BLRO mk1 & mk2

[pepsiretail]

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[AJMarcus]

Originally Posted by Robbyman

Yep the mk1 looks well, just classy in comparison. Almost like a modern vintage look with a slide fade.

The mk2 is bling to me!

The MK 1; which I have, definitely has a vintage vibe harkening back to the Bakelite bezel Pepsi of old. It’s almost uncanny.

[pepsiretail]

Originally Posted by Carry The Interest

Great real-life shot of the rendering they have had on the website since launch. Thanks, Bas!

I tried on a friend's in my office about a week ago. He just got one last month so certainly a MK II. Lighting in my office is really warm, so that obviously affects a lot of what I see with my own eyes and how it photographs. That being said, even without looking at it as a picture I was shocked how deep the blue looks inside with warm, ambient lighting. I almost thought this was a Coke!

Originally Posted by Juan Luis

Thank you.

Originally Posted by pepsiretail

Warm ambiant with red green blue comparison 20 minutes ago

Your welcome!

Look at these warm ambient comparisons

[iamtotie]

Originally Posted by pepsiretail

Why do you ask?



On July 24th you posted you had the two side by side in person.

Hi, just want to know how people will react about the photo. this watch is Mar 2019 purchased, but if you can see the blue is lighter depending on the lighting (look like mk1)

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[pepsiretail]

Originally Posted by iamtotie

Hi, just want to know how people will react about the photo. this watch is Mar 2019 purchased, but if you can see the blue is lighter depending on the lighting (look like mk1)

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From all that I have gathered so far, the way to see is not in bright light.

Under more ambient natural light is where one sees the softer lilac tones

People seem to want to expose the bezel to strong direct light and say, "Look, it is more pink and purple just like MK I" It could be MK II skews more brightly in this direction under direct sun than MK I.

The MK I signature is more soft pastel blue and a duller red in indirect conditions, that never completely goes away, in any light. It is certainly not a glowing bright pink and purple watch. MK II indoors, much more pure blue and brighter red.

[Duey]

Cool Bezel Pics -

[Timenor3c]

Why do people care about this again? It’s a stainless steel watch that the average person could care less for. Unless of course you daily your Fitbit or apples Hermès watch while the watch sits in the coffin

[sillo]

Originally Posted by Timenor3c

Why do people care about this again?

You're on a Rolex watch forum. What do you expect people to discuss?

[climblaw25]

Originally Posted by pepsiretail

From all that I have gathered so far, the way to see is not in bright light.



Under more ambient natural light is where one sees the softer lilac tones



People seem to want to expose the bezel to strong direct light and say, "Look, it is more pink and purple just like MK I" It could be MK II skews more brightly in this direction under direct sun than MK I.



The MK I signature is more soft pastel blue and a duller red in indirect conditions, that never completely goes away, in any light. It is certainly not a glowing bright pink and purple watch. MK II indoors, much more pure blue and brighter red.

This


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[exador]

Without reading through the entire thread, is there anyone on here who believes they own both versions?

Do us all a favour would you and pop down to your local print shop and have them measure the bezels with a spectrophotometer.

That'll settle it once and for all.

[pepsiretail]

Originally Posted by exador

Without reading through the entire thread, is there anyone on here who believes they own both versions?

Do us all a favour would you and pop down to your local print shop and have them measure the bezels with a spectrophotometer.

That'll settle it once and for all.

The entire thread? How about the previous page?

Maybe he will go, it could be interesting to know the numbers but how will that settle anything?

We know there are two versions already. The question is more judging from photos, which is proving very illusive.

It would be useful to test and show an individual watch though.

Looking at the hunterlab.com website, there are different types of these devices for different purposes.

This page seems the most applicable

https://www.hunterlab.com/blog/color...rophotometers/

[watchmework]

Originally Posted by exador

Without reading through the entire thread, is there anyone on here who believes they own both versions?



Do us all a favour would you and pop down to your local print shop and have them measure the bezels with a spectrophotometer.



That'll settle it once and for all.

Originally Posted by SearChart

If you take a pic they say it's the lighting. Those who do not want to believe will only change their mind once they've seen both together in the flesh.
Yes there's two versions, why is this still a discussion

This is more than enough proof, even though I didn’t need it to know there was a difference. Straight from a Rolex watchmaker, move on folks

[WatchAmateur69]

So what's the takeaway here? MK1 Dial is brighter/colors pop more? Vs. Mk2 dial the colors are darker? I hear we are on Mk3 now...what's the consensus on those?

