126710 Pepsi MK3 Bezel! Could it be?

[mattsrs]

If it helps this photo is from two days ago at my AD. They got the Pepsi that day



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[stylinleems]

From the above picture you can clearly see the difference in the thickness of the #'s on the bezel.

Edit: my numbers are a bit thicker as well. Just found a picture from the day I purchased it (Oct 2018).


I kinda prefer the MK2 bezel, feel the newer batches are a tad too dark (also from the attached picture).

[mattsrs]

Originally Posted by stylinleems

From the above picture you can clearly see the difference in the thickness of the #'s on the bezel.

Edit: my numbers are a bit thicker as well. Just found a picture from the day I purchased it (Oct 2018).


I kinda prefer the MK2 bezel, feel the newer batches are a tad too dark (also from the attached picture).

Good point! I personally prefer slimmer with better defined edges numbers on the bezel than new fat numbers

[JC180]

Here's a close up of my Sept 19 BLRO



The magic trio...

[jvb.nc]

september ‘19 purchase. i will say that it usually looks much darker, as below:




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[Dlong]

I like the deeper richer tones. doesn't look as blingy.

[roadster198]

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?

How much did the repair cost? If you don’t mind me asking.

[68L]

Originally Posted by padi56

In the real official Rolex world no such thing as all these so called MK1 Mk2 things, as they only exists in internet land.

That story checks out. Thank you.

[STEELINOX]

Originally Posted by Rashid.bk

You can't see that from a meter away on a wrist. Not something I care about on a professional model mass produced watch. Now if that were smudged paint or scratches on the finishing of a Vacheron Constantin Overseas Tourbillon, then I might get worked up, because then I'm paying six figures.

I can also relate to an issue someone posted with their DD's sunburst dial, you could actually see that with the naked eye as the flow of light is interrupted as it passes though the burst effect. It had a very tiny scratch I think, but it could be seen easily as sunburst dials finicky with light.



Macro photos and loupe mania is making people stress about nothing, imho.

This!


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[Tavli3]

Does anyone else see the difference in the red is more pronounced than the blue


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[AJMarcus]

This is fake news. I’m told MKIV is already out

[AJMarcus]

Originally Posted by stylinleems

From the above picture you can clearly see the difference in the thickness of the #'s on the bezel.

Edit: my numbers are a bit thicker as well. Just found a picture from the day I purchased it (Oct 2018).


I kinda prefer the MK2 bezel, feel the newer batches are a tad too dark (also from the attached picture).

Seriously

The way you have the watches positioned the BLRO looks significantly larger over all. And we know that’s not true.

[Freelance]

I can confirm the MK3. I was at my local RedBar GTG, and there was both a fresh Pepsi (2 weeks old) and Gold-Rootbeer.

MK3 Impressions:
-The RED has way more "brown" in it. (Too Much perhaps)
-The Blue is now a perfect Navy blue.

So now the Pink/Purple is resolved but the MK3 to my eye is Navy/Burnt-Red. In fact seeing the Rootbeer next to it, the red was closer to the Rootbeer's bottom half. Especially in dim/shadow lights.

Instead of calling the MK3 a "Pepsi" it looks more like the "Man of Steel - Superman" :-)

[116710er]

Originally Posted by mattsrs

There certainly has been some quality issues lately with Rolex. Attached photos is macro shot from BLRO I saw on Horology house YouTube channel. See red paint on GMT hand

To be fair to mattsrs, for these kinds prices (and I'm just talking about MSRP), these type of details should be perfect.

[padi56]

Originally Posted by AJMarcus

This is fake news. I’m told MKIV is already out

Have to agree but I have it on good authority MkV11 was spotted and a little later MKV111 would expect the MKV11 version to be worth a $1000000, as it was only spotted for a very short time.

[brandrea]

The OP:

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 ...


Somehow these threads always go off the rails.

[JamieBLNR]

Originally Posted by Mike Jab

Interesting to see how flawed the QC department at Rolex has become. Unless it has to do with the technique which couldn't produce red bezels before.

Originally Posted by mattsrs

There certainly has been some quality issues lately with Rolex. Attached photos is macro shot from BLRO I saw on Horology house YouTube channel. See red paint on GMT hand

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I saw a video from Watchfinder on YouTube recently (haters gonna hate) and they had a macro close up of the PP 6102P and it had the exact same paint "errors".

You don't live life through a macro lense.

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[exador]

Looks like they finally nailed the colours.

[tadbart]

if they could just keep going and make Mk IV in black, i'd be THRILLED.

however, that Mk III is absolutely the stunner of the lot.

[mattsrs]

Originally Posted by 116710er

To be fair to mattsrs, for these kinds prices (and I'm just talking about MSRP), these type of details should be perfect.

That's my point. Yes we are not living through macro lenses but you don't see these issues on cheaper watches like Omegas or even Grand Seikos

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[Rashid.bk]

Originally Posted by 116710er

To be fair to mattsrs, for these kinds prices (and I'm just talking about MSRP), these type of details should be perfect.

Really, what do you expect for six figure watches, maid service, concierge, a free beater watch thrown in? And ironically when you take handmade watches, they can actually have more inconsistencies because human hands are less accurate than a robot. If Rolex hand painted the watch hands the price would be significantly higher. The prices and quality are very appropriate imho, especially considering about a million watches are coming out from about 3-4 locations.

A Rolex is mostly machine made and it really isn't expensive in the scheme things. And for what it does, tell reliable accurate time while maintaining very high durability, Rolex is damn near the best in the business at consistently doing this with an attractive and timeless product.
Until I can see a "deficiency" at arms length with the naked eye, it isn't an issue.

[STEELINOX]

Originally Posted by brandrea

The OP:

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 ...


Somehow these threads always go off the rails.

There is “entertainment value” here; not saying it’s worthy of labeling as variances inherent to the process. On a scale of 1 to 10 - “10” being, lots of entertainment value, this is a lonely “1” and falls under “for kicks and giggles; cause I’m somewhat of a visual Type B personality...”


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[scooba]

I picked up another Pepsi today and can confirm at least two different colour bezels

[watchmework]

Everyone wants to complain about the bezel color(s) on this watch, but imo the darker colors look much closer to the old bakelite inserts...which is the very insert that started the Pepsi nickname. I personally enjoy them, regardless of what shade they may be coming in.

[cuibono]

At the very least the numbers look different on the bezel. Very interesting

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[grimps]

Originally Posted by roadster198

How much did the repair cost? If you don’t mind me asking.

1800 UK pounds , new bezel , new dial and new crystal

[bruinmd]

......and I pick it up tomorrow.

Now I'm a little nervous after seeing this thread

[rossi46]

The only way to know if there are true MkXX is to confirm via a large data pool over a longer period of time. N of a couple here or there just isn't enough.

If it's true that they finally nailed the blue and the red, then that's great news for all. The colors have always been off and, frankly, a turn-off.

[smym18]

BLRO would be much more appealing to me if it used the blue from the BLNR.

[T3F]

I'll say that I just got one a week or two ago and the blue is DARK -- way too dark, to the point where I'm actually really disappointed in the watch because the bezel just doesn't pop and the whole thing just falls flat for me. That would definitely support the existence of a MK3 bezel. However, I also wouldn't be shocked if there were pretty significant color variations bezel-to-bezel. What I've heard from people who seem to be credible on the subject -- take this with a grain of salt, as I have -- is that impossibly small differences in dye/material can create very noticeable differences in colors of ceramics, so that could also be what's going on.