You finally have the Pepsi on your wrist. Nobody warns you that styling a red and blue Pepsi bezel is harder than buying one.
The bezel is the loudest thing on your wrist, and it fights most straps and half your wardrobe. Pair it wrong and a serious watch can look like costume jewelry.
This guide covers strap choice by bezel shade, bracelet pairing, real outfits, and the suit question. Here is how to make the loudest bezel in watchmaking look deliberate.
How to Style a Red and Blue Pepsi Bezel
One rule drives every Pepsi styling decision. Contrast with the bezel and never repeat it. The red and blue already give you two bold colors, so adding color anywhere else turns a refined watch into a clash.
A red and blue striped strap under a red and blue bezel is the most common mistake we see. It reads as a costume theme rather than a styling choice. Let the bezel lead and keep everything else quiet.
The colors earned the Pepsi name on the Rolex GMT-Master in the 1950s. Red marked the daytime hours and blue marked the night. That is all the history you need, and what matters now is how you wear it.
Match the Strap to Your Bezel’s Shade
Not every Pepsi wears the same red and blue, and that changes which strap works. The ceramic, the aluminum, and the Tudor each lean toward a different temperature, so a strap that suits one can look wrong on another. Rolex has offered the Pepsi across several references over the years, and our GMT-Master II buying guide covers the full lineup.
| Pepsi Reference | The Actual Colors | Straps That Work | Straps That Fight It |
| Rolex ceramic 126710BLRO | Deep, cool blue with muted red | Black, charcoal, deep navy | Warm tan, oxblood |
| Rolex aluminum 16710 | Warmer, often faded | Chestnut, washed canvas, mid-brown | Cold ceramic-matched navy |
| Tudor Black Bay GMT 79830RB | Burgundy and navy | Brown leather, black, navy | Bright primary red |
Ceramic 126710BLRO
The ceramic Pepsi has a deep, cool blue, so cool-toned straps suit it best. Black rubber, charcoal, and deep navy leather keep the bezel looking crisp. (Cerachrom is Rolex’s scratch-resistant ceramic bezel material.)
One detail most owners miss is that the ceramic shade shifted across production. Early 2018 bezels are a lighter blue, and later ones are darker. A navy strap that matches a 2022 piece can look slightly off against an early one.
When buyers try straps on the ceramic model before handover, the dark navy wins far more often than the black they expected to like. The navy picks up the blue half and leaves the red as the only accent.
More Blue Red Ceramic Rolex Pepsi Models
Rolex GMT-Master II Pepsi Black Dial Blue/Red Ceramic Bezel Jubilee Bracelet Stainless Steel 40mm MINT CONDITION COMPLETE SET 126710BLRO
Rolex GMT-Master II Pepsi Black Dial Ceramic Bezel Oyster Steel 40mm MINT CONDITION COMPLETE SET 126710BLRO
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Aluminum 16710
The discontinued aluminum 16710 runs warmer and is often faded, so warm leather beats cool rubber here. Chestnut, washed canvas, and mid-brown all pick up the softer tone.
If you are new to leather, our guide to the main types of leather straps explains how each one wears and ages.
On paper, brown should clash with red and blue. On a faded aluminum bezel it looks right, because the bezel has drifted toward warmth over the decades.
The cool navy straps that flatter the ceramic look cold and wrong on this one. This is the reference where vintage-style leather earns its place.
Tudor Black Bay GMT
Tudor’s bezel is burgundy and navy rather than true red and blue, which widens your options. The muted tones take warm brown, black, and navy without the clash risk of a brighter bezel.
The 79830RB is also the one Pepsi-style GMT where brown leather reads as intended rather than a compromise. Buyers who want a single GMT they can dress around tend to land here for that reason. If the Tudor is the one you keep circling back to, our Tudor Black Bay buying guide covers the range.
Choose a Bracelet That Tames the Bezel
Before you reach for a strap, remember that the bracelet is a styling choice on its own. On the Rolex Pepsi, the Oyster and the Jubilee change how loud the bezel reads. If you are torn between the two, our separate guide lays out Jubilee vs Oyster in detail.
