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Pepsi GMT Homage Review: Pagani Design vs Parnis

Pepsi GMT-Master is a very popular model from Rolex, a lot of people like this watch, and there are some small watch companies in China that copy the designs of this GMT-Master and make homages, among them, there are quality homages and cheap homages, today, I will introduce two good versions among these cheap homages, the two watches come from Pagani Design and Parnis, the homage watch they make is a Pepsi GMT-Master with Jubilee Bracelet. For Pagani Design and Parnis, it is interesting to make a comparison review about their watch, because Parnis is a very old brand created in China and has been in this industry for many years, while Pagani Design is a new homage brand and seems to be more popular. Well, today, let’s check this Pepsi GMT homage and see which one you love most.

Box and Accessories:

Pagani Design Box with Screwdriver
Pagani Design Blue Cloth
Parnis Orange Plastic Box
Parnis GMT Watch in Box
Parnis GMT with Nylon Band

The pictures above show the boxes and accessories of Pagani Design and Parnis. Pagani Design has a small hard box for the watch, with one screwdriver and blue cloth. The Parnis comes with a watch, screwdrivers and one extra nylon band in the box. The Parnis box is orange and made with plastic, just like the black plastic box of the Steeldive SD1953, which I introduced in the review of black Submariner homage.

Box watches do not have warranty card and user manual book, that’s strange. Well, I think the orange plastic box of Parnis gives a better protection for the watch.

Case:

Pagani Design GMT in Box
Pagani Design GMT-Master Pepsi Homage
Pagani Design GMT-Master Blue Red
Pagani Design GMT Crown
Pagani Design GMT Case
Pagani Design GMT Case Diameter
Pagani Design GMT Case Thickness
Pagani Design GMT Weight

The pictures above show the Pepsi GMT watch from Pagani Design. The case is made with stainless steel, the brand does not tell us if it is 316L. On Pagani Design official store, they say the watch has a case diameter of 40mm, but I measured the case several times, the diameter is not 40mm, it is always 41mm or more than 41mm. The case thickness is about 13.6mm. The entire watch is 145.8 grams.

Next, let us see the specification of the case on the Parnis. About the case material, Parnis claims it is 316L stainless steel on their official website. The case was supposed to be 40mm in diameter and 13mm in thickness, but I measured it to be 40.5mm in diameter and 13.4mm in thickness. The entire watch has a weight of 149.9 grams.

Conclusion: Both the Pagani Design and Parnis do not have a correct case size if you compare them with Rolex GMT-Master II Pepsi, but the Parnis is closer to the case size of Rolex Pepsi GMT. Well, the most important thing for our watch fans lies in the case finish. I indeed compared the case finish on both watches. Any way, when I received the two watches, the Pagani Design impressed me a lot and I though it also has a better finish. However, the truth is both watches have a very similar case finish. I held two watches in hand and found the lug shape is more correct on the Parnis watch, the end links also fit the case head better on the Parnis, while the gap between the end link and lug on the Pagani Design is noticeable(you can find this flaw on the bezel comparison below).

Parnis Blue Red GMT
Parnis Blue Red Pepsi
Parnis GMT Case
Parnis GMT Crown
Parnis GMT Case Diameter
Parnis Pepsi Case Thickness
Parnis GMT Weight

Bezel:

Both watches have blue and red bezel, not ceramic made but is aluminum. Actually you can ask them to replace a ceramic bezel if you like ceramic better. The aluminum bezel is ok, and I asked them, they do not offer ceramic option for the red bezel. If taking the Rolex GMT-Master as a reference, the bezel shape looks more correct on the Parnis, the edge around the bezel tooth is slightly slope and looks more natural, while the bezel just stands straightforward on the case of the Pagani Design.

Conclusion: abouthe bezel, I like the Parnis watch better.

