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Top Ten Best Submariner Hulk Homage Made in China

Post author By Bob
Post date December 21, 2023
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If you are a fan of my blog, you may have noticed that I have introduced a lot of Rolex Submariner homage watches produced in China, I bought most of them, took pictures and made comparison reviews, actually most of them have a good quality, and I more hope these reviews can help you a lot when deciding to buy your first watch in China or picking some homage watches to rich your collection. Today, I will make a summary of the top ten best Submariner hulk homage watches made in China, from this list and by reading my previous reviews, you will easily tell which one is the best.

1.Sugess Seaman SP116610LV

Seeing from its model number, Sugess Seaman is a classic homage watch of Submariner hulk 116610LV. I made some searches about Sugess, and found this is a watch company coming from Shenzhen of China, now they have become one of the most popular homage watch brands. In many watch forums and Reddit, a lot of watch fans have admitted that this is the best homage of Submariner hulk. It has a case measured to be 40mm in diameter and 12.5mm in thickness, which is closest to the case size of the Rolex Submariner 116610LV, the Seaman SP116610LV has a green ceramic bezel, its green color on the bezel and dial looks very close to that on hulk Submariner. By the way, the Sugess Seaman uses a Japanese NH35A automatic movement inside, which is very reliable.

Advantages: correct case shape and size, genuine green ceramic bezel insert, Japanese NH35A movement, correct lume color
Shortcoming: high price, almost 190 USD on their official site

2.San Martin SN0017

SN0017 is a famous model from San Martin, it has black and green color options, I introduced the green SN0017 on my blog at https://www.bobswatchstore.com/2023/05/31/san-martin-submariner-116610lv-homage-review/, and I also have given a comparison review about the black one between it and the Cronos L6015 as well as the Steeldive SD1953, please check my review at https://www.bobswatchstore.com/2023/08/20/black-submariner-homage-review-cronos-l6015-vs-san-martin-sn0017-vs-steeldive-sd1953/. The SN0017 deserves the second position because it really has a very good finish on the case, dial and bracelet like the Sugess. Among all homage watches created in China, the ones made by San Martin all have good finish, their case finish should be among the best. The case of the SN0017 is 40.5mm in diameter and 13mm in thickness, the bezel also uses real green ceramic. The watch is equipped with a Japanese NH35A automatic movement.

Advantages: good case finish, sunburst dial finish, correct bezel engravings, strong and correct blue lume, stable NH35A movement.
Shortcoming: Bracelet structure is not as good as the Sugess Seaman, the top of the bezel pearl is not domed, high price, almost 190 USD.

3.Pagani Design 1639

Why does this watch have such a high position in the list? We know Pagani Design is famous for making cheap homage watches, their Speedmaster, Tiffany Blue Rolex and Daytona homage watches are popular in watch industry, it is the hottest Chinese brand that is being discussed in Reddit. After receiving a Pagani Design watch, you will find its quality exceeds your expecation because you only paid tens of US Dollars, that’s the reason why Pagani Design should rank so high in this list. The Pagani Design 1639, I talked about it in a comparison review here at https://www.bobswatchstore.com/2023/12/12/hulk-submariner-homage-reviewpart-3-pagani-design-1639-vs-vakuy-rigas-v-003-vs-tevise-t801/.

Advantages: good finish on the case and bezel, bezel pearl looks nice, nice sunburst finish on green dial, very reasonable price.
Shortcoming: big case over 43mm, weak lume light on the bezel pearl and dial markers.

4.Cronos L6015

I firstly knew Cronos because it makes a good quality Pepsi GMT-Master homage watch, the L6015 is a Submariner homage model of Cronos, which has black and green color choices. The Cronos L6015 hulk Submariner homage has a correct case size and a green ceramic bezel, the bracelet and clasp are nice and have the similar structure to Submariner. The watch uses a NH35A automatic movement.

Advantages: good finish on the case, green ceramic bezel and Japanese NH35A movement. Bezel pearl is slightly dome-shaped, strong blue lume.
Shortcoming: Arabic number markers on the bezel are bit thinner, surburst finish on the dial not obvious, too green on the dial.

