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Piloto · 27 March 2014, 12:43 PM

So what if it's WG... I'm wondering if this new Pepsi bezel will pop on a BLNR? Talk about different looks for different occasions. Like Coke/Pepsi swaps in the day.

FTX I · 27 March 2014, 12:48 PM

Gus (Subtona) already started a WTB thread to get one

MortgageGuy · 27 March 2014, 01:23 PM

Sure but good luck getting one. They will not be floating around and the price would probably be more than you pay for a new 116710 for just the wg bezel and insert.

joe100 · 27 March 2014, 01:35 PM

Make this a sticky now because we are going to see this question bi-weekly... for the rest of our lives

elcompa · 27 March 2014, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by joe100

Make this a sticky now because we are going to see this question bi-weekly... for the rest of our lives

Bwa, ha, ha, ha.... I laugh only because you are right.

Speed · 27 March 2014, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by joe100

make this a sticky now because we are going to see this question bi-weekly... For the rest of our lives

+100

Token74 · 27 March 2014, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by joe100

Make this a sticky now because we are going to see this question bi-weekly... for the rest of our lives

mikkemus23 · 27 March 2014, 06:10 PM

I guess you`ll have to sleep with the Rolex CEO first

jjnd08 · 27 March 2014, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by joe100

Make this a sticky now because we are going to see this question bi-weekly... for the rest of our lives

mitchy · 27 March 2014, 02:41 PM

The bezal insert will "pop on" however Rolex won't supply just the insert.
They supply the bezel assembly whole. Which is a problem (apart from the price of WG) because you require a special tool to remove and replace a GMTIIc bezel, because of the ball bearing system Rolex uses.

Nidal · 27 March 2014, 04:31 PM

It will be "cheap" to have a green GMT hand on a red blue bezel.
Not so bad with a blue GMT hand of BLNR !!

Degas · 27 March 2014, 05:55 PM

I'm not changing nothing on my BLNR, I love it as it is!

Furbo · 27 March 2014, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Degas

I'm not changing nothing on my BLNR, I love it as it is!

+1

Could not be happier, don't need red color on my bezel.

Rashid.bk · 27 March 2014, 06:31 PM

Sigh....I wonder about some of you. There's at least three reasons why this is a dumb idea.

-bezel is idiot proof now, Rolex made it so that you need a special press to remove/attach the bezel, and if done wrong, it seems to explode, RSC and select ADs only have it
-there's already a thread on this, except it was to highlight this new fruitless endeavour
-the price of the bezel is over $40k dollars,.....or impossible to source alone in which case it will likely cost $5k and a trip to Mars, I'd just buy a ss and be happy.

In fact I think ss steel Pepsis will get expensive now so hurry up.

fishingbear · 27 March 2014, 10:54 PM

People swapping to the Pepsi inlay eventually will happen just as did the smurf dial and inlay on a SS SubC.

HL65 · 27 March 2014, 10:58 PM

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Originally Posted by fishingbear

People swapping to the Pepsi inlay eventually will happen just as did the smurf dial and inlay on a SS SubC.

There will likely be few around and sourcing a true insert will be both highly unlikely and if so highly expensive! Rolex won't just source them out IMHO. Remember how many blue bezel swaps for SS Sub have we seen here over the years? Two or three...certainly not many!

Bangel · 27 March 2014, 10:58 PM

Logistically, probably the easiest way to source the bezel would be to purchase a WG GMT IIc.

mjclark32 · 27 March 2014, 11:21 PM

Surely it'll happen, but it will take a while and few and far between

27 March 2014, 12:43 PM	#1
Piloto "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: My overnight bag Watch: 16613 & 116710BLNR Posts: 572	BLRO bezel swap with a BLNR? So what if it's WG... I'm wondering if this new Pepsi bezel will pop on a BLNR? Talk about different looks for different occasions. Like Coke/Pepsi swaps in the day.

27 March 2014, 01:23 PM	#3
MortgageGuy "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Real Name: Adam Location: Orlando, Florida Watch: Me Posts: 9,935	Sure but good luck getting one. They will not be floating around and the price would probably be more than you pay for a new 116710 for just the wg bezel and insert. __________________ The richest people in the world look for and build NETWORKS, Everyone else looks for work... Robert Kiyosaki

27 March 2014, 01:35 PM	#4
joe100 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Real Name: Joe Location: New Mexico Watch: Explorer Posts: 12,840	Make this a sticky now because we are going to see this question bi-weekly... for the rest of our lives __________________ It's Espresso, not Expresso. Coffee is not a train in Italy. -TRF Member 6982-

27 March 2014, 02:41 PM	#10
mitchy "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Real Name: Mitch Location: . Watch: 116710LN Posts: 2,495	The bezal insert will "pop on" however Rolex won't supply just the insert. They supply the bezel assembly whole. Which is a problem (apart from the price of WG) because you require a special tool to remove and replace a GMTIIc bezel, because of the ball bearing system Rolex uses. __________________ Time you enjoy wasting, was not wasted John Lennon

27 March 2014, 11:21 PM	#18
mjclark32 "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Real Name: MJC Location: PHL USA Watch: IWC, Rolex, AP Posts: 29,232	Surely it'll happen, but it will take a while and few and far between __________________

27 March 2014, 12:48 PM	#2
FTX I "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Real Name: Flavio Location: N/A Posts: 14,654	Gus (Subtona) already started a WTB thread to get one

27 March 2014, 06:10 PM	#8
mikkemus23 "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2011 Real Name: Eirik Location: Norway Watch: Rolex/Omega/PAM Posts: 1,160	I guess you`ll have to sleep with the Rolex CEO first

27 March 2014, 04:31 PM	#11
Nidal "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: USA Watch: SubC LV Posts: 1,821	It will be "cheap" to have a green GMT hand on a red blue bezel. Not so bad with a blue GMT hand of BLNR !!

27 March 2014, 05:55 PM	#12
Degas "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Middle Posts: 878	I'm not changing nothing on my BLNR, I love it as it is!

27 March 2014, 06:31 PM	#14
Rashid.bk "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Dallas Watch: 12800ft = 3900m Posts: 11,173	Sigh....I wonder about some of you. There's at least three reasons why this is a dumb idea. -bezel is idiot proof now, Rolex made it so that you need a special press to remove/attach the bezel, and if done wrong, it seems to explode, RSC and select ADs only have it -there's already a thread on this, except it was to highlight this new fruitless endeavour -the price of the bezel is over $40k dollars,.....or impossible to source alone in which case it will likely cost $5k and a trip to Mars, I'd just buy a ss and be happy. In fact I think ss steel Pepsis will get expensive now so hurry up.

27 March 2014, 10:54 PM	#15
fishingbear 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: May 2011 Real Name: George Location: Alabama Watch: GMTsSubLVEx2SDDayt Posts: 4,549	People swapping to the Pepsi inlay eventually will happen just as did the smurf dial and inlay on a SS SubC.

27 March 2014, 10:58 PM	#17
Bangel "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Australia Watch: 116610LN Posts: 15,802	Logistically, probably the easiest way to source the bezel would be to purchase a WG GMT IIc.

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