Pagani Design Pepsi GMT Homage
Pagani Design GMT Bezel
Parnis GMT Black Dial
Parnis GMT Bezel

Lume:

Pagani Design Pepsi Lume
Parnis GMT Lume

About the lume, the first picture is from the Pagani Design, the second is lume from the Parnis. Which one do you like?

Bracelet:

Pagani Design GMT Buckle
The bracelet and clasp of the Pagani Design
Parnis GMT Bracelet
Parnis GMT Clasp
The bracelet and clasp of the Parnis

Actually no difference on the bracelet and clasp, the finish on the bracelet is very similar on both watches. Each watch has a Jubilee bracelet, the spacing between each link on the bracelet of the Parnis looks a little larger than that on the bracelet of the Pagani Design, but not very noticeable. The bracelet is a big longer on the Parnis. However, the use experience when you opening and closing the clasp feels better on the Pagani Design. I think the closure on the clasp of the Parnis is a little loose.

Movement:

Pagani Design GMT Movement

The picture above shows the movement of the Pagani Design, which uses a NH34 automatic movement. The NH34 is a very practical movement that offers the watch hours, minutes, seconds, gmt and date functions, the movement beats 21,600BPH and has 41 hours power reserve and 24 jewels, it also has the important hacking feature.

About the movement inside the Parnis, I am not very sure, it is said to be a Mingzhu DG5833 automatic movement, which is made in China, the movement beats 21,600BPH, it has 22 jewels, 40-hour power reserve and hacking mechanism.

Conclusion: in my opinion, the NH34 movement in the Pagani Design is better than the Chinese movement in the Parnis.

Buying advice:

Both are good choices for people who are looking for Pepsi GMT homage watch that is around $100 but less than $120.

The Pagani Design Pepsi GMT has a more durable and reliable movement from Japan, it also has a see-through crystal back, compared with the solid case back, more watch fans like the crystal back nowadays. The Pagani Design Pepsi GMT is sold at $119, not very expensive but still higher than the Parnis. I suggest you choose the Pagani Design watch, which is more durable and will have fewer issues because of its Japan movement. If you do not want this Pepsi GMT, Pagani Design also offers Batman and Sprite GMT on their website.

The Parnis GMT watch looks great, it not only has a closer outlook and bezel design to the Rolex GMT-Master II Pepsi, but is also sold at a much cheaper price, which is only $86, besides, this Parnis watch comes with a better protection box, it has a longer bracelet, which is more convenient for people who have a large wrist. For guys who do not want to spend more than $100 on a Chinese homage watch, please buy this Parnis.

Here come the videos of the two watches:

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Parnis Panda Daytona 116500 Homage Review

Parnis Daytona 116500 Homage

I introduced a lot of Parnis watches before, whether it is the homage of the IWC Portuguese Power Reserve, or the homage of Starbucks Submariner, I love them all. For those homage watches made in China, I have two most favorite ones, they are Parnis and Pagani Design. Both made some same watches, like the homage of Rolex GMT Master and this Daytona homage, in future, I will write some posts comparing the same watches made by them. Parnis has an old history, it might be the first homage watch brand in China, Pagani Design is a new brand but seems to be more popular than Parnis now, especially in Reddit, a lot of watch fans are discussing. Today, I want to share a new Parnis watch, it looks like a Daytona, the famous Panda Daytona we usually call, the watch is also the favorite one to be copied in replica watch industry.

Parnis Daytona Panda
Parnis White Daytona

The watch has a finish which most people can accept after all its price is less than $80. The Parnis has a very similar appearance to the Panda Daytona, unfortunately its bezel is not black ceramic made, the chrono buttons looks slightly different, and the watch is powered by a quartz movement, so about the functions, there will be different, however, for such a low price, I think a quartz movement is an optimal solution for this type of homage watch that needs a chrono function.