5.Heimdallr HMSR01

Heimdallr is also a great homage watch brand that has been in this field for years. I have introduced its background information in the first article review about a Heimdallr diver’s watch at https://www.bobswatchstore.com/2022/04/09/heimdallr-divers-200m-black-the-big-monster-in-deep-ocean/. Heimdallr is mainly famous for making these homages of Seiko diver’s watches. This green hulk Submariner homage watch HMSR01 from Heimdallr has a great quality, it deserves the fifth position in this list, I like its sunburst finish on the green dial, which is very close to that of green Submariner 116610LV.

Advantages: green dial with sunburst finish, engraved inner bezel, strong lume, Japanese movement
Shortcoming: inner bezel is a little high, wrong lume on the bezel pearl, thin bezel markers

6.STEELDIVE SD1953

STEELDIVE is a Chinese brand that is loved by a lot of people, they do make high quality watches and sell them at reasonable prices, when selecting a homage watch from China, STEELDIVE may become the first choice. Among watches made by STEELDIVE, SD1953 is one of the most popular models. STEELDIVE offers a hard plastic box that gives the watch a full protection, there are some accessories coming with the watch such as card, user manual and screwdriver. As far as I know, STEELDIVE does not make a 40mm Submariner homage, the SD1953 has a 41mm case that is measured to be 14mm in thickness, which is much thicker than other Submariner homage watches I saw. The finish on the case and bracelet is very good. The dial has nice printings. With a low price, the quality of the STEELDIVE SD1953 absolutely meets your expectation.

Advantages: good case finish, very nice dial details, strong lume on the bezel and dial, Japanese movement, cheap price.
Shortcomings: no bezel pearl, the green color is a little dark on the dial

7.Hruodland F-015

This brand has a strange name, which is hard to pronounce. I knew Hruodland because the Explorer homage watch really caught my attention. I made a comparison review between it and the Heimdallr, both watches are very nice. The Hruodland has a stainless steel case that is measured to be 40.7mm in diameter and 12.4mm in thickness. The bezel uses genuine green ceramic, there are engravings on the inner bezel, the green dial looks great but sunburst finish is not obvious. The watch uses a PT5000 movement made in China, the brand also offers a SW200 movement option for this watch.

Advantages: good finish, strong lume, real ceramic bezel, PT5000 movement
Shortcoming: no bezel pearl, the sunburst finish on the dial not too obvious

8.Mysterious Code Submariner

It is one of my most favorite green Submariner homage watches, now it is hard to find this watch on the aliexpress, maybe because of the “SUBMARINER” printing on the dial, it violates the intellectual property right. Now if you want to buy this watch, perhaps need to search it on Taobao and ask one of your friends in China to buy for you. The Mysterious Code Submariner uses real green ceramic on the bezel insert, the dial color also looks great, you can read the review between this watch and the Lige on my blog at https://www.bobswatchstore.com/2023/11/30/hulk-submariner-homage-reviewpart-2-lige-vs-mysterious-code/.

Advantages: ceramic bezel, correct case size, good bezel pearl, correct lume, Miyota 8215 movement
Shortcoming: lume not last

9.Lige 6801

About Lige, actually I know little about this watch company, I also do not suggest you buy watches from Lige watch company, because their watches are overpriced in China, while sold at very cheap prices abroad, so I do not think they are trusted. However, this Lige green Submariner homage watch looks nice, especially its green color, better than some watches I mentioned above. I love its tridimensional brand logo on the dial and the see-through design on the back.

Advantages: good finish on the case, good bezel pearl with similar shape to hulk, strong lume, good dial color and details,
Shortcoming: wrong lume color, a low-end Chinese movement with short power reserve

10.Vakuy Rigas V-003

There is little information about the background of Vakuy Rigas, actually I know something about this brand, do you know Parnis? It is the earliest homage watch manufacturer in China, now Vakuy Rigas is owned by the same team as Parnis, you can think Vakuy Rigas is a sub-branch of Parnis. The hottest Vakuy Rigas watch being discussed on the internet is the Daytona Paul Newman homage model. This green Submariner homage watch is also in good quality.

