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Old 18 November 2017, 02:52 AM   #1
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Coke or Pepsi might be the wrong choices.

Always liked the all black GMT bezel myself. The Coke and Pepsi color schemes look great in photos, but personally I think I'd grow tired of the color. Black just seems more enduring, no nonsense, and so far remains a stalwart in my collection.

On a completely unrelated topic, there may be other reasons to avoid Coke/Pepsi varieties...

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Old 18 November 2017, 04:04 AM   #2
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Is it safe to....

I’m with you on the corn syrup, but I’d still like a coke in my collection.
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Old 18 November 2017, 06:53 AM   #3
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I very rarely treat myself to a glass of coca cola, no matter how good it tastes I feel guilty afterwards, pure poison.
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Old 18 November 2017, 07:36 AM   #4
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I use carbonated soda pop to take the finish off golf clubs. One night in a bucket with pop and the chrome is gone. Good for reducing glare on wedges. Cannot imagine what that does to you insides.....
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Old 18 November 2017, 07:53 AM   #5
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Always liked the all black GMT bezel myself. The Coke and Pepsi color schemes look great in photos, but personally I think I'd grow tired of the color. Black just seems more enduring, no nonsense:
Same here.
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Old 18 November 2017, 08:20 AM   #6
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Being a test rodent is not a good gig.
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That’s funny.
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Old 18 November 2017, 09:05 AM   #8
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I have had a black 16700 for a long time. I switched it up with a Coke and finally a Pepsi insert.

Then I went to a Pepsi GMT 16750 and finally to a Pepsi GMT 1675. Pepsi just seems natural now.
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Old 19 November 2017, 09:30 AM   #9
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I think the older generation Pepsi are the best, the color is so vibrant. When compared to plain black I think there's no contest, Pepsi wins. However, older gen Pepsi compared to the new ceramic, it surprises me that the new one looks almost dull, the color is of a powder red and blue, it just doesn't pop like the old one does.

My vote is for the older gen Pepsi, just can't beat that classic.
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Old 19 November 2017, 12:30 PM   #10
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For me both are very bad for our health, I avoid them as much as possible.
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That's crazy but for some reason doesn't really surprise me.
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I use carbonated soda pop to take the finish off golf clubs. One night in a bucket with pop and the chrome is gone. Good for reducing glare on wedges. Cannot imagine what that does to you insides.....
It's been consumed for a while, regularly in some cases. Just seems to make folk fat.. and burp/fart a lot.
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I use carbonated soda pop to take the finish off golf clubs. One night in a bucket with pop and the chrome is gone. Good for reducing glare on wedges. Cannot imagine what that does to you insides.....
Great idea Mark never thought of that!
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