I won both a 27 year old Rolex Datejust and a recently acquired Pagani exactly like this one only in S/S. So far, I am VERY impressed with the Pagani. It's running about +4 secs/day, has already weathered quite a few hot showers, and a couple of bangs against things with no issues. Time will tell, but I gotta say, it's a lot of bang for the buck. It's kind of nice to not worry about ruining what would be a $10,000 watch new. Call me cheap, call me frugal... as much as I love my Rolex, at current price levels, I'll never buy another one (unless I win the lottery, lol)

Hey Jody, I had similar issues with a Pagani GMT and got on to Pagani, they were happy for me to send the watch back and replace, and even paid most of the shipping cost!

Jody used "chuffed to bits"! My bits are now chuffed. Great watch, love how the NH35 plays with the light. Ok ciaoo

Can't beat a Pagani, truer words never spoken about value! Great stuff Jody!

These Paganis are really good-looking. It is one of the few super affordable watch manufacturers that actually has a nice looking logo.

I adore my Hulk pd1650 and wear it often. I just got my Zolos Swordfish black sand dial in last night , and fitted the bracelet and wearing it today. Driving in the dark this morning and the lumen is amazing. Thank you for all the great suggestions. I have one last watch for the year that should be here by Saturday, and it's my first Phoibos Bronze 45mm that just came out in a limited number of 100 and I got it from Long Island watches.

FYI there are 3 micro adjustments inside the clasp where the extension is. You push the spring pin and adjust the extension up or down. I've found this gives me the perfect fit. Notice there are small circular divots above the extension on the inside of the clasp!

These gold tone ones are a bit too "blingy" for me, but I do have half a dozen other Pagani Design watches in my modest collection - and I really enjoy each of them ))

0:31 yes! My joke made into the video!

I just got the black/gold... The bracelet is really good with no play... The bezel is excellent too.... I can't believe they manage to produce this level of quality at this price point... It wears super comfortable and looks really great with excellent detail.... Very happy

That black and gold looks pretty sweet!

"Just One More Millimeter" 🤣🤣

I have the stainless steel version of this. I like the watch and it gets a lot of compliments. I have had a few issues with mine though, worst of these issues is the fact I can not change the date anymore (this happened at about six months). The other weird thing is the screwed links can unscrew, which has happened while wearing the watch a few times. The clasp too was so sharp edged and unpleasant, I ended up using a file to make the edges smoother. But I still like the watch, wear it almost everyday!

I can't blame Rolex, as long as the fish keep lining up, Rolex will keep reeling them in

Regarding NH35 - I recently bought an escapement time flieger and it runs -3 seconds on the wrist and +3 seconds face down... So getting 50/50 wear time with it, after a month it runs just 1 second fast. I am AMAZED.

Based on your video about a year ago, I bought one of the 2 tone with blue dial versions. The gold color is still holding up well, with very few scratches. The weak points for me were the clasp broke immediately, but they sent me a new band at no charge. The lume is awful and only lasts a minute or two. Really, there’s not much to to complain about. It keeps time very well and looks nice. I’ll probably pick up a couple more during the 11/11 sale.

Ma first thought on the new Rolexes was: "Whow, Rolex is copying the Paganis!" But it is nice to see that Pagani managed to adopt the sleazy "Pimpness" of the original.

Exactly ! Rolex couldnt get the bezel right for 20 grand lol

I just checked the Website, they have an AMAZING Green-dial one now I'm going to order!!!!!!

Nothing matters more than quality control to me. Brand, spec, colours, price... it doesn't matter if the QC is wanting.

Two years later that 2021 Rolex price is quite interesting. Unless I totally messed up currency conversion, that date-Sub in steel was around €8,000 back then... today it's just over €10,000.

All I need now is a Cadillac Escalade with spinning wheel trims and tinted windows.✌️

Love the black on gold. Will be getting that soon for sure.

Your Channel is Addicting ! Good Work Jody !

Mmm very nice. I share the same concern about brassing on the case side/crown/ bezel over time from handwinding. 40mm is still too big for my 6.5" wrist, and if the Pagani fits like other Chinese-made homage, the edges & corners of the clasp are going to cut everything they brush into. Which is probably why I'll stick with my "inferior" Invicta 28732: gold-plated SS, 38mm case, Seiko quartz movt (for the accuracy & no need to handwind/risk perpetual brassing). But good review! I'm glad there are still companies putting out gold-plated homages since $50k is a steep price to pay for a fashion accent.

Jody, I'll have you know that blue is the best color for a watch dial! But you're right, in this particular case the black one is much nicer.

WOAH that's insane for the price my friend, for what you get,is in incredible piece, my couple tea...Thank you for sharing the Pagani 👍🏼👍🏼..

As someone who occasionally wears gold watches (ironically, at the most inappropriate times & occasions) this Pagani would be perfect for me.

Jody I hope these videos dont make the prices go up😂

Thanks for the great review, went straight from your link to the Pagani store and ordered the green version. Cheers from Nova Scotia!