Advantages: acceptable quality with very cheap price, good bezel pearl with similar shape to real Submariner, real ceramic bezel(claimed by the dealer), Miyota 8215 movement
Shortcoming: the green color on the dial not good, smooth dial without surburst finish

Tags 1639, Ceramic, Cronos, Heimdallr, HMSR01, Hulk, L6015, Lige, Miyota 8215, Mysterious Code, NH35A, Pagani Design, PT5000, San Martin, SD1953, Seaman, SN0017, SP116610LV, STEELDIVE, Submariner, Sugess, Vakuy Rigas

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Hulk Submariner Homage Review(part 3): Pagani Design 1639 vs Vakuy Rigas V-003 vs Tevise T801

Post author By Bob
Post date December 12, 2023
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I have written two articles about the comparison between hulk Submariner homages made in China, today, this is the third part of this series, hope these three articles can help you to get one good homage watch of green Submariner. Homage watches occupy a large part of the market here in China, a lot of companies make them, even the big three such as Sea-gull and Shanghai Watch Factory also make the homage watch of the hulk Submariner. Absolutely the quality varies, price also different, some are over 200 USD, some are even under 50 USD, you can choose the right one according to your budget. As a homage watch, they have shortcomings when being compared with the genuine watch, but low price is their big advantage, I have been dong watch reviews for more than 20 years, I only give you guys my most honest opinions on these homages.

Box and Accessories

Both Pagani Design and Tevise come with a black square box, there is a blue cloth inside the box of Pagani Design, while Tevise offers one pair of black leather band for free. About the Vakuy Rigas watch, it comes in an orange plastic box, inside, there is a card, one screw driver and one green nylon strap. In my opinion, the hard plastic box of Vakuy Rigas will give the watch a better protection.

Pagani Design 1639 Case Diameter — The case diameter of the Pagani

Pagani Design 1639 Case Thickness — The thickness measurement of the Pagani

Pagani Design 1639 Weight — The weight of the Pagani Design

Tevise T801 Case Diameter — Case diameter measurement of the Tevise

Tevise T801 Case Thickness — Case thickness of the Tevise

Tevise T801 Weight — The weight of the Tevise

Case

Among them, the Pagani Design has the largest case size, which is measured to be 43.3mm in diameter, but its case is not too thick, which is only 12.8mm in thickness. The Tevise watch is also 42.3mm in diameter, while only the Vakuy Rigas watch has a correct case size that is very close to that of Rolex Submariner hulk, which is about 40.8mm. I do not know why Pagani Design adopts such a large size on this green Submariner homage watch, it almost reaches up to the size of the Rolex Sea-Dweller. The Pagani Design and the Vakuy Rigas have a similar case shape and good case finish, while I do not like the case of the Tevise, it is polished to be too bright, especially the bright polishing on the lugs and the bezel teeth, Rolex hulk Submariner does not use this finish. By the way, the middle case of the Tevise looks weird, there is one extra piece of metal on the top, just like the bottom of the bowl.

Bezel

The bezel of the three watches has a color difference with the one on real Rolex hulk Submariner. The finish of the bezel on the Tevise watch is the worst among them, the bezel teeth on the Tevise has a rough finish, they are even a bit scratchy when you touch them by hands. The pearl has a too arched face, I mean the too round face, and these markers on the bezel are not engraved but printed.

Vakuy Rigas claims that they use a real green ceramic bezel insert on this watch, the green color on the bezel of this Vakuy Rigas watch is closest to the green on Rolex 116610LV, the Pagani Design has a darker green, while the green on the bezel of the Tevise watch is too bright, which looks more like the color on the vintage 16610LV.

The Pagani Design watch should have the best quality finish on the bezel, its markers have a deeper engraving than than the Vakuy Rigas, which look more tridimensional. The bezel pearl on both Pagani Design and Vakuy Rigas has a similar shape.

Crystal

The Pagani Design and the Vakuy Rigas use sapphire crystal, the Tevise uses a mineral crystal face. The magnifier on the crystal of the Pagani Design has an obvious magnifying effect, while on the Vakuy Rigas and Tevise, the date font is not obviously enlarged through the magnifier.

Dial

Among the three watches, the Pagani Design has the best green color and dial finish. On the dial of both Pagani Design and Tevise, we can see the sunburst finish, while on the dial of the Vakuy Rigas, its green color is a bit dark, and there is no sunburst effect, just smooth green.

