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pepsiretail · 29 May 2019, 10:01 AM

I took my August 2018 to a reseller today and compared it to a 2019 model.

Result: No doubt that they are different in hue and brightness.

Question: Considering the timeline of manufacture of only a few months, according to informed estimates, is this MK I Pepsi bezel the rarest modern Rolex?

What would you do, wear it or put it away? It just seems likely to be the future holy grail of steel sports Rolex.

jb335 · 29 May 2019, 10:04 AM

I would think the original blue dial for the WG BLRO is even rarer.

Assuming my belief the current blue dial of that watch is a different shade than the first run.

pepsiretail · 29 May 2019, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by jb335

I would think the original blue dial for the WG BLRO is even rarer.

Assuming my belief the current blue dial of that watch is a different shade than the first run.

It could be. Although there were a number switched over to blue by owners of the black, your assumption of fewer WG pieces made in the one year span may be correct.

inadeje · 29 May 2019, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by pepsiretail

It could be. Although there were a number switched over to blue by owners of the black, your assumption of fewer WG pieces made in the one year span may be correct.

True. In europe there were many people who bought the black dial and requested blue be fitted and RSC obliged. I've seen several for sale even with the black dial as a spare.

pepsiretail · 29 May 2019, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by inadeje

True. In europe there were many people who bought the black dial and requested blue be fitted and RSC obliged. I've seen several for sale even with the black dial as a spare.

Intersting. Rolex let them keep the black dial?

I also heard, probably somewhere on this forum, that Europeans had an easier time changing them before Rolex apparently stopped allowing it, although some in North America were able to.

WJGESQ · 29 May 2019, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by jb335

I would think the original blue dial for the WG BLRO is even rarer.

Assuming my belief the current blue dial of that watch is a different shade than the first run.

But-it's a very undesirable shade-no?

pepsiretail · 29 May 2019, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by WJGESQ

But-it's a very undesirable shade-no?

No! It's insanely nice!

sillo · 29 May 2019, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by pepsiretail

What would you do, wear it or put it away?

Wear it.

pepsiretail · 29 May 2019, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by sillo38

Wear it.

I like your style. I was riding around Toronto on my bike with it today before the comparison, maybe a little reckless but ultimately why have it otherwise?

Soarer · 29 May 2019, 10:30 AM

To me personally it means nothing. Rolex made a mistake in earlier batch, and they corrected it in the 2nd batch. I will stay away from the earlier batch if I were to get the BLRO in future. No way I will consider the watch with bad bezel coloration to be a "grail". Well, maybe a fool will.

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pepsiretail · 29 May 2019, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Soarer

To me personally it means nothing. Rolex made a mistake in earlier batch, and they corrected it in the 2nd batch. I will stay away from the earlier batch if I were to get the BLRO in future.

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Are you serious right now?

Soarer · 29 May 2019, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by pepsiretail

Are you serious right now?

Man, never been more serious. Good luck!

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pepsiretail · 29 May 2019, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Soarer

Man, never been more serious. Good luck!

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Ok, you don't mess around with your colour taste!

sillo · 29 May 2019, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Soarer

No way I will consider the watch with bad bezel coloration to be a "grail".

I wouldn't call it bad. Both versions are beautiful and I'd love to own either one. I do agree with you though that it probably doesn't mean much, as in it won't be much more collectible than any other 126710. I don't think it's a significant enough difference, nobody knows when they were swithced and the bezel assemblies can easily be swapped around.

coralfarmer84 · 29 May 2019, 10:37 AM

Could be.... who knows. Speculation is always fun, especially if you have the watch, we always tend to value our own possessions for more than they are or could be worth. Either way I'm sure its going to go up in value over the long haul. If you have already worn it, then keep doing so, worn is worn.

toolr · 29 May 2019, 10:38 AM

I feel "Meh" about bezel, dial and print variations. Next thing you know it will be called an Error bezel... Ughh

jb335 · 29 May 2019, 10:41 AM

I dig the MK1 colors!

pepsiretail · 29 May 2019, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by jb335

I dig the MK1 colors!

That's what I'm talking about! In the store it was agreed, MK I is better in person but maybe not in pictures.

watchmework · 29 May 2019, 11:05 AM

beauty is in the eye of the beholder...to you, it may be nicer...to other, they may like the other color variant. Either way, the overall color scheme on the bezel of this watch has been one of if not the most discussed for a lot of the wrong reasons. Bottom line, wear the watch.

pepsiretail · 29 May 2019, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by watchmework

beauty is in the eye of the beholder...to you, it may be nicer...to other, they may like the other color variant. Either way, the overall color scheme on the bezel of this watch has been one of if not the most discussed for a lot of the wrong reasons. Bottom line, wear the watch.

This is wisdom. When the watch came out I heard about the bezel being "wrong" and still struggle to understand the concept. They are colours, no more, no less. Colour preference is subjective as you state. Tim Mosso opined that Rolex's contention that it was trying to give the bezel a Bakelite look was a coverup so as not to admit their error. I mean, he has said this more than once, like it is some great insight.