A mugger magnet on your way home from the pub. ;-)

For the same price or even less (I got mine for $55) you can also get an Invicta Pro Diver automatic on Amazon occasionally when they are on sale. Although they copy the 5 Rolex case design it is IMO a better value because you also get the 2 year Amazon warranty.

Hi Jody, I had a look at a video showing how to oil fill a watch. I know you like to tinker, is that something you would have a go at as it does appear to make a significant difference to how a watch looks and reads.

Just a suggestion, but for these Chinese dive watches, you should do waterproof test. Maybe demonstrate the water resistance by putting in a small tub of water and splash it around a bit and see if they endure the water resistance. Again, just a suggestion, cheers, always love watching your content 👍

Love your channel Jody. I just picked up a Pagani Design diver I'm looking forward to wearing it. Greetings from Edinburgh.

Great review. It really does make you think deeply about what you’re really getting with a Rolex. Sure, the name and superlative quality and qc . But for $13k v $70? Outrageous really.

Thanks for opening eyes for the most of the world on the Rolex build quality!!

Love it, i need a gold and blue one. Without spending a tonne of money its going to be one of the better/cooler looking gold (coloured) watches you can get.

Amusing review as usual, and wearing the Oregon T-shirt was inspired. Here in southwest BC we're experiencing the end-times of smoke from the OR and WA fires.

Just bought this Pagani Black and gold for AU $39.72 So Happy!!!

Actual 40mm case, not the 42, nice. Although I’ve learned to live with larger watches. A 7.5” wrist can carry a fair bit of watch.

got the pd 2770 last week, thought it'd be too thick at 15mm, but it ain't

Damn I bought this last week and was disappointed how unrealistic the gold colour was, wish this video came out sooner 😂

Love these! Really need to get one in for review myself, as you say they're absolute spec monsters

I like gold watches. Especially when they have top quality red or green dials. In fact a red, green and gold 39mm Explorer watch with an ETA 2824-2 would be very rasta cool.

Great video, but (sorry mate) your link to the GOLD Pagani doesn't work. Can you give us the precise link so that we can tell them Jody sent us 😉

That blue gold model looks surprisingly good! Then again I like that particular combination, so I'm biased. I wonder how San Martin would execute a gold "Sub."

I like the bluesy! I wonder what the ‘gold coating’ is actually made of 🤔.... Like you said the gold colour doesn’t look quite right. Nice review!

Pagani almost always punches above its own weight. Maybe you give that to Mr X? And damn. Those watches look clean, sir! Plus the fact that they're spec monsters as you said. Ever since I got a pagani, I can't justify spending >100 USD for a subby homage. Makes a great beater too.

nice. wearig one would make you feel like a billion dollar oil king

Rolex didn't change the case size by 1mm, they changed it by only 0.3mm, from 40.2mm to 40.5mm.

Pagani, I'd pay that little extra for much better lume.

I just got a 10k gold-filled Hamilton Railroad pocket watch made in 1940 with the new and improved 992b movement. I'm bringing them back. You should get in on it.

Cheaper than the regular steel PD-1661...odd! I love that they made a 40mm with thicker lugs as I bothered them for, I'll need to get one when I can afford it!

gold and blue... will never get tired of that missing hard in my collection rn 😂😂

Again, Pagani puts in the "standard" six-notches caseback, instead of a Rolex replica one. I like this solution: homages always risk to taste like fake, the more you get away from the original, the better (note: my personal opinion, my personal taste, YMMV and that's perfectly fine).

Puts that Rotary diver to shame for 1/3 the price. My rule 1 is never buy a fake gold watch. Looks amazing in stainless. Mine has been in the winder for a couple three months and the Seiko movement is still on the money.

my one major complaint on this one is the coining on the bezel isnt real "deep" or as pronounced as the watch its homaging. Im all in on deep bezel coining when it comes to these chinese homages. San Martin seems to have gotten it right on theirs.

Great video! I have yet to pick up a Pagani, going to have to pick one up one of these days just for the experience. Do not think my skin can pull off the gold tone, unless it's rose gold, maybe?

How do you get them delivered within 19 billion months? My GMT left China mid August, I think someone is rowing his merry way to Perth with it.

I would have to throw the watch in the trash once the gold color wears off! I would save the movement though.

Have a couple Pagani D . Not gold ,just not my taste, but quality is of a high level , following the brand about 7 years , was never disappointed.

8/7ths is a fraction, too. It is Interesting that “fraction” has come to mean “ small part of.” It’s like “morph” has come to mean “change,” when it means “shape.” (Metamorphosis means change in shape.)

Gold coatings never look good IMO

I'm not a sports watch guy, let alone a diver guy. Sartorially, I'm stuck somewhere between Alberto Santos-Dumont and Cary Grant, which makes a datejust type watch the maximum of sportiness my wardrobe could tolerate. But for those rare occasions in which a sports watch would come in handy, I just ordered an all black Pagani GMT with that cool green hand. That should do the trick for quite a while... Thanks for introducing the brand to me!

Can it be true ... that you hold there in your mortal hand ... a watch of the purest GREEN !

