I picked one of these up for 80 bucks, wore it to work, the pool, the beach...etc for almost 4 months straight. The watch did not have any scratches on the crystal or the bezel and did not lose or gain a single minute in that time. Very well worth the money.....

I work in a DIY store and am used to people expecting 100% of the service for the lowest price. My L’Oreo submariner came so sharp I had to do a similar sanding. There is a reason you pay $100 instead of $10000. If you are expecting Rolex quality, you need to pay! By the way, as a salaryman I love the Paganis and other homages. Beautiful but affordable.

So, the PD offers roughly 80% (granted, a very subjective assessment) of the Rolex for less than 1% of the price. Even if it's only 50% as good as a Rolex, it's astoundingly good bang for the buck.

I got one of these and I've got to say... Outside some minor finishing touches... This watch is a match with Rolex. You get 90% - 95% of what a Rolex offers at 1% of the price. It's well worth it.

Amazing in-depth review. I’m impressed by the brand. The $400 cocktail seiko doesn’t even give me the sapphire crystal but these do. Mind boggling

I recently purchased an Air Kng from Pagani which was exactly as unfinished as I expected. After a pleasant evening buffing out all the sharp edges, case and bracelet I have an excellent watch (nh35) which is extremely comfortable and has become my preferred daily wearer despite having many others to choose from.

You’re back ! Awesome video ! Thank you !

Just I wanted to say that I really enjoy your content. The reviews are detailed and thoughtful, the prose is excellent and your narrative style addictive. Many thanks, and keep doing what you are doing!

I appreciate your straight forward review .Your honesty is refreshing !! I may have to try one of these budget minded watches out soon...

Really good review. Your information about removing sharp edges worked on my new pagani 1701 i recently purchased. The watch was very painful on my wrist but now is very comfortable. Thanks!

always happy to see you upload a new video, oh and by the way congrats for the 1m view on invicta pro diver review

your channel is a million times better than "one more watch". You be very proud of your content, its just great, i enjoy it very much.

I have a Pagani Design PD1644 (Dytona homage) with an oyster bracelet; I have not experienced any sharp edges or falling apart problems. Indeed, very happy with it.

I've worn mine for a couple of years with no comfort issues. Don't forget to blue locktite the pins in if you take then out. All my pins were oiled and loctited. As for fake/homage, I note that quite a few Rolex owners also own a 'replica' that they use as a place holder when on holiday etc. while the real one stays in the family safe.

Please make more watch videos regularly! I really like your journalistic approach to reviews!

Thank you for the great, in depth review. I ordered one to try out.

YOU ARE FINNALY BACK YAY

As always, excellent video 👏🏻

I agree these Chinese watches are super sharp from the factory. I've had a Cronos sub, Pagani Daytona homage, a Steeldive Willard SD1970 (this is probably the least sharp but I put it on a waffle strap which helps out) All are sharp. I have the Invicta pro diver as well and your right about it having better finishing but they cheap out on the crystal, bracelet, and bezel (also the display window popped out on mine). think I will do some hand finishing so thanks for the guide.

Great review. I bought the green Hulk version. I didn't find any of the sharp edges , but it's 3 years old and wonder if the Covid shutdown and labor shortage, that they said , just send them without buffing them. I found mine very accurate, only losing 3 second in a 5 day period. I liked it so much, I ordered this version. It never showed up. Ali Express did refund me afyer 9 months. They are great quality for the money

Great revue! I always do refinements on my cheapies: Filing , grinding, polishing, etc. One thing I'd do here is make the insert sit flush with the rim of the bezel.

Another great review. Thanks for the explanation.

Just picked one up today. Great looking piece. I did not encounter the sharp edges that you mentioned on your review with mine.

Great and complete Review, Thanks, maybe consider a video with tips AND the process to finish edges rotate tool included

Out of the box - the MOST comfortable watch ever! No sharp edges, perfect

Love the videos, keep up the hard work Wonders of Watchdom!

