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Coopdog · 15 April 2019, 06:28 AM

While the Pepsi will undoubtedly continue on as a popular watch it occurs to me that there is a very finite group of people who share the original, slightly pastel, BLRO bezel and jubilee adorned watch we all love.

I have been on TRF for a short time so I don’t know if I’m allowed to create an “owner’s club,” but hopefully others will post and this will gain momentum. Maybe after long enough, we will have a handle on roughly how many of these bad boys are in the wild. No Mark II’s allowed! Lol.

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Coopdog · 15 April 2019, 12:57 PM

Don’t all jump in at once haha :(

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Robbyman · 15 April 2019, 04:38 PM

I’m not sure there is a difference but I’ll help out here and add mine. It’s May 2018 so definitely an early one.

LuminousMaximus · 15 April 2019, 04:41 PM

I love Mark 1 on the 116719 because of the more blueberry color

When you say pastel is that what your referring to?

Coopdog · 15 April 2019, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by LuminousMaximus

I love Mark 1 on the 116719 because of the more blueberry color

When you say pastel is that what your referring to?

Yes. People thought this was an internet rumor for awhile until there were enough to do side-by-side photos.
The mark I and WG pre 2019 are the lighter colors.

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Coopdog · 15 April 2019, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Robbyman

I’m not sure there is a difference but I’ll help out here and add mine. It’s May 2018 so definitely an early one.

Thanks! See the photos I posted in the thread - definitely a difference.

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padi56 · 15 April 2019, 05:40 PM

All these so called MK 12345678 stuff only exists in internet fantasy island.

Coopdog · 15 April 2019, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by padi56

All these so called MK 12345678 stuff only exists in internet fantasy island.

You don’t really need to take my word for it, just look at the pictures (some above in this thread). Are you actually trying to say there aren’t different colored bezels? Possible there’s not a distinct 1 and 2 and there is more variation than that but I have only seen the two color sets noted above.

Also is it really surprising that a company known for tons of variation in its vintage pieces and transitional references has a reference with a quirky variation?

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padi56 · 15 April 2019, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Coopdog

You don’t really need to take my word for it, just look at the pictures (some above in this thread). Are you actually trying to say there aren’t different colored bezels? Possible there’s not a distinct 1 and 2 and there is more variation than that but I have only seen the two color sets noted above.

Also is it really surprising that a company known for tons of variation in its vintage pieces and transitional references has a reference with a quirky variation?

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Agree perhaps a tiny colour change now when Rolex makes these inserts they dont make them one at a time.So when they make them in batches who knows the numbers perhaps many hundreds at a time.And like most all ceramic colours in say domestic pots especially red/blue pigments, when firing at such high temperatures on one batch the next batch there could be a slight change in colors on the pots,same for ceramic inserts.Perhaps the next batch of inserts colours might change slightly again then someone on the net will proclaim a Mk3 Mk4 or Mk5.But today Rolex have only got to change a tiny font or even a screw and the internet goes mad.

Goin2drt · 15 April 2019, 07:57 PM

You guys and your Mk 1 and 2 conspiracy theory.

ap1 · 15 April 2019, 10:10 PM

Light pastel, slightly darker pastel. Still not red/blue

brandrea · 15 April 2019, 10:16 PM

Here we go again

lee fowler · 15 April 2019, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by brandrea

Here we go again

Indeed!

travisb · 15 April 2019, 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by brandrea

Here we go again

Deja' vu all over again.

DoctorA · 15 April 2019, 10:25 PM

“My AD says” there’s now a darker shade than my MKI :)

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jrs146 · 15 April 2019, 10:36 PM

Mk1 for life baby

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fskywalker · 15 April 2019, 10:43 PM

Darker blue is better so MK2 over 1

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Bozack90 · 15 April 2019, 11:02 PM

so is this real or not, remember asking about it and seemed like many suggested it was all just optical illusion

piratepress · 15 April 2019, 11:06 PM

The colors are in the eye of the beholder!

T01 · 15 April 2019, 11:20 PM

Very cool!

Coopdog · 16 April 2019, 12:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Bozack90

so is this real or not, remember asking about it and seemed like many suggested it was all just optical illusion

You tell me

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myusernamez · 16 April 2019, 12:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Coopdog

You tell me

Looks like a BLNR to me.

Coopdog · 16 April 2019, 12:37 AM

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Originally Posted by myusernamez

Looks like a BLNR to me.

I don’t know why people don’t want to believe there are different colors haha. It’s pretty obvious...

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dardeca · 16 April 2019, 12:42 AM

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Originally Posted by padi56

All these so called MK 12345678 stuff only exists in internet fantasy island.

