Rolex 126710BLRO Watch Review

This is a Rolex 12710BLRO Watch Review Hey everyone, welcome back to the Rolex Review series presented by Bob’s Watches. Today I’m here to talk about the Rolex GMT-Master II, reference 126710 BLRO, the new steel Pepsi GMT just released a few months ago at Baselworld. The modern GMT-Master II harks back to the very first Rolex GMT which they developed in the mid 1950s along with Pan American World Airways as a timekeeping solution to pilots who were now flying passenger airliners on regular trips back and forth across the Atlantic. So let’s take a look! Bezel The red and blue bezel of the 126710 is, of course, what makes it the “Pepsi.” The soft drink Pepsi’s colors are red and blue. So GMT-Master aficionados soon took to calling the watch with the red and blue bezel the “Pepsi.” And of course, the bezel is Rolex’s Cerachrom proprietary ceramic, etched with hour markers for the 24 hour GMT scale. Even numbered markers are digits and odd numbered are dots. The bezel rotates in either direction to make setting a breeze. Case The 40 millimeter case is made of Oystersteel, Rolex’s proprietary version of 904L stainless steel. This is the heavier case that debuted on the GMT-Master II in 2007. It’s got hefty crown guards and lugs, just a bit more trim than the Submariner case, which is similar. Dial The dial is classic Rolex black. It features large hour markers which are 18K white gold filled with Rolex’s proprietary lume, Chromalight. The 126710 also sports another f