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HauteHorlogerie · 2 November 2015, 10:57 AM

Curious what people's thoughts are. These two are finally joining the family around the Christmas holiday. Pepsi was about $5k more than YM.

Might keep both, might not. But curious what everyone's thoughts are. Very different pieces. Also why do you prefer one over the other please.

HL65 · 2 November 2015, 11:25 AM

Tried on new YM few weeks back and was going to get but was very underwhelmed. Get the BLRO!

Ok I see you are getting both. Let me expand my friend: The dial on the 116655 was quite flat and had no pop to it. The strap was quite strange and didn't fit well
like an AP ROO for example. It was just strange and not flush at all. I was underwhelmed and went to get it that day and left without it. It looks great in pics on internet and IG but in person not so much. The BLRO is a GMT and classic Rolex. So whether BLRO, BLNR or 718 they are all great daily wearers and lookers. Cheers,

Wolfgang427 · 2 November 2015, 11:39 AM

If I could only keep one it would have to be the WG Pepsi.....

sickened1 · 2 November 2015, 11:40 AM

BLRO for me too. Been waiting for a SS Pepsi but looks like it ain't gonna happen.

HauteHorlogerie · 2 November 2015, 11:59 AM

Thanks Ken,

Good to know my friend. I may sell the YM or let he wife wear it! Haha, I will probably loose some money on it as is the case with jumping on such a new PM piece. I'll still wear both though to try haha.

Hope you've been well!

C

tkerrmd · 2 November 2015, 12:33 PM

Both great but not even close, the BLRO by a mile

HauteHorlogerie · 2 November 2015, 12:36 PM

Thanks Tom.

I got both because I can. And both speak to me hahaha. But I favor the BLRO.

Curious what my friend @QueueCumber thinks about this poll.

Mikehii · 2 November 2015, 12:38 PM

Def BLRO :)

HauteHorlogerie · 2 November 2015, 12:44 PM

I love how much people love the BLRO. I love it to. Being a guy that has owned the 1675, 16750, 16700, 16710 and the blnr. I love the Rolex GMT hahaha.

But after seeing the YM in the metal a few times at my AD I have to say I'm just taken by it...yes many don't like it in person. And the OF strap is love/hate. But I just love the look. I think the Gilt matte dial, the bezel and the strap all just work together really well as a good under the radar. I think I'll take a bath if I ever let it go but I can wear it soon and "daily beat" it knowing I'm going to lose some coin either way and can just rock it. It's super casual and I prefer it to my old 5167R.

thehoracle · 2 November 2015, 01:15 PM

BLRO is crazy nice, but I like the YM as well...

GB-man · 2 November 2015, 01:16 PM

I prefer the BLRO and that would be my choice by a long shot. I love gmts, love blue and red, love white gold.

Chadridv · 2 November 2015, 01:22 PM

If they release the YM with matching bracelet then we have something to talk about. For now though the blro is hands down my choice between the two.

luvsub · 2 November 2015, 01:23 PM

Full gold

T01 · 2 November 2015, 01:27 PM

116719

brmeyers · 2 November 2015, 04:03 PM

That's a nobrainer for Pepsi by a landslide IMHO

I tried the RG YM on and it was a little underwhelming.
Smurf, Pepsi and Platona are currently my three favorite rolexes

Ruud Van Driver · 2 November 2015, 04:16 PM

I tried on the BLRO with a fellow TRFer last week here in Singapore. He loved it and, I suspect, will be the proud owner of one within the next six months. Me? Nah. It is a beautiful piece but I would rather three SS models. There was something with the bezel that just doesn't pop like the original Pepsis that I've seen in pre-owned dealers.

I love the new YM in pictures but never seen one in the flesh yet. I desperately want to love it because I'm hoping that it will be my first PM Rolex.

BNA/LION · 2 November 2015, 04:19 PM

116719BLRO WG Pepsi

HauteHorlogerie · 2 November 2015, 04:35 PM

The funny thing with me about all WG Rolex pieces are they are a love hate.. The problem is simple. I love that they aren't rhodium plated and that they are pure throughout the whole piece... but there is no avoiding that weird tinge of yellow gold you can see. When comparing a WG next to a SS rolex the WG always looks a little dirty.... and it has always bothered me. Part of me wishes for the 60th anniversary of the Pepsi (1954-2014) rolex would have done platinum...which shines like nothing else. Now granted I got over this and hence... but it still will always bother my OCD WIS tendencies. just my 2 cents. But alas I'm very happy the pepsi was released in a PM.... for me the YM speaks to me more in person. It met every expectation and the GMT was a let down, bezel shade was more purple and the white gold looked dirty... but alas both are coming home and both are cool. Funny how much trf and the watch community loves the BLRO though. And rightly so. I waited this long simply so that prices could stabilize...but I couldn't/can't wait for YM prices to balance out.. that's how much I like it. The YM at 24k and the Pep-C at 28k both make sense to me.