Great job on the review.

Thanks for review. I saw that Pagani updated the movement to Seiko NH34. I guess that is a quality improvement.

Glad I came across this review, I like it, its honest and that is important. I'm going to buy one, now!

Great honest review.

This is great! I've been wanting one.

Thanks for the informative review. I got the Batman version with the oyster bracelet and couldn't be happier. One thing though, instead of oiling the bracelet screws loctite should be used. Cheers

I bought one. No sharp edges at all. Very easy to resize the bracelet. On my Timegrapher it is gaining only 4 seconds per day with zero beat error and a healthy amplitude. The only improvement I could suggest is that Pagani should employ a bidirectional bezel like the new Seiko GMTs have. Other than that this Pagani is a great watch for $100.

Good review, appreciate

I forgot to ask in the video…what do you think about homage watches? Do you think small brands should be able to copy designs of famous brands and just change the logo or make minor changes? Or, do you think a person should buy the originating brand or nothing?

I own 12 PD homage watches like this in different colors and styles, and a Watchdives sub homage, and a two tone sub homage by San Martin. Each have their strong points and overall I have almost no complaints. I wear a slightly different style or color watch each day and enjoy them all. Accuracy is acceptable for the price. The cyclops is my only gripe but my vision isn't great so that may be a me problem not a watch problem. I dealt with sharp edges with some 3k grit sand paper and a little time rubbing the edges down. The boxes these come in are not a concern in my opinion. I prefer they spend the money on the watch building and not the box that I discard upon receipt.

I own several Pagani Design watches. Finish quality varies. I have encountered stripped bracelet screws and some sharpness in the machining, though not terribly bad, mostly just burrs on the bezel. My Orient Ray 2 has better quality control and final finishing. I wouldn't hesitate to buy another PD watch but I would avoid buying from anywhere with a difficult return process. I've had a great experience with Amazon and their easy return system.

Just got mine... and i must say its superb for the money, well done to you Pagani

Excellent review...

great video - like Pagani itself- honest and to the point!

Nice review! I have not had this sharp case issue with my several pagani watches. I had some other issues, though, including the crown stem being too short and one gmt with this movement that died after a few weeks with no obvious reason on quick inspection under 10x loop. Most of my pagani watches were under $75 with Aliexpress sales. Anyway, cheers! And happy new year!

Excellent review. 👍

I've had this watch for about a year now, mine also had sharp case edges but didn't really bother me. The cyclops on mine is terrible, I really have to look at it to see the date, othe than that I really enjoy it overall

I got the Batman version a couple months ago. At first seemed great. But noticed I’d set it down only for it to be stopped the next morning or off by a LOT of time. Like 20 minutes. But if I wore the watch it was fine. So finally I put the watch down on its side in front of me while at work and kept an eye on it. Ok I thought I saw it stop for a second. Then again I saw it just stop for ten seconds. Then again. Always at the 32 second mark it would stop for ten seconds at least. At other marks it would pause briefly. Sometimes at 32 seconds it would stop and never start up unless you touched it. I sent it back. Won’t get that movement again in any watch. Coincidentally, the only other gmt I have is a Tudor and the gmt set on the crown just quit working. I just have bad luck with gmt watches!

I have just bought the Batman GMT and would say none of the negative comments like sharp edges , screws falling off , bad packaging and wearing it for 2 weeks causing redness on the wrist existed ! The Watch is perfect !!! Much better quality than the Seikos and Citizens in build quality ! The finishing is superb! I have ordered another 3 more pieces with different designs

Fantastic review.

