? -1 : 1));
+			searchList.Sort((x, y) => x.CompareTo(y, columnName, (prevDef)Global.Config.RamSearchPreviousAs) * (sortReverse ? -1 : 1));
 			sortedCol = columnName;
 			sortReverse = !(sortReverse);
 			SearchListView.Refresh();
diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/RamWatch.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/RamWatch.cs
index 31bcadf41e..8b759bb56a 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/RamWatch.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/RamWatch.cs
@@ -1336,7 +1336,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 			string columnName = WatchListView.Columns[columnToOrder].Text;
 			if (sortedCol.CompareTo(columnName) != 0)
 				sortReverse = false;
-			watchList.Sort((x, y) => x.CompareTo(y, columnName, "Last Frame") * (sortReverse ? -1 : 1));
+			watchList.Sort((x, y) => x.CompareTo(y, columnName, prevDef.LASTFRAME) * (sortReverse ? -1 : 1));
 			sortedCol = columnName;
 			sortReverse = !(sortReverse);
 			WatchListView.Refresh();
diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/Watch.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/Watch.cs
index 3d3484e00b..9a95aaa716 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/Watch.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/Watch.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 {
 	public enum atype { BYTE, WORD, DWORD, SEPARATOR };   //TODO: more custom types too like 12.4 and 24.12 fixed point
 	public enum asigned { SIGNED, UNSIGNED, HEX };
+	public enum prevDef { LASTSEARCH, ORIGINAL, LASTFRAME, LASTCHANGE };
 
 	/// <summary>
 	/// An object that represent a ram address and related properties
@@ -338,18 +339,18 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 			return ValToString(lastsearch);
 		}
 
-		private int ComparePrevious(Watch Other, string previous)
+		private int ComparePrevious(Watch Other, prevDef previous)
 		{
 			switch (previous)
 			{
-				case "Last Search":
+				case prevDef.LASTSEARCH:
 					return CompareLastSearch(Other);
-				case "Original":
+				case prevDef.ORIGINAL:
 					return CompareOriginal(Other);
 				default:
-				case "Last Frame":
+				case prevDef.LASTFRAME:
 					return ComparePrev(Other);
-				case "Last Change":
+				case prevDef.LASTCHANGE:
 					return CompareLastChange(Other);
 			}
 		}
@@ -481,7 +482,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 				return this.notes.CompareTo(Other.notes);
 		}
 
-		public int CompareTo(Watch Other, string parameter, string previous)
+		public int CompareTo(Watch Other, string parameter, prevDef previous)
 		{
 			int compare = 0;
 			if (parameter == "Address")