Eric Chan · 2 November 2015, 05:01 PM

Blro.

DeeTee · 2 November 2015, 05:05 PM

I'm not a fan of the BLRO unless you find one with a RED bezel. 95% of the BLRO's I've seen have a pinkish salmon hue which is blasphemous when dropping 20-30k. I've seen only ONE red one in person, but it was at a Rolex boutique location and I'm not paying full price for something I can get for 25k.

Lordofrolex · 2 November 2015, 05:07 PM

The YM is a over price watch. The vote would have probably been closer if you would have chosen another watch. Some people may like it but it's way to high of price. Could have been in the 16k range and done better.

zama · 2 November 2015, 06:17 PM

This was only ever going to go one way.......

AK797 · 2 November 2015, 09:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HL65

Tried on new YM few weeks back and was going to get but was very underwhelmed. Get the BLRO!

Ok I see you are getting both. Let me expand my friend: The dial on the 116655 was quite flat and had no pop to it. The strap was quite strange and didn't fit well
like an AP ROO for example. It was just strange and not flush at all. I was underwhelmed and went to get it that day and left without it. It looks great in pics on internet and IG but in person not so much. The BLRO is a GMT and classic Rolex. So whether BLRO, BLNR or 718 they are all great daily wearers and lookers. Cheers,

Agree with Ken, I thought the YM was a little flat, for more pop I prefer the ceramic RG Daytona.

RRGHOST1 · 2 November 2015, 09:22 PM

Love the BLRO, but there isn't a Rolex that I don't like !

Racerdj · 2 November 2015, 09:42 PM

The BLRO would be my first choice between the two you listed.

Zoran · 2 November 2015, 09:51 PM

No doubt - The BLRO is definitely my choice as well

CRM114 · 3 November 2015, 12:31 AM

The BLRO is a masterpiece. No contest here.

kirksingleton · 3 November 2015, 12:40 AM

Pepsi all day!

GB-man · 3 November 2015, 01:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dt32886@gmail.com

I'm not a fan of the BLRO unless you find one with a RED bezel. 95% of the BLRO's I've seen have a pinkish salmon hue which is blasphemous when dropping 20-30k. I've seen only ONE red one in person, but it was at a Rolex boutique location and I'm not paying full price for something I can get for 25k.

You're suggesting the bezels aren't uniform? They have all been the same to my eye and I've seen a dozen or so. Then again, color is so subjective from person to person. Lighting is paramount as well.

watchwatcher · 3 November 2015, 01:16 AM

For me, it would not even be close...the BLRO is my grail and the YM is not even on my radar. So there you go.

View Poll Results: 116719 vs 116655
116719BLRO WG Pepsi	106	86.89%
116655 Everose YM with oysterflex	16	13.11%
Voters: 122. You may not vote on this poll

2 November 2015, 10:57 AM	#1
HauteHorlogerie Banned Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: My house Watch: 519LN \| 64A Posts: 1,241	116719 vs 116655 Curious what people's thoughts are. These two are finally joining the family around the Christmas holiday. Pepsi was about $5k more than YM. Might keep both, might not. But curious what everyone's thoughts are. Very different pieces. Also why do you prefer one over the other please.

2 November 2015, 11:25 AM	#2
HL65 TRF Moderator & 2024 SUBMARINER Patron Join Date: Dec 2007 Real Name: Ken Location: SW Florida Watch: One on my wrist. Posts: 63,847	Tried on new YM few weeks back and was going to get but was very underwhelmed. Get the BLRO! Ok I see you are getting both. Let me expand my friend: The dial on the 116655 was quite flat and had no pop to it. The strap was quite strange and didn't fit well like an AP ROO for example. It was just strange and not flush at all. I was underwhelmed and went to get it that day and left without it. It looks great in pics on internet and IG but in person not so much. The BLRO is a GMT and classic Rolex. So whether BLRO, BLNR or 718 they are all great daily wearers and lookers. Cheers, __________________ *SPEM SUCCESSUS ALIT*

2 November 2015, 11:39 AM	#3
Wolfgang427 2024 ROLEX SUBMARINER 41 Pledge Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Real Name: Wolfgang Location: New Jersey. Watch: Rolex Tudor Omega Posts: 5,592	If I could only keep one it would have to be the WG Pepsi..... __________________ TRF member #917