Parnis Daytona in Box
Parnis Daytona Homage Watch

Let us see its dial first, it is white with three small dials with a black circle for each. They have real functions, the small dial at 6 o’clock has a small second hand that is ticking around the dial, the small dial at 9 o’clock is a 60-minute chronograph counter, while the subdial at 3 o’clock is an hour display in 24-hour format. The bracelet has two different finishes on the links, the middle links are polished, the links on both sides are brushed, you can see the high contrast effect, very obvious. The press-style buckle is very easy to open, with Parnis engraving.

Parnis Daytona Buckle
Parnis Case Back

I like this quartz watch, not only due to its close outlook to the Daytona, but the quartz movement also saves you a lot of inconvenience, the watch usually does not need repairing service within one year.

Parnis Daytona Dial Lume
Parnis Daytona Wrist Shot
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Parnis YachtMaster II 226659 Homage Review

Parnis YachtMaster II Homage

Among all homage watches I bought from China, I like Parnis most, it is also the earliest brand that makes homage watches in China, although not many people talk this brand now, but I still choose to buy some to rich my collection. For all Rolex models from Datejust to Submariner, Parnis makes homage for each of them, but have you ever searched Parnis on Google, no websites are selling these copies now, I got mine watches from my Chinese friend. In current Chinese watch industry, there are two main trends, those big brands like Sea-gull, Shanghai and Beijing almost occupy all middle to high end watch market, while those homage brands are trying to gain recognition from abroad, Parnis is not like San Martin, Proxima and STEELDIVE that specilize in manufacturing diver’s watches, Parnis makes a lot of watches in different styles from casual to diving models, it has rich experience in making such kind of homage watches in good quality but also with affordable prices, that’s the reason I like to choose Parnis.

Parnis Rolex 226659 Homage
Parnis YachtMaster 226659 Homage
Parnis Rolex Yacht Watch

This Parnis is very similar to the new 42mm YachtMaster 226659 Rolex published, it has stainless steel case and a black rubber band, it is very popular but the Rolex YachtMaster has a too high price. This homage watch has a 41mm case, I have to say this is better size to fit me, absolutely the case is not made with 904L stainless steel, but it has smooth polishing face like a mirror, the tooth on the bezel looks a little wide, I am surprised the watch uses a real black ceramic bezel insert at this price, the bezel markers are a little dark, actually Parnis can polish them brighter.

Parnis YachtMaster Bezel
Parnis YachtMaster Case Back

On the black dial, every detail is an accurate copy of the element on YachtMaster 226659, except letterings. The hour markers and benz hand have white lume material being applied, the sweeping central second hand is powered by an automatic movement that is imported from Japan, which is Citizen 8215, this movement is very accurate and has bcome the most widly used movement in high-end replica watches. The date window has a magnifier on the top and features black font that is exactly in the middle of the window. I noticed the dial lume light is not that strong on diver’s watches from STEELDIVE, this is normal for Parnis and also acceptable to me. At last, the Parnis has a black rubber band, I feel soft on my wrist and no dust stained on the strap til now.

Parnis YachtMaster Strap
Parnis YachtMaster Dial Lume
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Parnis U-Boat flightdeck Homage Watch Review

Parnis U-Boat Homage

Do you know U-Boat? When I entered the watch field ten years ago, the first watch I was very impressed with its design is the U-Boat, I know this brand from a website that selling fake U-Boat watches at that time. U-Boat is an Italian brand that makes military watches for the Italian Navy, is that right? U-Boat watches were very popular before, but now few people talked it any more. Even in replica watch industry, there are few factories make high quality U-Boat replica watches. This Parnis is a great homage watch of U-Boat, now there are no websites selling Parnis U-Boat homage online, it seems like the sale of some Parnis homage watches is banned, I do not know why, if you want one, ask your friend in China to buy one for you.

