Most of us may know that Rolex created the GMT-Master typically for commercial airline pilots to keep track of two time zones simultaneously. It was truly a tool watch that served a practical purpose. The fake Rolex GMT-Master “Pepsi” has been around for a long time. As a matter of fact, the very first GMT-Master made its debut in 1955.
Six decades later, the appeal of the GMT-Master (and subsequent GMT-Master II) watches have gone well beyond the pilot community. Apart from the regular replica Rolex fans around the world, the GMT-Master Pepsi is a favorite of high profile celebrities too. Join us as we play a game of celeb watch spotting!
The “Pepsi” nickname refers to the iconic blue and red bezel available on the GMT-Master and GMT-Master II watches. Blue and red were the colors of the inaugural GMT-Master with huge numbers of the watches made after that. Not only did the two colors look great, but also they have a practical application as well. The red area on the bezel stands for daylight hours and blue is for night hours.
However, there have been several other GMT-Master bezel color options including black and red, bronze and brown, and solo black, the blue and red Pepsi is still the best choice. The only GMT-Master II Pepsi model currently available in the Rolex catalog is the 18k white gold GMT-Master II BLRO. The white gold makes that particular model out of reach for many. However, luckily, there is still plenty of discontinued and vintage stainless steel GMT-Master Pepsi watches for selection.
Another proud owner of the vintage stainless steel Rolex GMT-Master with a Pepsi bezel is professional baseball player, Howard Kendrick. The left fielder for the Philadelphia Phillies is a well-documented watch geek as illustrated by his beautifully curated collection pictured on his Instagram feed.
Speaking of ultra-precious, Sylvester Stallone’s Rolex Pepsi is the GMT-Master II watch. The Sly is Rolex sports a jeweled one rather than an acrylic bezel or even a Cerahcrom ceramic bezel. The 18k white gold GMT-Master II boasts diamonds, sapphires, and rubies on the bezel that come together in the famous blue, red, and white combo.
The fake Rolex GMT-Master Pepsi is an on-screen star, and it has being a watch that celebs like to have in their personal collection as well. For instance, James Spader’s character, Raymond “Red” Reddington wears one on a Jubilee bracelet in NBC’s show Blacklist.
Besides, in the 2014 movie, Gone Girl, Nick Dunne, played by Ben Affleck, is seen with a GMT-Master II Pepsi on his wrist. There’s also Keanu Reeves in Street Kings, Dustin Hoffman in Marathon Man, Mel Gibson in Air America and so on.
As demonstrated by its global popularity, the fake Rolex GMT-Master with the Pepsi bezel is an icon in its own right. With over 60 years of history behind it, this Rolex sports watch will keep on being one of the brands’ most sought after models for a long time. The only thing that’ll make the Rolex Pepsi’s story even better would be a new steel version to join the white gold one! Now wouldn’t that be something?
The Best Replica Rolex GMT-Master “Pepsi”