Thanks a lot for the review. Excellently worded, detailed and in depth. Reasonable and objective, this truly matters. I came across the name Pagani a couple of years ago and was thinking it some kind of a collaboration between Automobili Pagani, a very exclusive Italian sports car maker, and a watch manufacturer, like Lamborghini - Dubuis projects. Turned out to be a completely different cup of tea, but got me interested. I bought a TH Aquaracer homage from Pagani Design for something like $138 and been wearing it occasionally for about a year. Tag Heuer is a bit more humble than Rolex and not that immediately recognizable, so all that Pffff from snobbish public does not blow my way. I must admit the workmanship and overall quality is excellent, with CeraTech bezel, LumiNova hands and markers, sapphire glass both sides and Seiko WH35 movement running very smoothly. I believe WH in the index stands for Working Horse, it is a standard for many microbrands and startups usually priced at $500+ Currently the watch is not displaying any wear and tear evidence, is quite accurate and rather flashy indeed, quite a match for original Aquaracer. The dial has rectangular markers as compared to TH round ones, and date is at 3 o'clock, not 6, but it does not strike me as a disadvantage or stepdown. It's really amazing how much can be achieved for so little money. My respect to Pagani Design.

Bought mine. Want one since 2018

Nice review. However, I do not agree with the adamant claim that Pagani watches are unwearable out of the box. I haven't finished any of mine any further, and while some may indeed have a few rough corners, I've found them generally comfortable to wear, day and night, right from the start. And this includes the Seiko NH-34 powered version of the watch on review here.

Something meditative about watching these videos.

A mere minute with an Arkansas hard slip stone took care of all the sharp edges. Yes, shouldn't have to do that as a customer, but OK at the price. I lucked out and got a plus 2 second a day NH34A movement. Thanks for the "oil the screws" tip.

I own 5 or 6 Orient watches, all mechanical, and their fit and finish are shockingly good all the way around.....and their time keeping varies from average to shockingly good......I just ordered the Pagani as I really wanted another two tone Submariner homage to go with my Orient one(which is and has been unavailable for at least 10 years, now).

My Pagani GMT doesn't have the issues yours does ... or maybe I don't notice it as much or have the expectations for the price ... mine is 3 years old ... still runs fine, looks good, alignment is spot on bracelet is good (a bit unfinished like the case) not bad when you consider the price point lum sucks but what do we expect for the sub $100 I paid in the sale - for a decent looking well functioning GMT. I recently got a Citizen Promaster Eco-drive Land GMT Worldtime and my Pagani still gets wrist time. If you go in not expecting a perfect watch (finishing lum etc.) It is great value. As for issues - well I've seen reviews of multiple Seikos and Multiple Rolex's with issues ... for hugely more expensive prices.and fans of those brands seem to put up with them so I'm not too picky with a Pagani design homage.

I like your channel. Have been watching 5 of them tonight after i stumbled on your video about Timex because i am thinking about buying some for presents. Keep up the good work. I have ordered two Pagani watches last 6 months. Firstly, I bought the 38 mm. Quartz PAGANI DESIGN PD 1731 in green. Came with a ''genuine leather''Strap with a butterfly claps that I just could not figure out how to wear or close, hated it, and a Nato strap, so I swapped it with a black silicone strap, and it's just so plain and simple watch. Should have oredered the Oyster braclet. Paid about 68 dollars plus 10 dollars in taxes. I am happy with it. My first watc in years. A bit too little for me. The other one was the Pagani PD1661. 40 mm.Hulk, green Submariner homage. For 74 dollars plus 10 in taxes on the 11.11 Sale on Aliexpress. I gave my stepdad that as a Christmas present 5 days ago, and he is so happy with it that I can't complain. It has a lot of the same specs as this PD1662, but with an Oyster bracelet and not an GMT. He has not yet complained, just endorsed it.

Love my Pagani GMT… for the price you just can’t beat it. It is great looking and keeps very good time. I must wear my watch a little looser than you because I had no issues with being uncomfortable, although I did file down the edge of the case as you did. For this price you just can’t go wrong.

Very truthful review. I have 1 too.

Totally agree, I have 2 PD and a Parnis and all were a little sharp along the edges. That said the Parnis and PD GMT Chinese movement works great. The Parnis is almost 3 years old and is my vacation beater. Swimming, snorkeling no problem even with no WR rating. I got the PD GMT as a replacement. Just get rid of the bracket and get a 20mm Barton silicone strap. I also took some 2000 grit sandpaper to the edges.