Parnis U-Boat Homage Watch
Parnis U-Boat Flightdeck

I like this big watch, it is a left-handed model, but can still worn on your left hand if you like. The Parnis has a very close appearance to U-Boat, a big stainless steel round case is totally brushed, with a crown and buttons positioned on the left side of the case, the crown has an unique lock system, this is a special design for U-Boat. The case is 50mm in diameter and 16mm in thickness, if crown included, the size is 60mm, it is the biggest watch I have seen. The screw-down case back has a big brand name “PARNIS” being engraved, it is said to have 50m water resistance, perhaps. The case has a full brushing finish but it feels comfortable at the same time when I wear it on my hand. It is too big, I do not suggest people who have a small wrist size buy, if you have a large wrist about 19mm to 21mm, you can try this watch.

Parnis U-Boat Watch

Under the mineral crystal, the black dial is beautiful, it has big orange hour markers in Arabic, the orange and yellow color usage enhances the dial readability, there is a small date window set under “PARNIS” at 9 o’clock, this window is small, but it is still very easy to read a correct date because of the white font in black background. By the way, the watch is powered by a Japanese quartz movement, but it has a working chronograph, when you push the button at 8 o’clock, the orange second-chronograph hand on the center will start to tick chronograph, press this button again, the hand will stop, when you press the button at 10 o’clock, the hand will be reset to zero. I am very happy with this watch, not only because of its beautiful and tough design, but also has a correct chrono function, even though I only paid less than $100. The working hand on the subdial at 12 o’clock is a display of small seconds, the small dial at 6 o’clock is a minute-chronograph counter, and I guess the small hand at 3 o’clock is permanently fixed, with no function. At night, the dial will show you a green lume on hour markers and hands.

Parnis U-Boat Crown
Parnis U-Boat Case

The watch has a black genuine leather band, it features a brushed pin buckle with empty engraving, for such a huge watch, it will be better if the strap could be wider. By the way, Parnis also has a all black PVD version for this watch, I also love it and want to buy some day.

Parnis U-Boat Big Case
Parnis U-Boat Buckle
Parnis U-Boat Black Leather Strap
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Parnis Datejust Homage Watch Review

Parnis Datejust Homage

I like various homage watches made by different Chinese brands, they offer good alternatives for those expensive Swiss watches, sometimes I saw many interesting reviews about these watches on the forums, it seems like many people like them, some even have more than one hoomage watch in their collection, perhaps collecting watches is their hobby, or some of them like to study Chinese watches. Parnis has a product line that makes a lot of homage watches of Swiss brands that cover Panerai, Rolex and IWC, now it is very difficult to find these Swiss homages online, if you have a friend in China, perhaps he can buy one for you from taobao.com, today, I want to introduce one Datejust homage from Parnis, my friend Tang Ming in China bought and shipped to me, thank you.

Parnis Datejust China Watch

I did not spend too much on this watch, besides the shipping cost, my friend asked for $89, when I received this Parnis three days ago, I was happy. The watch is slightly lightweight but acceptable for me, real Datejust made with precious metals, while this Parnis homage is made with 316L stainless steel. The finish on the case and bracelet is ok, like real Datejust, the homage also uses both polishing and brushing two workmanship, it looks nice, it is just the links on the bracelet are little loose, but not that loose on a Oyster bracelet. The jubilee-style bracelet matches well with the fluted bezel on the watch. The watch is equipped with a Citizen automatic movement, which is 8215 and has a frequency of 21,600VPH. This movement from Japan makes me trust its quality more. I chose the black dial version, I did not expect a sunburst finish on the dial, while it really does have, but you will see it is not delicately completed. Overall, the quality of the watch is responsible for its price.

Parnis Datejust 39mm
Parnis Datejust Rolex
Parnis Datejust Dial
Parnis Datejust Crown
Parnis Datejust Case Back
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Parnis Submariner Starbucks Homage Watch Review

Parnis Starbucks

It is really good to make a lot of friends in the world, I have some friends in China, so sometimes I will ask them to buy some fake watches and fake handbags there and send to me, these items are fakes but have top quality, I can not even see any difference between them and my genuine Rolex. In recent months, I am collecting homage watches made in China, I am deeply attracted by them, some have amazing designs and good prices, Parnis is the one I love most, it already has a long history in this area, but you can not buy Rolex and Panerai homages which Parnis makes in other countries, now the only way is to buy them from China, my friend Sam bought on Taobao, it is a very good place to find a lot of homage watches.

