Is the MK I Pepsi bezel the rarest modern Rolex ever?

[TswaneNguni]

WG BLRO black dial .Many owners took the offer from Rolex to switch from black to blue .
Future..the black dial will be more popular.Will be scarce.Will be expensive .

[SS Oyster]

Originally Posted by Coopdog

I had been a bit obsessed with this topic, so I’ll share my point of view
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Here are the varying shades of my Mk1:


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Please compare your sunlit Mk1 (above) and my Mk2 (April 2019 AD purchase (below)). Just open the photo and flip between the two. I’m not seeing difference.



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[pepsiretail]

Originally Posted by SS Oyster

Please compare your sunlit Mk1 and my Mk2 (April 2019). Just open the photo and flip between the two. I’m not seeing difference.



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Mmkay. I see the two are different actually.

But no matter SS Oyster, the fact remains, there are two versions. I saw it today.

There was a time when I was a non believer like you but I have seen the light(er coloured bezel that is).

[Coopdog]

Originally Posted by SS Oyster

Please compare your sunlit Mk1 (above) and my Mk2 (April 2019 AD purchase (below)). Just open the photo and flip between the two. I’m not seeing difference.



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These pics obviously look similar but you have to compare them within the same photo for a valid comparison - and no one is saying they aren’t similar. Just not the same. But also I’m not really going to debate this again because I’ve seen it in person and know multiple other people who have as well. If you want I can post side by side photos but they are all over other threads here anyway.


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[TswaneNguni]

Amazing that there is still no consensus on whether there is a change from purple-blue to more blue ..
No its the light !!.. No it did change !!..

Time to reach a conclusion on the bezel colour !! It did change ..it didnt change

Maybe a Hong Kong Grey dealer who has many examples in stock can enlighten us !!

[lovetherolex]

Originally Posted by Coopdog

Yeah just gets annoying with all the trolls here.


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Feel free to leave.

I don’t see any trolls here. What I do see is desperate attempts by owners of certain references to pump up their purchases. The farthest thing from geeking out about watches. It’s unseemly.

[pepsiretail]

Originally Posted by lovetherolex

Feel free to leave.

I don’t see any trolls here. What I do see is desperate attempts by owners of certain references to pump up their purchases. The farthest thing from geeking out about watches. It’s unseemly.

Not at all my good sir, that is not my style as anyone who knows me can attest.

We all see things through our own lens to be sure.

[Coopdog]

Originally Posted by lovetherolex

Feel free to leave.

I don’t see any trolls here. What I do see is desperate attempts by owners of certain references to pump up their purchases. The farthest thing from geeking out about watches. It’s unseemly.

If nitpicking bezel colors isn’t geeking out about watches, what is?

I don’t get the pumping up comment. I’m not trying to sell this, it’s just a watch I wear that I really like.


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[pepsiretail]

Originally Posted by TswaneNguni

Amazing that there is still no consensus on whether there is a change from purple-blue to more blue ..
No its the light !!.. No it did change !!..

Time to reach a conclusion on the bezel colour !! It did change ..it didnt change

Maybe a Hong Kong Grey dealer who has many examples in stock can enlighten us !!

I will make the official proclamation now.

It did change.

Glad we got that settled.


Now please excuse me for the night, I trust everyone will be cordial in their disagreements.

[SS Oyster]

Actually I never said there weren’t two different bezel variations. Just pointing out that mine can take on that similar pastel look.

I actually wish it stayed darker and more crisp, but hard to do with colored cerachrome I guess.

When I had my Hulk(s), I loved how they looked indoors under white light or low light, but outside, the bezel cane off what I can only describe as “milky”. I would have preferred more of a darker British racing green color. The dial is amazing outside or inside, but the cerachrome lets it down.

I think is a ways to go with cerachrome other that all black, which is perfect!


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[Coopdog]

Originally Posted by SS Oyster

Actually I never said there weren’t two different bezel variations. Just pointing out that mine can take on that similar pastel look.

I actually wish it stayed darker and more crisp, but hard to do with colored cerachrome I guess.

When I had my Hulk(s), I loved how they looked indoors under white light or low light, but outside, the bezel cane off what I can only describe as “milky”. I would have preferred more of a darker British racing green color. The dial is amazing outside or inside, but the cerachrome lets it down.

I think is a ways to go with cerachrome other that all black, which is perfect!


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Oh my bad if I read too much into what you were saying. Yeah in direct sunlight is where I’d say they look the most alike, and then in flat indoor light probably the most different.

It’s funny how different people see things so differently - my favorite thing about the hulk is the way it looks in the sunlight, especially the bezel. It almost has a translucency to it. In flat light it doesn’t come alive for me. The sunburst dial is nice though in most conditions. Don’t think I’ll ever own a Hulk though given the prices now.


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[SeaAndSky]

Lol. Not too long ago everybody was discussing how much they disliked the "blurple" bezel. Now it's the rarest ergo most valued to be of modern references? People. . .