I bought one of these. It’s perfect. Mine has Seiko movement and left handed.

Mine has just arrived today, links were easy to remove on the strap (took 2 out) looks great for the money, crown feels dry and grates a little (like my invicta grand diver) but for £90 it’s decent. Think I’d prefer a 42mm .

4:44 We don't like sharp edges! 18:49 3 Seconds! Fantastic!

I have the same watch in the Pepsi, put it on a leather strap when I took it out of the box. 100% wearable, mine does not have any uncomfortable sharp edges. I own almost a 100 watches of various price points and I have to say for the $85 I paid for this you cannot find more watch for the money especially when you factor in the styling.

Great review , completely unbiassed. 10/10

Love my Pagani Pepsi. Great for a Magnum PI costume on a budget.

I bought, and currently wearing the Orient Ray 2 based on yours and another review. I'm very well pleased. It's accurate enough for me 5-7 minutes a month. I've been wanting a good GMT that's within my price range. I have the same exact Invicta that you showed... and it stopped working several years ago. I'm a communications operator and most everything is done according to GMT. I would just ask if the quality (accuracy & luminosity) is as good as my Orient ? Or should I just go with a Torgoen for a few dollars more ?

great presentation. I have bought this watch but pepsi version. It doesnt have any sharp edges and it just fantastic overall :) keep it up. have a great day :)

Best review ever made

Thx for this video I own the Pagani design black bay 58 in red and its a great piece no sharp edges or anything so maybe u had bad luck? edit: I have now owned several pagani watches and I only find problems at the clasp

I put a small drop of Loctite 222 on the screws in the bracelet coz mine came loose too. Now that's no issue anymore.

I got my first automatic watch 1.5 years ago, went from a $15 Casio to a Russian Vostok. While I definitely don’t have the best automatic watch at least I can say mine has history and isn’t a copy of anything else. While this is a well made and Beautiful Watch I’d had to own one and have people ask me or say “oh nice Rolex” or “is that a Rolex” some people may find it nice to be asked this but you can’t claim this is a Rolex; I’d hate to have to explain to someone it’s a Chinese watch modelled after a Rolex. If you just want a nice watch and don’t care what people think this is a great option just ignore the people who say you have a “fake Rolex” these are honestly nice watches, most people don’t know watches, they just wanna know if it’s a Rolex or not. Sad but people will judge if they ask you if you have a Rolex and you say no

I’ve got two in blue and red ‘Pepsi’ colours. One with the Oyster bracelet, the other with Jubilee. It’s a great little watch with fantastic value for money. 👍😊👍

Great review, thanks very much. I have a couple of Invicta Pro Divers which I'm really impressed with, and have just ordered this Pagani as I think it looks really good for a (hopefully reliable) timepiece, and seems great value for money. I fully agree with your views about homage watches and Rolex copies: I like the Invicta engraving and unique dial features because they shout "I'm not a copy!". Likewise with the Pagani. On the other hand, those who but a clone or copy know they're wearing a fake, and no doubt so does everyone else, especially if they don't appear to have the pazazz to go with it. Anyway, I wear my Invictas regularly, and I look forward to the Pagani - I hope one year on they've smoothed off the sharp edges. Frankly, I have absolutely no qualms about wearing these "not a Rolex" watches, because they look great, yet are honestly distinctive and great value. But don't tell my genuine Rolex Datejust I said that!

I have the same watch but mine says explorer on the dial bought it 2 years ago and still holding strong

That case back looks like it'll raise the watch off the wrist enough for the sharp edges not to be an issue

I just got mine a few days ago. It does not have any of your problems no sharp edges also keep exact time as my laptop I got the blue and red it looks a bit blingy now I wish I had got blue and black, but at this price, I can order another $103 CAD

The quality is close to invicta. I recommend a rubber strap or get the alternative chunky bracelets.