Parnis Green Sub Homage

This is a great homage watch, I thought it would not come with a ceramic bezel, but the watch manufacturer installs a green ceramic bezel for it. The watch also equipped with a Japanese citizen 8215 automatic movement, that’s a really reliable movement and also accurate, you can not buy such a good homage watch with a low price from other places. The latest Submariner Starbucks from Rolex has a 41mm case, but this Parnis is 40mm, whatever, this is a size more suitable for my wrist.

Parnis Green Submariner

The case is not thick, it even has a close thickness to a real Rolex Submariner, which is 13mm, the watch has brushed finish on the case and bracelet, the crown guards protecting the crown are polished, there is a Parnis logo “P” letter on the face of the crown. The bezel is a close immitation of the green ceramic bezel used by green Rolex Submariner, there is a lume pearl set at 12 o’clock, it has a green lume light in dark places, like the hour markers and hands on the dial. The rotatable bezel has a crisp clicking sound, and it is very comfortable to rotate the bezel.

Parnis Sub Bracelet
Parnis Sub Clasp

Under the sapphire crystal, the black dial has all necessary features you can find on a Submariner’s dial, except the engravings on the inner bezel, on this Parnis, the inner stainless steel bezel is empty without engravings. Hour markers are standing on the black dial with white lume material filled in, it is said to be Swiss-standard lume material, the dial lume is indeed strong, but I have not tested if it can last long.

Parnis Sub Lume

The bracelet also made with solid 316L stainless steel like the case, it has a pressing deployant clasp that features “Parnis” engraving on the buckle. I like this press-style buckle, it is easy to open. Overall, for this Submariner homage watch, it has two big selling points, green ceramic bezel and Japanese movement, I almost forgot its price, which is also very reasonable and even very cheap, the quality exceeds my expectation at this price level.

Parnis Sub Wrist Shot
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Parnis Rolex YachtMaster Rose Gold Homage

Parnis YachtMaster Homage

This is another homage watch from Parnis, it has a similar appearance to Rolex YachtMaster, too many watch fans bought Rolex homages from Parnis before, it is exactly Parnis that lead the homage trend in China at that time, they made the first homage watch of Rolex and Panerai, now a lot of watch companies here in China are following the development path of Parnis to make homages, I do not know if this is the correct development for Chinese watch industry, but I would like to pay much less on a good quality watch that looks like a Rolex or a Panerai.

Parnis Rolex YachtMaster Homage

The watch has a rose gold case that is made of 316L stainless steel, I did not see a Rolex homage watch that uses 904L stainless steel, but some good super clones of Rolex are made with 904L stainless steel in replica watch market. The rose gold case is polished, with arched design of lugs to fit your hand more comfortable, the big screw-down crown features a artistic letter “P” in polishing. I was a bit surprised that the bezel insert is ceramic made when I received the watch, with markers in high-gloss finish.

Parnis YachtMaster Crown

The dial is black with white “PARNIS” and red “AUTOMATIC” printings, on the hour markers, hour hand and minute hand, there is white lume material being applied, the lume light on the dial is not too strong, yes, I noticed that many homage brands such as San Martin and Proxima have very strong dial lume on their diver’s watches, but on this Parnis, the dial lume is not that strong, this is ok for me, and the lume light on the dial does not last the same long time as Rolex YachtMaster. There is a date window at 3 o’clock, featuring a black font in white background, there is also a magnifier above the window on the sapphire crystal, this design is very like Rolex’s cyclops, by the way, the ceramic bezel, sapphire crystal and Japanese citizen movement are three big selling points of this Parnis homage watch, I can not believe the watch can still be sold at such a low price.

