126710 Pepsi MK3 Bezel! Could it be?

[Dr_Rolexington]

Wow! So I’m not crazy! I knew it there are different shades I guess you can call them. It’s a bit late now but I will eventually post pictures of my brand new 126710 BLRO and yea mines is dark almost really dark which honestly I thought it was cuss I bought it in the evening but in the sun yea it almost looks like a crimson...preferably I would want the brighter bezel :( anyone want to sell em there’s? ;) I’ll pay top dollar

[Stellite]

Horrible, just horrible, I tell you. The inconsistently poor quality of these watches is just unforgivable. Ship them all to me and I will properly dispose of this trash. Thanks


Seriously though, I like the variation, but prefer the darker Coke looking bezel, because it will be close to the Tudor gmt, and in some light it looks pepsi and in other light it looks like coke.

[fskywalker]

Picture from another thread showing MK1, 2 and 3 shades; Would pick #3 over #1 and #2




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[akilis]

Originally Posted by Chadridv

First off, this isn't a big deal to me, I just find it interesting.  If you don't believe there are variations to the bezel insert colors I think you're color blind lol, if you don't care just click on.  Either way, please leave the negativity at the door and just be happy this isn't another investment, availability or "is it safe" thread

So here's the story.  Stopped by to visit a buddy at the AD the other day.  They just got in a BLRO (obviously already sold lol).  But he took a look at my BLRO and was like dude, wanna see something weird?  I of course said... "always!".

So rewind real quick.  I bought my BLRO Dec 2018.  I was almost 100% convinced it was the newer darker "MK2" bezel.  Pic after pic after pic I was more convinced, finally seeing someone else's MK1 in person I knew for sure it was an MK2.
My Watch as a ReferenceCamera

FLASH


SHADE


DIRECT SUN


So my friend takes out this watch (the date is 9/15/19)

We both sit there for several minutes examining the watches, and I’m telling you from about half the angles the bezel looked black!  It’s darker than any other bezel insert I’ve seen.  So I immediately say, I think this is a third variation.  He disagrees and says this is the “MK2” and I have an “MK1”.
We continue to look it over and eventually go on with catching up and talking watches.

(my watch on the right)





So today, I get a message from him and he tells me he has two customers in the store, 1 with a bezel identical to mine, 1 with a bezel much lighter “almost purple” and the brand new one in the store.  He swears there are three color variations.

He’s not the type of guy to go throwing around MK1, MK2, MK3 etc. but he straight up says with 100% certainty, the three bezel inserts he’s looking at are three different color variations.

Pictures he's sent me...

Supposedly MK1, MK2 and MK3

MK1 & MK2


It’s a little hard to tell from his picture, but you can kind of see it.  More importantly he’s not a bullshitter and he’s been working at a Rolex AD for a while and seen many BLROs come through.

It seems more apparent when you isolate my watch alone.  I say this because I still believe that it is a MK2 bezel.  But when you see it next to the one in the store it's obvious there is a huge difference.

Now There are really only three hypotheses here:

1. There’s now an MK3 Bezel

2. This particular watch (the supposed MK3) is simply flawed.

3. There’s even more than three variations simply because the process of creating the inserts is so unstable, it’s unlikely to get identical color hues.

Just thought I’d share!

GO!

All I know that it should be closed to purple?

[101031-28]

MKIII is simply stunning! I want one BAD!!! Thank you for posting this, Chadri

[gtnator]

Originally Posted by fskywalker

Picture from another thread showing MK1, 2 and 3 shades; Would pick #3 over #1 and #2




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Three times a charm. I’d pick MK3 too!


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[akilis]

Originally Posted by Chadridv

First off, this isn't a big deal to me, I just find it interesting.  If you don't believe there are variations to the bezel insert colors I think you're color blind lol, if you don't care just click on.  Either way, please leave the negativity at the door and just be happy this isn't another investment, availability or "is it safe" thread

So here's the story.  Stopped by to visit a buddy at the AD the other day.  They just got in a BLRO (obviously already sold lol).  But he took a look at my BLRO and was like dude, wanna see something weird?  I of course said... "always!".

So rewind real quick.  I bought my BLRO Dec 2018.  I was almost 100% convinced it was the newer darker "MK2" bezel.  Pic after pic after pic I was more convinced, finally seeing someone else's MK1 in person I knew for sure it was an MK2.
My Watch as a ReferenceCamera

FLASH


SHADE


DIRECT SUN


So my friend takes out this watch (the date is 9/15/19)

We both sit there for several minutes examining the watches, and I’m telling you from about half the angles the bezel looked black!  It’s darker than any other bezel insert I’ve seen.  So I immediately say, I think this is a third variation.  He disagrees and says this is the “MK2” and I have an “MK1”.
We continue to look it over and eventually go on with catching up and talking watches.

(my watch on the right)





So today, I get a message from him and he tells me he has two customers in the store, 1 with a bezel identical to mine, 1 with a bezel much lighter “almost purple” and the brand new one in the store.  He swears there are three color variations.

He’s not the type of guy to go throwing around MK1, MK2, MK3 etc. but he straight up says with 100% certainty, the three bezel inserts he’s looking at are three different color variations.

Pictures he's sent me...

Supposedly MK1, MK2 and MK3

MK1 & MK2


It’s a little hard to tell from his picture, but you can kind of see it.  More importantly he’s not a bullshitter and he’s been working at a Rolex AD for a while and seen many BLROs come through.