Hi a fair review bought the pagani with the oyster style strap & had no issues with the case ? poor quality control your one slipped thru this cheers from the UK

I got one of the newer ones that have the Seiko NH34a gmt movement in it. I paid $150 for it but I rather take my chances on a off the shelf Seiko versus the reactivity unknown Chinese movement. Also all those sharp edges have been 45/ and its comfortable out of the box.

My Paganis (two of them) are well finished no sharp edges and keep brilliant time

Hi. How can I change the battery? invisible

I'm not sure if the sharp edges are really QC issues because on my Tudor Pelagos 39, all the edges are extremely sharp. And I prefer it that way because the watch looks better that way and I don't have issues with the watch cutting into my skin.

I have to say I like your reviews. Pagani as a brand is ok but not really satisfying, imho. I agree on the class of underrated Invicta Pro Divers.

Went with steel dive for my budget automatic watches

What kind/brand do you use to grease the screws?

I have had a PD-1662 for over a year and only wore it once. I kept it on my desk and would give it a shake every now and then. Recently, the stem started feeling rough like metal rubbing metal and now it will not screw in all the way. Also when I shake it for about 30 seconds it only runs for a minute or less. When it was new,afew shakes would run it for thirty minutes or so. Thinking about getting the Seiko NH34A GMT TMI movement to replace the one that is in there now. I think it has the DG5833 movement right now. If you change your movement could you put it on youtube? Thanks

Wow!! That’s a Zaratsu finish! Amazing finish job hahaha

People are saying that this is a sub $100 watch but the newer one that has nh34 movement is sitting roughly at $150 before tax + shipping

I recently picked up the 'Pepsi' with Jubilee bracelet. Added the Oyster bracelet as option. All for under $100. Can't beat the value for the level of workmanship and quality. BTW mine has 120 clicks for the bezel.

hi, i've been watching different videos and listening to the comments about this pagani movement, i'm about to buy the Rolex Explorer GMT version 2 homage (Pearl dg5833 GMT movement), which is a different movement than the one you show in this piece, i want to guess which will be similar quality since it is also Chinese. I would like to know their origin, which are almost always based on or cloned from Swiss models. Anyway, I have been fortunate to see a great review, very honest and detailed. Obviously for this price you can't expect high horology, and I think it meets the basic standard of a good watch, I'll take the risk of buying it. Thank you for your time and work. Greetings!

You had made mention to adding lube to the screws... Which lube would you recommend?

Well done

I don't know how many of if any at all historic brands have yet to be resurrected, but having a brand with some heritage might be worth the entry price to buy up the rights. Perhaps manufacturing of a premium brand in Germany, France or Switzerland.

Glad to have you back! Great job with the review. I absolutely hated and had so many issues with it. The bracelet broke, sharp edges, gained nearly a minute a day, cyclops was way off center and the bezel insert was lined up worse than a Seiko. Even the 12 on the bezel was about 3 minutes off line when the triangle was centered on the 12 o’clock.

7:54 how is that GMT set when the 0 marker isn't even at 0?

It was nice to see another review for your channel. I learned something very important I didn't know I should oil the screws. Now I have something to do with all my Paganis and others. You've also taught me how to fix my Pagani clasp. That thing's dangerous so you can kill someone with it

how can I oil the srews?

How much is the day difference? Would you like to overhaul?

Only just seen this vi's as was looking to try 1 of these. I never knew that you're meant to oil the screws in a bracelet, in my strapcode super engineer bracelet I used watch makers 222 I think it was (its purple) locktite on the screws. You can still unscrew them with force and care

Just make sure you buy the watch that has the Seiko NH34A GMT movement which is miles ahead of the Chinese made Pearl DG5833 which is a really bad movement. Great video…

I had a 7750 clone watch that was 3 seconds a month off. It did get as much as 18 seconds off during the month.

Amazing watch ❤