Pagani Design Watches for Men Automatic Mechanical GMT 42mm Sport Waterproof Stainless Steel Sapphire Glass Wrist Watch

My wife gifted me a stainless &18k gold Rolex GMT Master II watch back in 1998. She purchased it from a local high-end jewelry store for around $10k. Now it’s worth double that amount; so valuable that I’m afraid to wear it for everyday wear. This Pagani Design is a clone of the Rolex Explorer II, and is almost perfect. I can wear this watch that looks like a Rolex, without worrying that I will loose tens of thousands of dollars if it falls off my wrist, is damaged or stolen. It has a Seiko automatic movementment, and mine is accurate to +5 seconds per day. Sapphire crystal, screw-down crown, solid stainless steel links, 100M water resistance, clear back showing the automatic movement. Unbelievable watch for the price!

This is my first Pagani Design watch. At first I was skeptical about its quality and reliability. Unfortunately, I have to return the first two watches I ordered because of crown issues but I never gave up. I really wanna give it a try because of good reviews and it’s affordable, plus Amazon returns are very customer friendly. I would say as I use and examine this watch everyday, I have this increasing satisfaction with this watch and this homage brand. With its robust built, a reliable in-house mechanical movement, plus the quality of materials and craftsmanship, simply makes this watch a practical choice for both its aesthetic appeal and reliability - at a price that will make you smile. 😉 Winner 🏆 🙌

Review of the Explorer 2 (GMT) w/ Jubilee mimic For the price, it is a very good buy. It is the closest looking to the original and quite well done. The bracelet is very comfortable. Warnings: I thought the GMT hand was purely for decoration. But it turns out the tolerance on setting it is very wonky so you have to get the plunger in just the right spot. My wrist size is 7" and I had to remove every last link and adjust the micro adjust as tight as possible. It will not fit even a 6.9" wrist. The most annoying thing is the rotor. It is squeaky and makes sound more than I would like so any activity where I am actively moving my hand is out. I wish the rotor was quiet. But still, for $125, this is a really impressive mimic.

This is a very nice "homage" to an extremely expensive watch (RolXX Explorer 2). It has a good weight and a nice clasp and bracelet, but it does dig in sometimes. This is an automatic watch, the GMT function does work and it does keep time properly. The watch does not have much in the way of reserve power (I didn't wear it for 2 days and it had stopped about about 10 hours earlier. Based on when I took it off to when I reset it - about 30 hours) I really like it though. 2 little things I really didn't like are that the instructions don't mention the GMT function, and the cyclops (glass bubble over the date window) seems to have too much magnification to be able to read the date at a glance, you must be directly above it to read clearly. Also note that the luminous material is blue which I like, just not traditional green. It's also pretty good staying readable for at least a half hour in the dark when properly charged (use a flashlight or desk lamp for about 5 minutes) There is a lot to like here. The price is right, the function is proper and it really looks the part. Knowing with what you will be dealing with, this is still a great watch to have and recommend.

Amazing value for the price. I own two Rolexes, and the build quality of the chassis of this watch is 75% or more the quality of them at 1% the price. It’s a heavy, solid, well made piece. New Rolex Explorer II’s are impossible to find, so bought this one to see just how good it is. The movement quality and durability remains to be seen, but so far it functions perfectly, with accuracy over the first two weeks of -4 seconds per day, very close to both my Rolexes! The minute and second hands register accurately with the face markers. The applied hour markers are very well done. The case and band finish are both excellent. The screw-in band adjustment pins work very well, but the screw driver provided for the purpose is useless. Use a good precision driver. The GMT complication works perfectly, but it is a little tricky to find the right spot on the stem to adjust. One direction advance the GMT hand, the other the date. Pulling stem fully out hacks the second hand and provides minute/hour adjustment. The lum is OK but not Rolex/Seiko quality. It is an obvious Explorer II homage without being a fake Rolex. I haven’t tested the waterproof rating, but am satisfied that it will be more than adequate for routine use. I have true divers for intense water adventures. As a great looking, functional GMT that you won’t be devastated to lose, it fits the bill for a lot of routine use. Will probably buy a second one with the black dial.

Push Pull time adjust knob doesn't work properly. Winding function works however to adjust the time requires fiddling in order to move the hands.

If you know anything about Pagani Design watches, you already know that they make "homage watches" that offer a lot of value for your dollar--albeit with quality-control quirks that have always managed to keep Pagani Design watches out of the top-tier Chinese watchmaker ranks (e.g. San Martin). However, with this interpretation of the Rolex Explorer II, Pagani Design has produced a watch that is comfortable, reliable, and of the highest levels of fit-and-finish I've seen. The milled clasp, perfectly fitted end-links, and bracelet with screws in lieu of push-pins (or those dreaded pin-and-collar monstrosities)--all deserve special mention here because they come together in a terrific rattle-free combination. Yes, for whatever reason, the dreaded pressed-steel dive extension remains...but, I guess that it wouldn't be a Pagani Design watch without at least one "characteristic" that leaves owners questioning it's purpose or need. The top-hat sapphire crystal is clean and clear. The magnification-window is also made of sapphire and, on my watch, was properly centered and usable. Case finishing is excellent if not exceptional for a watch costing under $150. The immovable bezel is brushed in a lovely outward pattern away from the dial. Lume is about the best ever seen on a Pagani Design watch, and the Mercedes handset and GMT hand with the aged-radium "faux-tina" really add to the aesthetic of the timepiece. The movement winds and hacks, and in my watch it runs about two or three seconds fast per 24 hours. The timegrapher recorded 0.2 beat-error on a mechanism running at 21,600 bph. The date switchover is swift, albeit the date wheel is white with black numbers (for better readability) instead of black with white numbers. Although the movement is more accurate out-of-the-box than some Seiko watches (or microbrand watches sporting the ubiquitous SII NH35 engine), unfortunately, the minute hand doesn't always align with the dial markers--so, if you are obsessive-compulsive, that could be somewhat irksome. There's also no display-back on this watch, but a nice solid stainless steel caseback with a rather restrained engraving of a compass-design and gently waving sea. The crown is a screw-down crown, marked with the Pagani logo, and it works without any issues. All in all, a tidy, quality package that makes a GMT watch affordable and attainable. Yes, it is a homage with "derivative design" cues from the Rolex original. And, yes, the Steinhart Ocean One Vintage GMT 39 is likely the closest approximation of the fabled Rolex Explorer II made in Switzerland. But, for $139 or less, you will be hard pressed to find something nicer or better.

For $100 I don't think you can find a better watch in this style and category. It looks well designed and looks the part of that other watch brand your trying to resemble. That being said the GMT hand does not hold time well and it's falling behind with the regular time by a few minutes in the first week. I have a citizen watch that cost twice as much that is significantly higher quality. The lume also doesn't stay illuminated long at night. Don't buy the Pagani for it's quality...buy it for the looks and you won't be disappointed.