By the way, the round hour markers on the dial of the Tevise watch look weird, they have a too arched face, too round on the top, that’s not correct. The triangular hour marker on the Vakuy Rigas is a little larger than that on the Pagani Design.

Lume

Both on the Pagani Design and Vakuy Rigas, the lume of the bezel pearl and dial is blue, but too weak. The Tevise has a stronger green lume light.

Vakuy Rigas Deployant Clasp — The clasp of the Vakuy Rigas

Bracelet

Both the Pagani Design and Vakuy Rigas have a good finish on the bracelet, which is much better than the finish on the Tevise. The clasp of the Vakuy Rigas has a closer structure than the other two watches.

Vakuy Rigas Solid Case Back — Vakuy Rigas solid case back

Movement

Through the crystal back, we can see it is a NH35A automatic movement inside the Pagani Design. The Tevise watch also has a crystal back, I do not know what movement it is, perhaps the movement is made in China. The Vakuy Rigas has a solid case back, they use a Miyota 8215 automatic movement made in Japan. I have tested the three watches, once being fully winded, the Vakuy Rigas has a longer working time than the other two.

Water Resistance

Both the Pagani Design and Vakuy Rigas are claimed to be 100m water resistant, the Tevise is 30m water resistant, but the crown of the Tevise watch is not screwed down, I do not think its water resistance can be up to 30m.

Conclusion

Among the three watches, I think the Pagani Design 1639 is the best, it has a much better finish on the case and bracelet, and its dial has a great green color, besides, the movement inside the Pagani Design is made in Japan, which is considered to be more reliable than the Chinese movement used in the Tevise. The Pagani Design 1639 should be your first choice among the three, and its price around 80 USD can be also accepted by most people.

The Vakuy Rigas should be the second choice, if they have a better green color on the dial like its bezel, then this watch will be a very good homage of green Submariner. Considering its Japanese Miyota movement and the power reserve I have tested, I still think the Vakuy Rigas is a good watch.

The Tevise watch has the worst finish on the case and bracelet among the three, but considering its price under 30 USD, it is still a good option for those people who have a low budget.

Tags Ceramic, Hulk, Miyota 8215, NH35A, Pagani Design, Submariner, Tevise, Vakuy Rigas

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Which One is The Best Daytona Paul Newman Homage Watch? Pagani Design or Vakuy Rigas?

Post author By Bob
Post date September 16, 2023
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The two watches I will introduce today were actually reviewed before on my blog, one is Pagani Design(https://www.bobswatchstore.com/2022/07/18/pagani-design-daytona-paul-newman-quartz-homage-review/), the other is Vakuy Rigas(https://www.bobswatchstore.com/2023/05/02/vakuy-rigas-daytona-paul-newman-homage-review/), like I said before, both are great homages of the Daytona Paul Newman, however, I did not compare them in hand, today, it is exactly a comparison review between them, after reading this article, you will know which one is the best homage of Daytona Paul Newman watch.

Before I review the two watches, I want to give a brief introduction of Vakuy Rigas first, indeed I reviewed several Vakuy Rigas watches on my blog before, but a lot of people do not know the background of this brand, I doubted its relationship with Parnis and thought that both are created by the same company, I was not sure about this before, but after receiving this Vakuy Rigas Paul Newman homage watch, I am very sure that Parnis and Vakuy Rigas are run by the same company the shipper has the same address and contact phone number. By the way, the box of this Vakuy Rigas watch is the same as the one of the Parnis Pepsi GMT I reviewed two weeks ago. Check the box and accessories coming with this Vakuy Rigas below:

No need to post the pictures of the box and accessories of Pagani Design here again, you can find in the article of review on the Pepsi GMT homage at https://www.bobswatchstore.com/2023/08/27/pepsi-gmt-homage-review-pagani-design-vs-parnis/.