Yeah. I'm pretty much done with Helm. Unless they start increasing their production runs significantly.

I'm in Australia like you. Is it reliable to order from that Ali express you cited? Any import to pay? Are the metal braclets hard to get off to put a NATO strap? ( I prefer NATO, though I know you're not a fan). Thanks. Great channel. ( Always take advice from a Scot. No one better :-) )

The blue looks MUCH better

Gotta love Pagani.

Look amazing for the price. I wonder how long that gold plating will hold up?

Hello ! Will you review the new 42 mm CadisOak? :)

I wish Pagnani would upgrade there lume even with the higher priced units the lume is just poor just my feeling if they would upgrade the lume it would be 5/5 watch

that's why i sold my gmt was only 8k aud back then , but not align bezel is bad i feel you, got from hourglass sold for 10k after 2years oversea

I like It!! The Pagani Design Watches Ive Purchased have been great Timepieces!

I guess everything has a threshold. I love value. I get off the bus at cheap. $70 is spread too thin. I wonder what they could do for $300.00

Tip: There is nothing wrong with inexpensive jewelry. In fact, I am a fan of it. My Navy ring only cost me 300 bucks, and I just bought a Pagani watch, for example. I have some expensive stuff too...I am a quality shopper, not necessarily a price shopper and sometimes the less expensive stuff is perfectly suitable. That said, when choosing inexpensive jewelry ALWAYS opt for stainless steel or silver. Why? Because that will be the same material all the way through. It does not try to look like anything it isn't. If you go for gold plating, sooner or later, it WILL fade or chip off. In the case of really bad gold plating, it will turn your appendages green. The point is, sooner or later, the piece WILL reveal itself as the poser that it is. Stainless or silver...IS what it looks like, and does not present this problem. You can wear it for the rest of your life, if you so choose.

Pagani is apparently planning to come out with a few 40mm stainless Subs soon, which I'm thrilled for. Right now, they only have the gold ones, the black, the black with blue bezel, and the blue fade. However, the store told me they'll be doing a bunch more soon. And they hinted at brushed center-links, which I'm really happy about. I feel like polished center links on a stainless sub cheapen the watch.

Better buying from Ali for a cheaper prices or Amazon for a better warranty?

Nice video Jodi. Consider having a look at Phylida next time you are browsing aliexpress. They seem to have quite a few decent looking homage watches.

Quit criticising the extendable clasp bud. I get great use out of it. If they stop supplying it, I'll blame you🛑. Love your show bud happy new year.

I’d buy one of these to wear to a bad neighbourhood, that way, when I get the crap beat out of me for my gold watch, jokes on them! Hah!

For those of you thinking of getting a Submariner and hoping to get one someday... I wouldn’t bother. I successfully got a submariner in April 2020 I had a problem in June. I took it in for warranty repair, they sent it to Rolex and here we are in September still no watch or even an ETA. So even when you successfully buy one... you don’t have it. I remember when I picked it up the lady was applying my name to the warranty card and she said “you’ll probably never need this, Rolex is such a high quality watch” 🤣

Nice Oregon T-shirt, Jody! If you ever fancy colder climes, you should consider it. :) I cannot imagine wearing a gold-tone homage. If you are going for the baller look, make sure you have the baller scratch, otherwise you tend to look...toolish.

Hi,Jody. Very good value watches. Could you tell me what amplitude is on your timegrapher please? Best regards from Adrian in Sheffield South Yorkshire England 😀😺

John Player Special 😎

I just got a Pagani Daytona Two-Tone, damn it is heavy and GORGEOUS!!!!! I wear it to work as it tells perect time!!

Nice watches for the price I too like the black and gold, shame they didn’t do a bronze and blue one. I line up bezels with a cheap laser levelling light and they are spot on, shame manufactures don’t do the same lol

The blue looks kinda good but the contrast with the gold is just a tad too harsh for my eyes. What are your thoughts on the black and gold Pagani Daytonas?

I know of a crazy Dutch metallurgical hedonist who loves gold.... watches

The crown is now also ceramic covered in the color of the dial

In your opinion are these modern budget watches built better than the vintage luxury watches originally were ? 🤔 Eg. Is a modern Pagani a better watch than a brand new 1960's Rolex was?

Very impressive that accuracy and specs ! Really amazed with Pagani with this price. The quality is luck of the draw I suppose...

Jody I went to the web site via your link to get the gold with black dial you just revealed but the asking price is $124 Australian. Any tips please for getting it at $70 US which is around $97 Aussie. Kind regards Rikki P.S Love the channel.

I ordered this pd1661 hulk and the newer ones dont have the explorer written and the strap is all brushed which i really like.

Take the insert out and align it. No worries

Waiting for the day when Pagani releases a 40mm black diver with a black bezel. As always - great review!

Completely over the top! Blingy spectastic!

That's a nice Goldie Rolie Jody.

At the $75 price point..Guanqin or Pagana for a submariner homage? Both have same specs I think.. I know Guanqin has the typo but which is the better watch?