In fact, since we need to have a silly nickname for everything, how about someone come up with a super hero who favors blurple.

[007_Omega]

I have seen the MK1 and MK2 in person. The difference isn't just the watches in different lighting. The MK2 is much more true to the Pepsi colors while the MK1 has the purplish blue and pinkish red.

[grimps]

I got my Pepsi when they was first released last year , the warranty card is dated June 2018.
Now my problem is that I dropped it on the floor and damaged the bezel , this was within a few months of owning it so when it was sent back to Rolex to be repaired they replaced it with what I believe is the darker bezel .
Is my watch still mk1 ?

[SearChart]

It is just a watch, just wear it....

[SearChart]

Originally Posted by SeaAndSky

Lol. Not too long ago everybody was discussing how much they disliked the "blurple" bezel. Now it's the rarest ergo most valued to be of modern references? People. . .

A lot on here are not interested in the watch, just interested in making some money.

[trelane]

Originally Posted by SearChart

A lot on here are not interested in the watch, just interested in making some money.

Seems that way, the premise of this thread is asking whether some bezel variation of a GMT is rare and a 'holy grail' which seems to be 2 plugs of desirability. Rarity is a matter of fact, and 'holy grail' is a matter of opinion. Take out the desirability, and the rarity wouldn't matter, and the grail would be as popular as a black milgauss.

[Onikage]

Neither look particularly great. Candy colours or blackened alike. Not Pepsi are they? If there even are different versions. Maybe the Hulk is next when they throw an extra spoonful of black granules in (or however it's done)? If this blackening is actually a thing it is simply acknowledgement that ceramic colour options as it stands are kind of shitty.

[padi56]

Originally Posted by pepsiretail

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.

What ever you do not wear it it could change the colour slightly and in 100 years could be worth $10 zillion.

[brandrea]

Originally Posted by pepsiretail

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.

I didn’t say there wasn’t

So which one do I own seriously ...

[Sublovin]

This is silly. There are many green variations in the 16610lv bezel and nobody cares....
Try all you want, you can’t create collectibility. Just wear the watch and enjoy.

[sinkholeninja]

Originally Posted by pepsiretail

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.

Don't hold your breath for a watch to make you rich...Who's to say that new generations will have any appreciation for mechanical watches in the future? Wear it and enjoy it.

[Sublovin]

Originally Posted by SearChart

A lot on here are not interested in the watch, just interested in making some money.

Unfortunately, yes. It’s become just a game of objects that trade at a premium

[Terrakot]

Some people just can’t enjoy their Rolex and life. Poor thing..

[TswaneNguni]

Originally Posted by pepsiretail

I will make the official proclamation now.

It did change.

Glad we got that settled.


Now please excuse me for the night, I trust everyone will be cordial in their disagreements.

Originally Posted by 007_Omega

I have seen the MK1 and MK2 in person. The difference isn't just the watches in different lighting. The MK2 is much more true to the Pepsi colors while the MK1 has the purplish blue and pinkish red.

Originally Posted by grimps

I got my Pepsi when they was first released last year , the warranty card is dated June 2018.
Now my problem is that I dropped it on the floor and damaged the bezel , this was within a few months of owning it so when it was sent back to Rolex to be repaired they replaced it with what I believe is the darker bezel .
Is my watch still mk1 ?

Thank you.
That's enough evidence.
The courts judgement is that the colour of the bezel did change .
Court adjourned .

I hope I don't see another post again on TRF discussing this point again.

[Toivonen]

Originally Posted by Morrison0

It’s all about he lighting....this is my 2019,


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THIS. Please STOP with these stories that are slowly killing our passion, there's NO MK1 and MK2, you can make every pepsi bezel look whatever you want just playing with light

[Coopdog]

Originally Posted by Toivonen

THIS. Please STOP with these stories that are slowly killing our passion, there's NO MK1 and MK2, you can make every pepsi bezel look whatever you want just playing with light

I am not just trying to stir up controversy here but I have to ask: do you think it’s more likely people went out of their way to professionally edit photos like this for the purpose of creating some weird Rolex conspiracy:



OR there might be a slight variation in the color of the bezel between two batches?

Half the people on this thread have seen the difference with their own eyes side by side, including me. There is 0% chance you are correct. Sorry for killing your passion.


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[nicon]

Ask some professional financial advisor.

[sillo]

Originally Posted by Toivonen

THIS. Please STOP with these stories that are slowly killing our passion, there's NO MK1 and MK2, you can make every pepsi bezel look whatever you want just playing with light

Have you seen both in person? If you haven’t you have no ground to make this claim.

[pepsiretail]

Originally Posted by SeaAndSky

Lol. Not too long ago everybody was discussing how much they disliked the "blurple" bezel. Now it's the rarest ergo most valued to be of modern references? People. . .

In fact, since we need to have a silly nickname for everything, how about someone come up with a super hero who favors blurple.

Blrople?