Case:

Both watches have the same finish on the case, brushing on the front and polishing on two sides. While the Pagani Design has a larger than case than the Vakuy Rigas, check the pictures below, the case of the Pagani Design is measured to be 39.8mm in diameter, almost 40mm, but the case of the Vakuy Rigas is only 38mm in diameter. About case thickness, if including case back and crystal, the Pagani Design is 13mm, while the Vakuy Rigas is up to 15.4mm in thickness. Why the Vakuy Rigas is much thicker if it has a smaller case? Because the crystal and movement of the Vakuy Rigas watch add the thickness. I have already checked the crystal on the Vakuy Rigas, it is very thick and too high above the bezel. And the mechanical chronograph movement inside also increases the thickness of the entire watch.

Both watches have brand logo on the crown, each chrono pusher has screw to lock, seeing from the pictures, the screw on the chrono pusher of the Pagani Design watch is in unlock status.

Pagani Design Daytona Paul Newman Quartz

Pagani Design Paul Newman Case Diameter — The case diameter of the Pagani

Pagani Design Paul Newman Case Thickness — The case thickness of the Pagani.

Vakuy Rigas Daytona Paul Newman Automatic

Vakuy Rigas Daytona Paul Newman White Dial

Vakuy Rigas Daytona Paul Newman Case Diameter — The case thickness of the Vakuy.

Vakuy Rigas Daytona Paul Newman Case Thickness — The case thickenss of the Vakuy.

Conclusion:

When I hold the two watches in hand and you will see the Pagani Design is larger. Pagani Design also looks more fashionable, it is a watch that has a more modern case design and modern finish on the bracelet, while with a panda white dial with a little vintage flavor.

The case size and design of the Vakuy Rigas are closer to that of genuine Rolex Daytona Paul Newman, it has a strong vintage flavor emitting from its case, dial and bracelet.

Crystal:

Pagani Design claims that they use a sapphire crystal on the watch, I did not test. This Vakuy Rigas uses a Acrylic face, we can also call it Plexi Plastic Crystal. As far as I know, the old Daytona Paul Newman impossible to use a sapphire crystal, the plexi plastic crystal on the Vakuy Rigas enhances the vintage flavor of the entire watch.

Dial:

Both watches have a cream white dial, the color is correct. The white match-head markers on the small dials are also correct. I have taken a very close look at the dial on both watches, and I found that the small dials on the Vakuy Rigas have more refined CD patterns. The lume markers next to each stainless steel hour marker, Vakuy Rigas makes them correct, in round shape and correct cyan color. Pagani Design makes them in square shape, and they also look too orange. By the way, the dial lume on both watches is weak even after absorbing enough light under the sun. The central second-chronograph hand on the Vakuy Rigas has a white tip, which is the same as genuine Daytona Paul Newman.

Pagani Design Paul Newman Dial Lume — Dial lume on the Pagani.

Functions:

Both watches have hours, minutes, seconds, chronograph functions, while the Pagani Design also has a 24-hour display. Because the movement is different, the Pagani Design is powered by a quartz, while the Vakuy Rigas is equipped with a mechanical chronograph movement, the display of the small dials is not the same, their functions are also not the same. The Pagani Design first, you can see the step-by-step moving small second hand on the subdial at 6 o’clock, the 9:00 subdial is a 60-minute chronograph counter, the 3:00 subdial is for 24-hour display. Then let’s see the dial of the Vakuy Rigas, the display of the small dials is the same as that on genuine Rolex Daytona Paul Newman. A smoothly moving small second hand is on the subdial at 9 o’clock, the other two subdials are 30-minute chronograph counter and 12-hour chronograph counter. Both watches have a real chronograph function, you can start, stop and reset the chronograph by pushing the two buttons on the case.

After checking the details and functions displayed on the dial, I must say the Vakuy Rigas is much closer to genuine Daytona Paul Newman.

Bracelet:

Both watches are made with solid stainless steel. The bracelet of the Pagani Design looks more modern because it uses two different finishes, polishing on the middle links and brushing on two sides. The bracelet of the Vakuy Rigas is entirely brushed, just like the bracelet on real Daytona Paul Newman. Well, for a vintage watch, I prefer the bracelet of the Vakuy Rigas.

The case back of the two watches is also different, on the Pagani Design, there is a racing car pattern, while the case back is empty on the Vakuy Rigas.