EP32k2 · 16 April 2019, 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Coopdog

You tell me

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Lol this pic is floating around all over. All I have to say the brightness is not equal on all 3 watches...

Scapegoat · 16 April 2019, 09:16 AM

I finally got to try one on and here is how I can describe the bezel.

Based on sight - Bezel was MKI
Using iPhone to take picture - Bezel looked like MKII

Coopdog · 16 April 2019, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by EP32k2

Lol this pic is floating around all over. All I have to say the brightness is not equal on all 3 watches...

I don’t think anything I do or say is going to convince you otherwise if you can see the pics floating around and not admit there are different colors.
That’s really not the point though. I don’t want to have this debate again there are so many threads of it. I just wanted people to post up their pics of their MK I pepsi bezels. If they are all the same, then I guess everyone can post a picture of their Pepsi.

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nick800 · 16 April 2019, 10:40 AM

Someone ask a grey dealer if what they have in stock is a MK1 or MK2 and see what they say.

Coopdog · 16 April 2019, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by nick800

Someone ask a grey dealer if what they have in stock is a MK1 or MK2 and see what they say.

Have asked several. They are all saying that whatever they have is mk2 right now, unless it’s used and dated before 2019. My guess is because mk2 is the “newer” version and there were some people who didn’t like the lighter colors of the original release.

Edit - just search listings on Rolex forum. A lot of the listings have “mk[]” in the title.

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pvl86 · 16 April 2019, 10:51 AM

Mark I or II.

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15 April 2019, 06:28 AM	#1
Coopdog "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 267	GMT Master II 126710 BLRO Pepsi MARK 1 Owner’s Club While the Pepsi will undoubtedly continue on as a popular watch it occurs to me that there is a very finite group of people who share the original, slightly pastel, BLRO bezel and jubilee adorned watch we all love. I have been on TRF for a short time so I don’t know if I’m allowed to create an “owner’s club,” but hopefully others will post and this will gain momentum. Maybe after long enough, we will have a handle on roughly how many of these bad boys are in the wild. No Mark II’s allowed! Lol. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

15 April 2019, 04:41 PM	#4
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15 April 2019, 12:57 PM	#2
Coopdog "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 267	Don’t all jump in at once haha :( Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

15 April 2019, 04:38 PM	#3
Robbyman "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Blighty (England) Watch: Daytona/Pepsi/Sub Posts: 1,517	I’m not sure there is a difference but I’ll help out here and add mine. It’s May 2018 so definitely an early one.

15 April 2019, 07:57 PM	#10
Goin2drt Banned Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Kentucky Posts: 2,307	You guys and your Mk 1 and 2 conspiracy theory.

15 April 2019, 10:10 PM	#11
ap1 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: usa Posts: 19,131	Light pastel, slightly darker pastel. Still not red/blue

15 April 2019, 10:16 PM	#12
brandrea 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Real Name: Brian (TBone) Location: canada Watch: es make me smile Posts: 74,343	Here we go again

15 April 2019, 10:43 PM	#17
fskywalker 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Real Name: Francisco Location: San Juan, PR Watch: Is Ticking ! Posts: 24,713	Darker blue is better so MK2 over 1 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro __________________ Francisco ♛ 16610 / 116264 Ω 168.022 / 2535.80.00 / 2230.50.00 / 310.30.42.50.01.002 Zenith 02.480.405 Henry Archer Eclipse 2FA security enabled

15 April 2019, 11:02 PM	#18
Bozack90 "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: Chowdaland Watch: Out Posts: 596	so is this real or not, remember asking about it and seemed like many suggested it was all just optical illusion

15 April 2019, 11:06 PM	#19
piratepress "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Mobile, AL Watch: BLNR Posts: 746	The colors are in the eye of the beholder!

15 April 2019, 11:20 PM	#20
T01 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Real Name: T Location: AZ, NV, CA Posts: 6,481	Very cool!

16 April 2019, 09:16 AM	#26
Scapegoat "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Real Name: Lee Location: South East Asia Watch: Tudor Pro Posts: 1,778	I finally got to try one on and here is how I can describe the bezel. Based on sight - Bezel was MKI Using iPhone to take picture - Bezel looked like MKII

16 April 2019, 10:40 AM	#28
nick800 "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: USA Posts: 1,578	Someone ask a grey dealer if what they have in stock is a MK1 or MK2 and see what they say.

16 April 2019, 10:51 AM	#30
pvl86 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: CA Posts: 90	Mark I or II. Sent from my SM-N950W using Tapatalk

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