Parnis YachtMaster Case Back

The watch has a black OYSTERFLEX rubber band in a default size, if you have a big wrist size, maybe need to buy an extra band. The rubber band feels soft to wear and it does not have a bad smell, the clasp is also in rose gold, it is easy to remove the band from the watch if you need to replace it.

Parnis YachtMaster Bracelet
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Parnis Rolex GMT-Master II Pepsi Homage Watch Review

Parnis Blue Red GMT

It seems like every Rolex watch has a nickname, especially like GMT-Master II and Submariner, for example, Submariner 116610LV is Green Hulk, GMT-Master II blue/black bezel with Oyster bracelet is Batman, GMT-Master II blue/black bezel with Jubilee bracelet is Batgirl, the newest GMT-Master II with black/green bezel is Sprite, while this Parnis watch, which is a homage of GMT-Master II blue/red bezel, is known as Pepsi GMT. Many people think that such watches that just totally copy the designs of Swiss watches are replicas, but they indeed have a brand name and offer watch fans a much cheaper option. This Parnis GMT-Master Pepsi homage watch has a great outlook, but it is only sold at less than $100, I think many of you guys will consider to buy one.

Parnis GMT-Master Homage

There are too many homage watches made in China, some are top quality and worth buying, in future, I want to wrist articles about the lists of top best homage watches on my blog, for example, the top five Submariner homage, top five IWC Pilot watch homage, they will be good guides for you who are really interested in Chinese homage watches.

Parnis Pepsi Rolex Homage

The Parnis watch is made with 316L stainless steel, it has a brushed case that is measured to be 40mm in diameter and 13mm in thickness. The side of the case and crown guards are polished, the crown is screwed into and you need to unlock before pulling it out to adjust time and date. The bezel has a blue/red aluminium insert, it is not ceramic made, a homage watch with ceramic bezel can not be sold at such a low price. The flutes on the edge of the bezel are well manufactured, they are smoothly processed, I do not feel scratches when touching them with fingers.

Parnis Pepsi Crown

The dial is black with “PARNIS” in white printing and “GMT” in red, the GMT hand has a red stem and arrow-shaped tip with white lume material being filled, the GMT hand can be adjusted through the crown, it has a real GMT function that can indicate the time of the second time zone on the bezel. The date window is a copy design of the cyclop of the Rolex. The finish of the hour hand and minute hand is good but still has room to improve, because you will find metal burr on the edge by checking with a magnifier.

Parnis Pepsi Case Back

The engine behind the solid screw-down case back is a Mingzhu DG5833 automatic movement, which beats 21,600 times per hour and has stop-seconds feature. Mingzhu movements were widely used by cheap replica watches about ten years ago, now they become the ideal choices of many Chinese brands that make cheap homage watches.

Parnis Pepsi Bracelet
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Parnis Lume-Master Handwind Watch Review

Parnis Lume-Master

Parnis was a very popular homage watch brand in the past, it was liked by a lot of watch fans, Parnis has a very similar development path to the replica watch industry, when I just entered this field, Parnis watches were widly discussed in watch forums, but now this brand’s hotness has decreased a lot, just like replica watches, their prosperity has become the past. Parnis Power Reserve was a very hot watch before, it is the first homage watch I know and it is exactly Parnis that lets me know the meaning of homage watch. In the early development of Parnis, they made a lot of Panerai homage watches, now it is hard to find a store that still sells these homages, today, the Parnis Lume-Master watch I am going to share here was bought from China, I asked one of my Chinese friends to buy for me, I like its shape and design, very similar to Panerai pro-type.

Parnis Lume-Master Hand Wind
Parnis Panerai Homage

The case is made with 316L stainless steel, it has a diameter of 44mm, it looks big but not thick, only 13mm, this thanks to the manual winding movement it is equipped with. The case is polished, the bezel seems to be screwed down into the middle case and has a brushed front, angular lugs have been polished and arc-shaped to provide the wear a good wearing comfort, the big crown is screw-down and is very convenient to rotate, there is a big “P” lettering in polishing.

