Q: Sell Pepsi 16710 to buy BLNR?

[sensui]

Hard to recommend the change.....I love the BLNR but the 5 digit GMTs are something special.

[Jroe]

Keep and add! I was in the same boat, I thought a Pepsi and BLNR would be redundant. Not at all! They look, feel, and just seem so different that you can easily justify having both. My Pepsi was my first Rolex too, I have fond memories of when and where I was when I bought it, couldn’t bring myself to sell!


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[LLmrol]

Dont do it! You wouldn’t believe how hard it is to find a nice 16710..

[VinnieVegas]

I have a 16710 currently sporting a Pepsi bezel insert and a BLNR. I love both, but I have said many times that if I had to roll my collection back to one watch, it would be the 16710.

So my answer is "no."

[ronricks]

16710 was in production for 18 years and they made hundreds of thousands of them. It isn’t a rare watch.

The BLNR has been around for a little over 5 years and the production does not come close to the 16710.

[meyers]

While I'm sure the BLNR is a helluva watch, the 16710 is iconic

[WJGESQ]

Originally Posted by adg31

A: NO


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No way.

[WJGESQ]

Originally Posted by lucevan le stelle

It seems to me that sometimes when you have a highly popular and successful watch discussed in watch forums, like the BLNR, you get knee-jerk and automatic contrarians seemingly because the watch is simply too popular for their tastes. OK, you don't have to like it for yourself, but it is humorous to assert that this piece is anything but proven and established at this point. I have no doubt whatsoever that this watch will be considered a classic down the road, and I certainly will never flip mine.

That being written, I would hold the Pepsi, but also purchase a BLNR when the OP can as well. It has become one of my two favorite most hold pieces and I am kind of fickle.

Yeah--keep the Pepsi.

[lucevan le stelle]

A final thought on this. The OP wanted an opinion and the majority so far seems to have weighed in on "keeping", including BLNR owners like myself. The Pepsi is a great watch. But so is the BLNR.

Having seen or read similar threads on "should I sell or flip for a modern watch", I guess the real issue one needs to face on an older series watch is what is the personal standard to apply, other than externally determined value or personal milestone/event.

For me it will be a "grand pa" watch standard, (apologies to any grand parents out there): dated movement with possibly higher service costs, a period but non-timeless style or look, a bracelet heading south in terms of how it wears or looks, and a model/ complication that will just seem like "too yesterday" to have real legitimate appeal to watch buyers today. At some point you just have to embrace watch modernity. For some I appreciate that it will be kicking and screaming.

[ispep]

No. The Pepsi is a keeper.

[king76]

No no

[Etschell]

dont do it. add the blnr

[coelacanthus]

I sold my 16710 to get a 1675. I wouldn’t go “up” to a modern GMT by selling 16710 if I were in your shoe.

[Jimcover]

First watch BLNR. Second Kermit. 3rd Pepsi. Like then all. BLNR the least

[dba]

Originally Posted by codester

I'd keep the Pepsi.

15 years of your personal experiences are with the Pepsi! A true heirloom piece.

This.

[nick800]

No! And I don’t even like 5 digits. But I would take a Pepsi any day if the week.

[WAK4]

Doesn't sound like the reason for only one is financial... I'd say get the BLNR and see which you prefer after owning both for a while, then decide if you still want to get rid of one. Either will be easy to sell

[iliketime]

sleep on it, blnr is new kid on the block, pepsi is classic!

[Bladeshot]

Hang onto the 16710. You can change bezel inserts and have 3 watches in one. It’s easy to pop off the bezel and change. I had a 16710. Flipped for BLNR and now the BLNR is gone and the 16710 is back, along with all 3 inserts and a jubilee + oyster bracelet. My 16710 is 6 watches in one. The BLNR has polished center links and the insert is shiny. The whole BLNR is too shiny for me. Of course, it’s a personal preference and I had to experience it and make up my own mind. I love to flip watches around and try them. Let us know what you do. As you read here so often, there is no wrong decision. I settled on what’s right, for me. They are both great pieces.


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[breitlings]

I regret selling my 16710...

[davidto725]

No


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[BrazenC5]

I dont regret selling my 16700 or 16710. If you don't feel it anymore, time to pass it on.

[Onikage]

Go ahead. The newness, weight, bracelet. You'd be mad not to.

[Nairn1980]

I had my Blnr first then added a 16710 Pepsi.
I wear my Pepsi more now but love them both. I certainly wouldn’t be selling a 16710.

[Andrejb]

I feel like everyone selling their 5 digits for 6 digits are gonna be kicking themselves in 10 - 15 years.


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[Nairn1980]

Originally Posted by Andrejb

I feel like everyone selling their 5 digits for 6 digits are gonna be kicking themselves in 10 - 15 years.


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Yup.....ive already sold a 16610LV and a 16600 Sea-Dweller. I regularly kick myself.

My 16710 Pepsi is going nowhere.

[Andrejb]

Originally Posted by Nairn1980

Yup.....ive already sold a 16610LV and a 16600 Sea-Dweller. I regularly kick myself.



My 16710 Pepsi is going nowhere.

I also sold my 16600 SD even though everyone told me not to. One of my biggest watch regrets

I’ll be holding on to my 16570 and 14060M for a long time


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[Number3]

Originally Posted by watchwatcher

I agree with Travis.

Now, alternatively, what you may want to consider is putting a 6 digit bracelet with either glide lock or easy link on the 16710. Then you have the best of both worlds.

Yup.

[Jmca1979]

I'm personally a BLNR fan, its my next watch, and I prefer it to the older models (i'm young and stupid) BUT you have 15 years of history with that watch, 15 years of memories. Hard thing to give away in my opinion. I would keep the pepsi.

[River]

Originally Posted by MTdweller

The six-digit GMTs are an improvement in almost every way over the older five-digit models. As much as I love the BLNR, I think you will eventually regret selling your 16710. Hold onto it.

I'm inclined to agree with this statement. I had a preowned GMT with Pepsi and coke bezels but flipped it for a BNIB BLNR no regrets (other than the price increase).

But on the wrist I much prefer the BLNR.


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