Fat_ninja · 29 May 2019, 11:21 AM

Prob the wg Pepsi’s

SS Oyster · 29 May 2019, 11:25 AM

Here is my watch, which depending on light is both Mk1 and Mk2

First, using top secret Mk1 cloaking device

Shot taken by my AD when he texted me it was in - of course in Mk2 colors

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pepsiretail · 29 May 2019, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by SS Oyster

Here is my watch, which depending on light is both Mk1 and Mk2

On right using top secret Mk1 cloaking device

Shot taken by my AD when he texted me it was in - of course in Mk2 colors

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I understand. Yes, the same bezel can look different under different light and I was also skeptical about the MK I vs MK II thing. However, when you compare the two in person there is a difference, it is not huge, but it is real.

brandrea · 29 May 2019, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by SS Oyster

Here is my watch, which depending on light is both Mk1 and Mk2

First, using top secret Mk1 cloaking device

Shot taken by my AD when he texted me it was in - of course in Mk2 colors

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I’ve got one of those too Mark

Funny, but we were at a gtg and I had a chance to compare my Nov 18 with someone’s Jan 2019 ... opinions varied, but one person thought my red was darker and his blue was darker

pepsiretail · 29 May 2019, 11:39 AM

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I’ve got one of those too Mark

Funny, but we were at a gtg and I had a chance to compare my Nov 18 with someone’s Jan 2019 ... opinions varied, but one person thought my red was darker and his blue was darker

But you didn't have a June July August at the gtg? Next time you are in Toronto go see for yourself, if an early one is around. It is easy for me having a MK I to find a MK II but not vice versa, which is the main point of the thread.

#yesMKIBLROisathing

brandrea · 29 May 2019, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by pepsiretail

But you didn't have a June July August at the gtg? Next time you are in Toronto go see for yourself, if an early one is around. It is easy for me having a MK I to find a MK II but not vice versa, which is the main point of the thread.

#yesMKIisathing

So who's saying mine isn't was my point

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pepsiretail · 29 May 2019, 12:00 PM

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So who's saying mine isn't was my point

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You did say November so I believe that is well past the cutoff. I saw the difference today, it is real, it's just a fact.

ronricks · 29 May 2019, 11:42 AM

Mk1 refers to dials not bezels. People are literally making stuff up to try and make their watch be ‘rare’. It’s laughable.

pepsiretail · 29 May 2019, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by ronricks

Mk1 refers to dials not bezels. People are literally making stuff up to try and make their watch be ‘rare’. It’s laughable.

Try to stay with the program sir! MK I is a generalized term for the first version and is used in many arenas outside of Rolex and watches. There is nothing laughable about this, the watch is unbelievably rare.

Soarer · 29 May 2019, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by ronricks

Mk1 refers to dials not bezels. People are literally making stuff up to try and make their watch be ‘rare’. It’s laughable.

Very true. Laughable indeed. Nowadays, everything's 'rare' and everything's a 'grail'.

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29 May 2019, 10:01 AM	#1
pepsiretail Banned Join Date: May 2019 Location: Canada Posts: 2,052	Is the MK I Pepsi bezel the rarest modern Rolex ever? I took my August 2018 to a reseller today and compared it to a 2019 model. Result: No doubt that they are different in hue and brightness. Question: Considering the timeline of manufacture of only a few months, according to informed estimates, is this MK I Pepsi bezel the rarest modern Rolex? What would you do, wear it or put it away? It just seems likely to be the future holy grail of steel sports Rolex.

29 May 2019, 10:30 AM	#10
Soarer "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Real Name: Albert Location: Toronto Watch: Submariner LV Posts: 1,083	Is the MK I Pepsi bezel the rarest modern Rolex ever? To me personally it means nothing. Rolex made a mistake in earlier batch, and they corrected it in the 2nd batch. I will stay away from the earlier batch if I were to get the BLRO in future. No way I will consider the watch with bad bezel coloration to be a "grail". Well, maybe a fool will. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk __________________ What you gotta do, you gotta do!

29 May 2019, 10:37 AM	#15
coralfarmer84 "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: United States Watch: Rolex, PP Posts: 1,198	Could be.... who knows. Speculation is always fun, especially if you have the watch, we always tend to value our own possessions for more than they are or could be worth. Either way I'm sure its going to go up in value over the long haul. If you have already worn it, then keep doing so, worn is worn. __________________ Work hard in silence. Let your success make the noise

29 May 2019, 11:25 AM	#22
SS Oyster 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: USA Posts: 9,202	Is the MK I Pepsi bezel the rarest modern Rolex ever? Here is my watch, which depending on light is both Mk1 and Mk2 First, using top secret Mk1 cloaking device Shot taken by my AD when he texted me it was in - of course in Mk2 colors Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

29 May 2019, 10:04 AM	#2
jb335 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: The States Watch: Cosmograph Daytona Posts: 7,441	I would think the original blue dial for the WG BLRO is even rarer. Assuming my belief the current blue dial of that watch is a different shade than the first run.

29 May 2019, 10:38 AM	#16
toolr 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Northwest Posts: 1,368	I feel "Meh" about bezel, dial and print variations. Next thing you know it will be called an Error bezel... Ughh

29 May 2019, 10:41 AM	#17
jb335 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: The States Watch: Cosmograph Daytona Posts: 7,441	I dig the MK1 colors!

29 May 2019, 11:05 AM	#19
watchmework "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: DC Watch: 126710BLRO, 116600 Posts: 7,869	beauty is in the eye of the beholder...to you, it may be nicer...to other, they may like the other color variant. Either way, the overall color scheme on the bezel of this watch has been one of if not the most discussed for a lot of the wrong reasons. Bottom line, wear the watch.

29 May 2019, 11:21 AM	#21
Fat_ninja Banned Join Date: May 2018 Real Name: Jonathan Location: USA Watch: P-01 Posts: 11,772	Prob the wg Pepsi’s

29 May 2019, 11:42 AM	#28
ronricks 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: ATL Watch: 126610LV Posts: 2,748	Mk1 refers to dials not bezels. People are literally making stuff up to try and make their watch be ‘rare’. It’s laughable.

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