Parnis Lume-Master Crown
Parnis Lume-Master Case

The black dial has a sandwiched structure like Panerai, the plate on the top has skeleton markers, including skeleton hour markers and the markers on the subdial at 9 o’clock, the plate on the bottom is then applied with luminous material, so in the dark, you will see a strong green lume light emitting through these markers. I like sandwiched structure lume system, the lume material won’t fall straight off the markers, and it is also easy to maintain. The track-style hour hand and minute hand as well as the small hand at 9 o’clock use dark blue frame, the lume light on them is slightly different from that of the markers. The word “HANDAUFZUG” in Germany means Manual Wind, the “LUME-MASTER”, you can consider it is a series name of this watch.

Parnis Lume-Master ST36

Through the crystal back, we can see a mechanical movement inside, which is ST36 hand-wind engine made by Sea-gull Watch Company, sometimes such hand-wound movement gives us another kind of fun. Many high-end replica Panerai watches with manual winding movement like PAM 111 and PAM 005 use ST36 as a base movement. By the way, the brown leather band is made with calfskin leather, it looks very nice on this Parnis watch.

Parnis Lume-Master Buckle
Parnis Lume-Master Brown Leather Strap
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Hands-on Parnis Power Reserve Date

Parnis Power Reserve Date

I have a special feeling on Parnis, no other Chinese homage watches can not be compared with Parnis in my heart, no matter how good and beautiful they are. Parnis is the first homage watch I knew, before I saw many people talking about this brand in the forums, and they also said the quality is acceptable at the price point, which is very affordable for a lot of people. For such a homage watch with low price and real functions, Parnis is ideal for you to choose, having been in the homage field for more than ten years, Parnis has been recognized by most homage watch fans, they are willing to buy watches from Parnis even they know it is a Chinese brand. The only thing I feel pity is that now Parnis seldom publishes new models.

Parnis Power Reserve White

Stainless steel case with leather strap, white dial with small subdials, I like the watch with such features arranged in this way, it looks so elegant and immediately draws my attention when I found the watch online, so I have already made several decisions because of this, all of the watches like this type I own, I love them very much, after all I am an office worker, I feel very happy when going to work every day wearing a different brand dress watch.

Parnis Power Reserve Watch

The watch has a big case, which measures 43mm in diameter and has a thickness of 14.5mm. The case is polished with a mirror-like bezel that is thin and narrow, the white dial looks larger due to such case design, it seems like all elegant dress watches have this common feature. The screw-in crown looks special, it has flutes on the surface and a “P” logo on the front, there are no crown guards, and because of the flutes, the crown is very easy to pulled out and rotate. The mineral crystal set in the bezel frame does not stand high above the bezel, but it is exactly the bezel structure that increases the thickness of the case.

Parnis Case Profile

The white dial looks elegant because of its color and has an asymmetrical beauty. There are two subdials on this purely white dial, one is positioned at 5 o’clock, it has a small hand indicating remaining erengy of the movement. The other subdial is positioned at 9 o’clock, it has a small seconds hand in blue color. Both subdials are not symmetrically displayed on the dial, but I like this irregular design, it is also this design that leaves space for the date window, which is displayed with white font in background at 3 o’clock. There are no hour markers on the dial, only track-style minute markers with numbers 05, 10 to 60.

Parnis Automatic Movement

The crystal back shows you an automatic movement, which is said to be a Sea-gull ST2530. I do not know if it is a real Sea-gull movement, but according to its finsh-scale finish on its auto rotor and movement plates, it is like Sea-gull movement. Actually many Chinese homage watches like this Parnis at this price point do not use Sea-gull movement, they usually are equipped with a very common automatic movement made in China, which is not as good and popular as Sea-gull, so I feel very happy that this Parnis uses a Sea-gull movement. By the way, the black leather band on the watch feels ultra soft to wear.