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11 August 2024, 04:53 PM | #1 |
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Skydweller vs Pepsi
considering these 2 and having a hard time deciding.
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11 August 2024, 04:56 PM | #2 |
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They're both fine watches if you've been offered both of them go with the Pepsi first the sky-dweller might be a little easier to pick up at a later date Pepsi seem to be in demand and hard to find whereas sky-dwellers are less in demand albeit the most complicated movement that Rolex makes and one of the most interesting in my opinion.
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11 August 2024, 05:03 PM | #3 |
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Both great. For me the BLRO is a more daily wear piece. My Sky D is blue face with jubilee, so it feels a bit more formal to me. Other watches in a collection will have an impact on that decision.
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11 August 2024, 05:05 PM | #4 |
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Both incredible, especially blue dial sky dweller.
You really can’t go wrong with either. Just keep in mind sky dweller is a bit thicker and larger, so worth trying on. |
11 August 2024, 05:08 PM | #5 |
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Which do you like more? That’s the key question see if you can try them on and the one that feels right or as I was in told in the old days of collecting watches” buy the one that sings to you the most. Don’t buy the hype or nonsense I got my Pepsi within a couple of months and my wife got me a sky dweller within 4 months.
I have both and like them equally. The sky dweller with the fluted bezel on the jubilee feels a little bit more special especially when the sun hits the dial and bezel. Sky dweller is also easier to read. Apart from that I love both watches and have many variations of the GMT and two of the sky dweller.
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11 August 2024, 05:16 PM | #6 |
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The Pepsi is much more comfortable on the wrist, unless you have huge wrists
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11 August 2024, 05:54 PM | #7 |
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Skydwellers a sizeable watch if you have the wrist it’s awesome.
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11 August 2024, 06:55 PM | #8 |
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Aesthetically the Skydweller for me 100%. I find the BLRO very unspectacular IRL.
The Skydweller is a much bigger watch though, so your wrist size would be a factor in deciding. |
11 August 2024, 09:58 PM | #9 |
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Both. They are so different.
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11 August 2024, 10:08 PM | #10 |
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I own both and would choose the Black or White Sky-Dweller on Jubilee. I like the looks and the complication. The BLRO on Jubilee is cool and I get it but I find the colors to be bold in a good way but not an everyday way for me.
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11 August 2024, 10:11 PM | #11 |
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I’d go with the GMT. It’s one of my favorite watches, and the Skydweller is not.
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11 August 2024, 10:14 PM | #12 |
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Pepsi for me. Sky Dweller a bit too large and I am not thrilled with the dial layout.
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11 August 2024, 10:15 PM | #13 |
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Both. It might take time but they will complement each other nicely.
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Let's see, a quick set GMT with an annual calendar and high-tech bezel for easy set-up versus a three-zone traveler's GMT with awkward date setting and a flashy off-color bezel? For me the choice is clear. I honestly preferred the GMT to the GMTII.
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Which dial Sky Dweller are you considering? Both are great watches.
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11 August 2024, 10:30 PM | #17 |
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All these this v. that threads boil down to one thing: What vibe are you going for? How is this watch going to fit into your lifestyle and/or sense of fashion?
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11 August 2024, 10:40 PM | #18 |
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Would somewhat depend on what else I have in the collection, but in a vacuum I would would choose the Pepsi. For my wrist I feel the DD40 is already plenty large enough for the style of watch.
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12 August 2024, 02:01 AM | #19 |
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Sky dweller. Favourite watch in the Rolex lineup because of the ingenious way the annual calendar and second timezone is displayed and configured.
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12 August 2024, 03:11 AM | #20 |
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Both, it's impossible to choose as they are different.
Buuuuut, the Pepsi is more 'playful, while the SkyD more understated (both work well with Oyster / Jubilee, tho for SkyD imho you need both bracelets). jmho ymmv Get both, only way to be sure.
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12 August 2024, 03:54 AM | #21 |
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I prefer the traditional GMT layout. I have no use for an annual calendar (that’s not to say the SkyDweller isn’t a fine reference )
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12 August 2024, 06:48 AM | #22 |
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Pepsi GMT - sportier and smaller size.
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12 August 2024, 08:11 AM | #23 |
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It’s a tough choice out of the two options as they are both great watches but I guess I’d pick the Pepsi but only just
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12 August 2024, 08:44 AM | #24 |
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Pepsi is nicer to me but then again I don't really find the Skydwellers very visually appealing they're a bit too complicated for me
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12 August 2024, 09:05 AM | #25 |
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I've always liked the Skydweller but once I owned one I have really taken a shine to it. Still waiting patiently for a Pepsi but have seen them in person multiple times.
If you are going grey the Skydweller is a better value proposition. If from the AD just take the first that comes along. |
12 August 2024, 09:14 AM | #26 |
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BLRO is so over-hyped and not that interesting IMO. Skydweller all day, such a cool complication (and the most complicated Rolex makes at that)
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12 August 2024, 11:47 AM | #27 |
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Sky-D by far imo..
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12 August 2024, 12:37 PM | #28 |
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The GMT is probably sportier. I wear my Sky Dweller more dressed up and my Sea Dweller more dressed down but wear them interchangeably in a lot of situations. I appreciate the complications of the Sky Dweller more now than when I got mine. I am a big fan.
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12 August 2024, 03:12 PM | #29 |
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I own both and would choose the BLRO because of the military and aviation history associated with the watch.
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12 August 2024, 03:57 PM | #30 |
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