It seems more apparent when you isolate my watch alone.  I say this because I still believe that it is a MK2 bezel.  But when you see it next to the one in the store it's obvious there is a huge difference.

Now There are really only three hypotheses here:

1. There’s now an MK3 Bezel

2. This particular watch (the supposed MK3) is simply flawed.

3. There’s even more than three variations simply because the process of creating the inserts is so unstable, it’s unlikely to get identical color hues.

Just thought I’d share!

GO!

thank you for sharing! I didn't konw that. Purple and blue huh....

[cesco10]

Is MK3 available since September?

[Bluside]

Don't know, but I received mine in September.

[GJ-PGMTII]

Originally Posted by grimps

I smashed the bezel on my Pepsi soon after I got it, Mine was one of the first released back in May 2018 so it had to have been a MK 1 .
It went back to Rolex to have the bezel replaced and now I reckon I have a Mk 2 dial , I was waiting for more than 3 months for the Pepsi to be returned to me and when I asked my AD what the problem was he said that they was waiting for some more bezels.

So is this a MK1 watch with a MK2 dial?

Wow what did you to crush your crystal like that? Hit a pointed edge with a back swing in tennis or something?

My wife had her crystal fracture when a drinking glass fell on her wrist and hit the cyclops just right at a restaurant - such a fluke.


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[GJ-PGMTII]

Originally Posted by padi56

As when firing all ceramics even pots vases etc there will be tiny variations in colour especially reds and blue spectrum thats just a fact of firing one batch of hundreds to another batch.Soon on forum we will have so called Mk 3,4.5.6.7.8.9,and 10 WOW.

Are there similar variations in the blue part of the Batman? I don’t think I’ve seen any.


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[Chadridv]

Originally Posted by GJ-PGMTII

Are there similar variations in the blue part of the Batman? I don’t think I’ve seen any.


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Blue and black, is an entirely different task than red and blue. If you read up about the bLNR, you will see they had some crazy challenges to create the insert, but I agree there hasn't seemed to be much, if any variations since it's release.

[rambo99]

rolex cant produce the exact bezel colours combination they wanted in one piece. why dont produce one colour on each piece, then cut it in half and put them in the bezel.

[max.wells]

If this is true...

Then I have a MK3. I bought mine from my AD in November.

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[Panych]

It seems mine is mark3...

[unknown]

can we stop this nonsense ?

MAY BE sometimes there is a different shade but these are ALL THE SAME WATCHES.

If there is not a different font used like the 16610LV fat for, there is no difference
only in the head of some speculators who by chance have a piece with a slightly brighter or darker bezel

[Hotrod297]

Originally Posted by unknown

can we stop this nonsense ?

MAY BE sometimes there is a different shade but these are ALL THE SAME WATCHES.

If there is not a different font used like the 16610LV fat for, there is no difference
only in the head of some speculators who by chance have a piece with a slightly brighter or darker bezel

This "Nonsense" is what makes watch collecting fun.

[Panych]

Originally Posted by Hotrod297

This "Nonsense" is what makes watch collecting fun.

+1

[Number3]

Originally Posted by unknown

can we stop this nonsense ?

MAY BE sometimes there is a different shade but these are ALL THE SAME WATCHES.

If there is not a different font used like the 16610LV fat for, there is no difference
only in the head of some speculators who by chance have a piece with a slightly brighter or darker bezel

Bah humbug!

[Rolexes and Exs]

Look how dark the blue is in that bezel! In poorly-lit conditions, it looks black.

[rockdrock]

Aug 2018. No photo filters.


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[Panych]

The differences are obvious.

[LigerBelair]

Originally Posted by Panych

The differences are obvious.

Agreed. I prefer the darker colored bezels myself.

[Chadridv]

Originally Posted by unknown

can we stop this nonsense ?

MAY BE sometimes there is a different shade but these are ALL THE SAME WATCHES.

If there is not a different font used like the 16610LV fat for, there is no difference
only in the head of some speculators who by chance have a piece with a slightly brighter or darker bezel

Click on next time. I of course welcome varying opinions, but if your opinion is to stop the discussion, why even comment and add your negativity. Go kick up dirt somewhere else.

[dnpina]

Oh brother

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[Chadridv]

Originally Posted by dnpina

Oh brother

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Right?!

[PAM50]

Superman yeah......loving the mk3 ..superman version

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[Qinhan]

Originally Posted by LigerBelair

Agreed. I prefer the darker colored bezels myself.

I agree too. I can't understand people that claim there is no difference between any of the bezels. Mk1 is obviously lighter than later bezel colours. In my view, it's still an open question whether there is a Mk2 and Mk3.

[Uggi]

Originally Posted by unknown

can we stop this nonsense ?

MAY BE sometimes there is a different shade but these are ALL THE SAME WATCHES.

If there is not a different font used like the 16610LV fat for, there is no difference
only in the head of some speculators who by chance have a piece with a slightly brighter or darker bezel

You say "there is no difference" but then say there are "brighter or darker bezels" - which means there is a difference.
Your post makes no sense.

[gtnator]

Originally Posted by Uggi

You say "there is no difference" but then say there are "brighter or darker bezels" - which means there is a difference.

Your post makes no sense.

There is no difference, they’re both red and blue, lol


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