[mykii]

Originally Posted by WatchAmateur69

So what's the takeaway here? MK1 Dial is brighter/colors pop more? Vs. Mk2 dial the colors are darker? I hear we are on Mk3 now...what's the consensus on those?

Allegedly, MK1 is pastel. MK2 is on-the-money. MK3 is a coke.

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I still think there's just general "batch effects". Some MK3s appear to look like an MK2 to me.

Yet, my BLRO looks most definitely like a MK2 most of the time, but in clean light can also look like strikingly like an MK1.

[Greg 59]

In all the time this thread had been going, no-one has provided a good quality side by side photo of these two alleged BLRO's.
In fact I'm assured there is now a mk3 to make matters even more confusing.
Now before I get a load of hate mail just understand I'm not saying there aren't different variations of the bezel, I've just yet to be shown definitive proof.

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[Andrejb]

Originally Posted by pepsiretail

Warm ambiant with red green blue comparison 20 minutes ago

HBC. represent

[Hollie_Rollie]

Originally Posted by Andrejb

HBC. represent

He gone. Lol

[exador]

Originally Posted by Greg 59

In all the time this thread had been going, no-one has provided a good quality side by side photo of these two alleged BLRO's.
In fact I'm assured there is now a mk3 to make matters even more confusing.
Now before I get a load of hate mail just understand I'm not saying there aren't different variations of the bezel, I've just yet to be shown definitive proof.

I love it when these old threads get regurgitated. MKs 1-3:

[Onikage]

Wait a minute. There's a Mk 4. That looks like a cross between a Mk 1 + 2.

[LndLord]

Man, i want one so bad. But until then I will admire yours!

[mykii]

Originally Posted by exador

I love it when these old threads get regurgitated. MKs 1-3:

The crazy thing is, as a BLRO GMT owner, I don't trust this pic (or similar ones) at all. Sensors and light sources make a huge play... just look at the GMT hands in that pic as proof of that point. Are we going to say there is MK1, MK2, and MK3 Pepsi GMT hands now too?

Frankly, I am more inclined to believe there are probably darker variants more than anything.

For all the hate that is going to come...

[WCHROLX]

They look similar but lots of differences can be clearly seen.

[brandrea]

Originally Posted by Onikage

Wait a minute. There's a Mk 4. That looks like a cross between a Mk 1 + 2.

Exactly

I think there are very few who don’t believe there are variances in the colors.

What confuses me is the MK1,2,3 ... Perhaps we are all just saying the same thing in a round about way but it appears as though recent incomings have reverted back to the MK1 insert

[037]

Originally Posted by brandrea

What confuses me is the MK1,2,3 ... Perhaps we are all just saying the same thing in a round about way but it appears as though recent incomings have reverted back to the MK1 insert

Imagine being named Mark and owning a BLRO, then having some random WIS asking which mark bezel you have.

[Andrejb]

Originally Posted by mykii

The crazy thing is, as a BLRO GMT owner, I don't trust this pic (or similar ones) at all. Sensors and light sources make a huge play... just look at the GMT hands in that pic as proof of that point. Are we going to say there is MK1, MK2, and MK3 Pepsi GMT hands now too?

Frankly, I am more inclined to believe there are probably darker variants more than anything.

For all the hate that is going to come...

I think that’s the point.

The darker variances are being called different MK.


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[brandrea]

Originally Posted by 037

Imagine being named Mark and owning a BLRO, then having some random WIS asking which mark bezel you have.

[exador]

Originally Posted by Andrejb

I think that’s the point.

The darker variances are being called different MK.

The MK3 also has much bigger, brighter numerals.

[rlx123]

Now MK1 owners have to pray a big shot celebrity like Paul Newman wears an Mk1 so their watches will be worth $100k in about 30 years. OR they can just wear it and enjoy it (not keeping it in a safe) and stop trying to convince the world that the mk1 is going to be the rarest Rolex. Isn’t it exhausting?


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[IR201]

Originally Posted by exador

The MK3 also has much bigger, brighter numerals.

Yeah the bezel is the biggest difference to me. Stark white bold vs smaller silvery


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[Wck88]

I think I like the Mk1