2 November 2015, 12:38 PM	#8
Mikehii "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Real Name: Michael Location: Malaysia Watch: Rolex Patek Posts: 324	Def BLRO :) __________________ Daydate 228235, GMT Pepsi 116719 BLRO, Patek Philippe 5146G, Submariner 116618 LB, GMT Rootbeer 126715 CHNR, Submariner 116610LV HULK

2 November 2015, 11:40 AM	#4
sickened1 2024 ROLEX SUBMARINER 41 Pledge Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Real Name: Ed Location: SoCal Watch: ugiveiswatchuget Posts: 9,028	BLRO for me too. Been waiting for a SS Pepsi but looks like it ain't gonna happen.

2 November 2015, 11:59 AM	#5
HauteHorlogerie Banned Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: My house Watch: 519LN \| 64A Posts: 1,241	Thanks Ken, Good to know my friend. I may sell the YM or let he wife wear it! Haha, I will probably loose some money on it as is the case with jumping on such a new PM piece. I'll still wear both though to try haha. Hope you've been well! C

2 November 2015, 12:33 PM	#6
tkerrmd "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Real Name: Tom Location: In a race car! Watch: ME RACE PORSCHES Posts: 24,123	Both great but not even close, the BLRO by a mile

2 November 2015, 12:36 PM	#7
HauteHorlogerie Banned Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: My house Watch: 519LN \| 64A Posts: 1,241	Thanks Tom. I got both because I can. And both speak to me hahaha. But I favor the BLRO. Curious what my friend @QueueCumber thinks about this poll.

2 November 2015, 12:44 PM	#9
HauteHorlogerie Banned Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: My house Watch: 519LN \| 64A Posts: 1,241	I love how much people love the BLRO. I love it to. Being a guy that has owned the 1675, 16750, 16700, 16710 and the blnr. I love the Rolex GMT hahaha. But after seeing the YM in the metal a few times at my AD I have to say I'm just taken by it...yes many don't like it in person. And the OF strap is love/hate. But I just love the look. I think the Gilt matte dial, the bezel and the strap all just work together really well as a good under the radar. I think I'll take a bath if I ever let it go but I can wear it soon and "daily beat" it knowing I'm going to lose some coin either way and can just rock it. It's super casual and I prefer it to my old 5167R.

2 November 2015, 01:15 PM	#10
thehoracle "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: America Posts: 351	BLRO is crazy nice, but I like the YM as well...

2 November 2015, 01:16 PM	#11
GB-man 2024 ROLEX SUBMARINER 41 Pledge Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: USA Watch: addiction issues Posts: 37,197	I prefer the BLRO and that would be my choice by a long shot. I love gmts, love blue and red, love white gold.

2 November 2015, 01:22 PM	#12
Chadridv 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Real Name: Chadri Location: LI, NY Watch: 116610LV Posts: 11,357	If they release the YM with matching bracelet then we have something to talk about. For now though the blro is hands down my choice between the two.

2 November 2015, 01:23 PM	#13
luvsub 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: SF, south bay Posts: 5,209	Full gold

2 November 2015, 01:27 PM	#14
T01 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Real Name: T Location: AZ, NV, CA Posts: 6,489	116719

2 November 2015, 04:03 PM	#15
brmeyers "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Real Name: Bryant Location: Florida Watch: ...Your Thoughts Posts: 2,171	That's a nobrainer for Pepsi by a landslide IMHO I tried the RG YM on and it was a little underwhelming. Smurf, Pepsi and Platona are currently my three favorite rolexes

2 November 2015, 04:16 PM	#16
Ruud Van Driver "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Real Name: Chopped Liver Location: S. Wales Valleys Watch: Mickey Mouse Posts: 9,924	I tried on the BLRO with a fellow TRFer last week here in Singapore. He loved it and, I suspect, will be the proud owner of one within the next six months. Me? Nah. It is a beautiful piece but I would rather three SS models. There was something with the bezel that just doesn't pop like the original Pepsis that I've seen in pre-owned dealers. I love the new YM in pictures but never seen one in the flesh yet. I desperately want to love it because I'm hoping that it will be my first PM Rolex. __________________ 116520 Black, 116610 LVc, 116660 D-Blue, 116610 LNc, 116622 Blue, PAM359, PAM689, PAM737 *"Why should you allow an AD to shake you down, just so you can buy a watch" - Grady Philpott* Card carrying member of TRF's Global Association of Retro-Grouch-Curmudgeons

2 November 2015, 04:19 PM	#17
BNA/LION 2024 ROLEX SUBMARINER 41 Pledge Member Join Date: May 2011 Real Name: Larry Location: San Diego, CA Watch: ROLEX Posts: 25,297	116719BLRO WG Pepsi __________________ ✦ 28238 President DD 18K/YG ✦ 16610LN SS Sub ✦ 16613 18K/SS Serti ✦ 16550 Exp II Non-Rail Cream Dial ✦ Daytona C 116500 ✦ 126710 BLRO GMT-Master II ✦ NEXT-->? ⛳ Hole In One! 10/3/19 DMCC 5th hole, par 3, 168 yards w/ 4-Iron.