Oyster Bracelet: Best for Maximum Impact
The flat, sporty Oyster bracelet lets the bezel shout. It has three wide links, a brushed finish, and nothing to distract the eye. If you bought the Pepsi to be noticed, this is the pairing that delivers.
Jubilee Bracelet: Best for a Softer Look
The five-link Jubilee adds detail at the wrist and softens the whole watch. The bezel still leads, but the busier bracelet pulls some attention down the arm. It dresses the Pepsi up half a step without a single strap change.
Build Outfits Around the Pepsi Bezel
Straps and bracelets are only half of styling. What you wear with a red and blue wrist matters just as much, and the same contrast rule applies to clothing.
Pair It With Denim and White
Denim and a white tee is the easiest win for a Pepsi. The plain background lets the bezel be the only color in the frame, which is what it wants. A pale chambray shirt works for the same reason.
Keep a red shirt or a bold blue jacket out of the picture. Repeating either bezel color pulls the eye off the watch and flattens the whole look.
Keep Summer Looks Simple
In summer, stick to white, stone, and light gray around the watch. Linen in quiet tones lets the red and blue land as a deliberate pop instead of one loud thing among many.
Busy patterns are the problem here. A loud shirt and a loud bezel compete, and the watch is the one that loses.
Can You Wear a Pepsi With a Suit?
You can wear a Pepsi with a suit, but it is a sports GMT and never fully becomes a dress watch. Under a cuff, the loud bezel still gives it away.
The closest it gets is a ceramic Pepsi on oxblood or burgundy leather with charcoal or navy tailoring. The dark leather calms the watch, and the suit gives the color a quiet place to sit.
Plenty of owners wear theirs to the office on the bracelet and think nothing of it. If you want one watch for the boardroom and the weekend, the Pepsi leans toward the weekend. That trade-off is yours to make.
Frequently Asked Questions About Styling a Pepsi
Does the white gold Pepsi need different straps?
Yes, the white gold 116719BLRO and 126719BLRO have a blue sunburst dial, which changes the pairing. The blue dial pulls the watch cooler, so a navy strap can tip into too much blue. Gray and black leather give the dial and bezel room to breathe.
Can a smaller wrist pull off a Pepsi?
Yes, though the loud bezel reads bigger than the 40mm case suggests. On a wrist under 6.5 inches, keep the strap slim at the taper and skip bright colors that add visual weight. A dark, narrow leather strap holds the proportions. We would wear it, but a little restraint helps.
Should you put a NATO on a Pepsi?
A muted NATO can work, but it is the most divisive strap buyers ask us about. (New to the style? Here is what a NATO strap actually is.) A gray or olive single-pass NATO reads relaxed and casual. A bright or striped one, especially in red or blue, fights the bezel head-on. If you go NATO, keep it quiet.
Is a navy suit too much blue with a Pepsi?
A navy suit is fine because it is dark and quiet enough to stay out of the bezel’s way. The trouble is the bright, saturated color near the watch. A royal blue jacket or a bright red sweater competes with the bezel directly. If you love those colors, wear them somewhere the watch is not.
Where to Buy a Red and Blue Pepsi
Sourcing matters more on a Pepsi than on a plain-bezel watch, because the red and blue shade varies by reference and production run. A photo under shop lighting can hide how a bezel reads in daylight, and that shade decides every strap you buy afterward.
If you are still choosing which Pepsi to buy, our Rolex Pepsi buying guide walks through the references and what to pay.
At Majestix, every GMT is inspected in person, and the condition notes are written from the watch on the desk rather than copied off a listing. We shoot the bezel in natural light and talk through how a given piece wears before it ships.
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Final Thoughts on Styling a Pepsi Bezel
Styling a red and blue Pepsi bezel comes down to one habit: let the bezel lead and keep everything else quiet. Match the strap to your bezel’s shade, use the bracelet to set how loud it reads, and build neutral outfits that give the color room.
Two more habits make this easier over time. Keeping one cool strap and one warm strap in your rotation lets the watch flex with the season. Matching your strap hardware to the case also helps, since a steel Pepsi looks sharpest on a silver buckle rather than a gold one.
