BY BENYARPagani Design Men's Watches GMT Automatic Watch for Men Sapphire Glass Fashion Business Stainless Steel 100M Waterproof Men's Wrist Watches PD-1662
C**E
Awesome Automatic for just $100. Laugh at the snobs
I've listed 2 criticisms at the bottom of my review.Overall: Awesome. Really good watch.It's really incredible that you can purchase a watch of this quality at such an affordable price. It's beautiful. I don't think I'd call it respectable, as there's nothing original about the design and Pagani are known for essentially making "replica" watches, just with a different logo. But it is good quality. This is not a "dumb, cheap Chinese watch". It is a good, affordable Chinese watch.I already had my water resistance test, as the package the watch came in was soaked on my porch from rain. The watch was professionally covered with plastic clothing, and it was all wet. It works perfectly nonetheless. I've given it a listen and I don't hear any water swishing around. Thankfully, the crown was screwed down.Adjusting the time went very well. The crown works perfectly but it is not a very smooth turner. If you're unsure how to set the time on a GMT watch, don't worry. I checked out the included instruction booklet and it has illustrations, as well as step by step instructions. All written in English._Even though I love this watch, I do have 2 criticisms -1:The band is terrible. It is very cheap feeling and the edges of the clasp are sharp. Almost to a dangerous degree. The links are extremely easy to remove though. The link screws are large and well exposed. I had mine perfectly adjusted with a few minutes.2:The Cyclops (date magnification) is very slightly misaligned. There's various things on this watch that are very slightly misaligned but this is the only one worth mentioning. I really doubt anyone buying this actually cares about something so trivial though.
J**L
Very nice watch
Beautiful watch. A little trouble with the Oyster style bracelet, stiff to unfasten so hope it loosens up over time. Otherwise, a fantastic bargain, considering the Rolex costs 11,000 clams if you can find one .
J**N
Very well made and beautiful watch! Super accurate too!
I am very impressed by this watch. I won't go into too many details since there are a lot of really good reviews of this watch, my favorite being from the channel Just One More Watch on YouTube, but there are many other good ones.From my experience this watch is phenomenal. I bought it mostly as a fun piece but it has become my favorite watch. The GMT function has made it really useful for me. I work in information technology and often have to look at log files that are time stamped in UTC. Having UTC on my watch makes it very easy to compare times.The accuracy of this watch has been amazing. In the seven days that I have been wearing it the watch has lost an average of half a second. It has varied a little bit but never been more than a few seconds fast or slow. The rates I measured have been between -3.9 and +5.9 seconds on the extreme ends again averaging -.5 seconds. This is actually within the COSC chronometer specifications as I understand them (this watch is not COSC certified, that process requires a lot more rigorous testing). Over seven days I have not had to reset the time on my watch once.This watch is very well made. In fact it is a better watch than my similarly priced Casio (though the Casio has Multiband 6 and Tough Solar technologies which drive the price up a bit). No plastic anywhere on the watch. No brass in the case either. Everything is stainless steel, ceramic, or sapphire glass. (There are a few brass parts in the movement but that is to be expected. In addition, the models with red on the bezel apparently have aluminum bezel inserts, I can't speak to this because mine is all black.)The bracelet is very well made. While it has a bit more give in the links than a Rolex, it feels very sturdy and secure. The links are screwed in instead of pressure fit, a nice touch. The polishing on the center links isn't mirror quality, but it looks nice still.I have read that the bezel was recently upgraded on these watches. Originally it has a loose 60 click rotating bezel. This one is upgraded with a very tight fitting 120 click bezel. There is a tiny bit of rotational play but it is barely detectable. The ceramic bezel insert looks very nice as well, having a kind of dark "graphite" color to it. It goes well with the watch face, but is clearly ceramic (a very good thing, I like the way it looks). The numbers are well engraved, looking much nicer on mine than in some pictures I have seen online. Maybe that has been upgraded as well? The numbers are white, whether that is paint or something else I don't know.The movement is beautiful. It isn't marked which movement it has, which is concerning. However, the decoration on the movement is far and above better than anything I have seen in the price range. Sure there could be more decoration, but it is impressive what they were able to do!The lume is extremely good on this watch. It out performs other watches I have from Casio and Timex, though I haven't compared it to anything higher end. Yesterday, for example, I wore it indoors all day and went for a 30 minute walk under overcast skies, not ideal conditions for charging lume. This morning, six hours after going to bed, I was still able to see the hands clearly. This is typical performance for this watch. I am very impressed with the lume.The crown was different from the one shown. This one is longer with smaller fluting. Serviceable without getting in the way, but it is different. It is a screw down crown that has a very tight fitting gasket. There is no doubt to me that it will keep water out.Overall I am very happy with my purchase. I am already looking for my next Pagani Design watch after this experience!
T**H
Visually stunning at first glance but the bracelet failed after less then two hours.
I need a GMT watch for an upcoming trip. After watching several YouTube videos, I chose the watch based on the price vs. performance. It arrived in packaging similar to the videos. At first glance the watch was visually stunning. After removing the generous plastic wrap, I set the time and date and wound the watch, then wore it to my office. About two hours later, I heard a piece of the bracelet fall on the top of my desk. I looked down at the watch and it fell off my arm. I was fortunate that I was able catch the watch with no other damage. The link that broke has no screws or way to fix it from what I can see, so the bracelet appears to be a lost cause.
J**D
Great Watch At A Real Value
I've been wearing this watch every day for about a week now and I can say that it is truly amazing. Of course it isn't the $15k GMT Master that it's modeled after, but for roughly $100.00 the only noticeable difference is the branding and the 12 on the bezel doesn't line up perfect with the indices on the dial. To the untrained eye, this is the easily recognizable "Pepsi" we're all going for. As far as functionality goes, it has a 120 click ceramic bezel that turns with ease, a very secure clasp and diver's extension, a scratch resistant sapphire crystal, and is easily adjustable with a very small screwdriver. As far as time keeping, this watch loses about 15 seconds per day which is pretty good for an automatic watch at this price point (Rolex is certified at +/- 5 seconds per day). So if you're looking for the closest copy of the GMT Master II and you want to save something in the neighborhood of $14,900.00, I would highly suggest you pick up this PD1662 model. If you grow a mustache people just might mistake you for Thomas Magnum.
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