2 November 2015, 04:35 PM	#18
HauteHorlogerie Banned Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: My house Watch: 519LN \| 64A Posts: 1,241	The funny thing with me about all WG Rolex pieces are they are a love hate.. The problem is simple. I love that they aren't rhodium plated and that they are pure throughout the whole piece... but there is no avoiding that weird tinge of yellow gold you can see. When comparing a WG next to a SS rolex the WG always looks a little dirty.... and it has always bothered me. Part of me wishes for the 60th anniversary of the Pepsi (1954-2014) rolex would have done platinum...which shines like nothing else. Now granted I got over this and hence... but it still will always bother my OCD WIS tendencies. just my 2 cents. But alas I'm very happy the pepsi was released in a PM.... for me the YM speaks to me more in person. It met every expectation and the GMT was a let down, bezel shade was more purple and the white gold looked dirty... but alas both are coming home and both are cool. Funny how much trf and the watch community loves the BLRO though. And rightly so. I waited this long simply so that prices could stabilize...but I couldn't/can't wait for YM prices to balance out.. that's how much I like it. The YM at 24k and the Pep-C at 28k both make sense to me.

2 November 2015, 05:01 PM	#19
Eric Chan "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Real Name: Eric Chan Location: Vancouver, BC CAN Watch: Day-Date 118238 Posts: 8,798	Blro.

2 November 2015, 05:05 PM	#20
DeeTee "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Los Angeles Watch: Netflix Posts: 3,977	I'm not a fan of the BLRO unless you find one with a RED bezel. 95% of the BLRO's I've seen have a pinkish salmon hue which is blasphemous when dropping 20-30k. I've seen only ONE red one in person, but it was at a Rolex boutique location and I'm not paying full price for something I can get for 25k.

2 November 2015, 05:07 PM	#21
Lordofrolex "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Real Name: Brandon Location: Los Angeles, CA Watch: Yes Please! Posts: 6,691	The YM is a over price watch. The vote would have probably been closer if you would have chosen another watch. Some people may like it but it's way to high of price. Could have been in the 16k range and done better. __________________ Rolex GMT Master II 116710LN Panerai PAM 359 Audemars Piguet RO 15300OR Follow me on Instagram: @b_jakobovich

2 November 2015, 06:17 PM	#22
zama "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Real Name: Craig Location: Sydney Watch: 4 Broken glass Posts: 5,807	This was only ever going to go one way....... __________________ Day Date 118206, Daytona 116509 & 116505, AP 25859ST Gone but not forgotten and genuinely missed..... Root Beer GMT, Sub, TT Daytona, YG DD Bark, Datejust(2 his & hers), AP RO, PP Aquanaut, Lange 1, Heuer Monza, Piaget Altiplano, GP Chrono, Seamaster, Tudor Sub, Tudor Chrono, Tudor Black Bay Bronze

2 November 2015, 09:22 PM	#24
RRGHOST1 "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Real Name: luke standing Location: england Watch: Rolex TT SubC Blue Posts: 3,968	Love the BLRO, but there isn't a Rolex that I don't like ! __________________ RRGHOST1

2 November 2015, 09:42 PM	#25
Racerdj 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Indianapolis Watch: Patek-Philippe Posts: 16,832	The BLRO would be my first choice between the two you listed. __________________ Rolex and Patek Philippe

2 November 2015, 09:51 PM	#26
Zoran "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Real Name: Zoran Location: EU Watch: 1655 Mark 1 Posts: 1,010	No doubt - The BLRO is definitely my choice as well __________________

3 November 2015, 12:31 AM	#27
CRM114 "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: HK & USA Watch: GMTs,1803, 16610LV Posts: 2,001	The BLRO is a masterpiece. No contest here.

3 November 2015, 12:40 AM	#28
kirksingleton "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 1,759	Pepsi all day!

3 November 2015, 01:16 AM	#30
watchwatcher "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Real Name: Larry Location: Kentucky Watch: Yes Posts: 34,876	For me, it would not even be close...the BLRO is my grail and the YM is not even on my radar. So there you go.

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