Pagani Design Paul Newman Engraving on Case Back

Vakuy Rigas Daytona Paul Newman Empty Case Back

Movement:

The Pagani Design is powered by a quartz movement. The Vakuy Rigas watch is driven by a Chinese chronograph movement, which is automatic, I can feel the swinging auto rotor inside when I shake the watch slightly, not a manual winding, it is an automatic movement, I am very sure. On the website of Vakuy, they say it is a Dandong 7750 from China.

Videos:

Buying advice:

Both watches have an acceptable quality, especially the Pagani Design, it is unbelievable that the watch is sold at less than $80 but has such a good quality, with a quartz movement, it is also very convenient for the user. If you do not have enough budget, this Pagani Design, which has been added with several modern elements, will be a good choice. However, if you are looking for a very good homage of the Rolex Daytona Paul Newman watch with very strong vintage flavors, then this Vakuy Rigas will be the best one, it looks very close in every detail, as far as I know, there are few homages of Daytona Paul Newman, Vakuy Rigas should be the best one in the market.

Tags 7750, Daytona, Pagani Design, Paul Newman, Quartz, Vakuy Rigas

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Pepsi GMT Homage Review: Pagani Design vs Parnis

Post author By Bob
Post date August 27, 2023
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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:

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:

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).

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.

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:

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:

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:

Tags DG5833, GMT, NH34, Pagani Design, Parnis, Pepsi

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Pagani Design IWC Portuguese 7 Days Homage Watch Review

Post author By Bob
Post date June 28, 2023
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You guys must know Portuguese 7 Days Power Reserve, it is a very popular watch from IWC, and this watch is even more popular in replica watch field, many guys bought this IWC as their first replica watch, in China, several brands also have made its homage watch, the most famous is the one made by Parnis. Today, I found another homage of Portuguese 7 Days, it is made by Pagani Design, which is a new Chinese homage brand but is the most popular one in Chinese market. Pagani Design is a new rising homage brand created in China, many watch lovers over the world like this brand because they offer quality watches at very reasonable prices. If you have browsed their website, you will know how well their watches are being sold. This Pagani Design watch has a very high similarity to the IWC Portuguese 7 Days Power Reserve, if do not see the shield logo, I thought it is mistakenly.

The Pagani Design looks very elegant, I liked IWC very much, their Portuguese is my dream watch before, this watch is only sold less than $100, you can hardly buy a quality homage in other places with an automatic movement and such an elegant appearance. The watch is 41mm in case diameter and only 13mm in thickness, a very proper size most people can accept, especially under current trend, big watch is very popular, and this watch exactly copies the case design of IWC Portuguese 7 Days, the thin polished bezel makes the dial looks larger than it should be, which gives the wearer a more comfortable time reading experience. And the blue leather band is in line with the dial style that features blue markers and hands. In a word, the entire watch is a combination of elegance that will push you to buy one even have not seen its price first.

The dial is white and has elegant blue color on hands and numeral hour markers. I am a little surprised that Pagani Design will use a tridimensional logo, this really adds extra points for this watch. The small dial at 3 o’clock is a power reserve indicator that shows the remaining energy, once being fully winded, the small blue hand will point at the section of “UP”, when the hand is close to the “DOWN” area, means the watch is running out of erengy, you need to wind the watch now. The small second hand is running on the subdial at 9 o’clock, both small dials have well-finished CD patterns.

The watch has a crystal back where you can clearly see the decorated auto rotor with a big Pagani Design logo, I do not know which movement it uses, it is said that it has 21,600 vph and 38-hour power reserve. Usually the inaccuracy within 15 seconds to 30 seconds is normal for such an automatic movement. In a word, the quality of this Pagani Design deserves its price and exceeded my expectation.

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Pagani Design Seamaster 007 Spectre Homage Watch Review

Post author By Bob
Post date May 27, 2023
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You can not imagine how popular the Seanaster 007 Spectre was when this movie launched in that year, Omega Seamaster is one of the best-selling diver’s watches, plus the charm of Daniel Craig wearing in the movie, a lot of watch fans and 007 movie fans were after this watch, and the replica of this Seamaster 007 made by VSF was also highly welcomed at that time. Pagani Design makes this homage, it looks good and it is a very good-looking diver’s watch, but I do not think it is an exact clone, it is not a successful homage of the Seamaster 007 Spectre. I am not mean the quality of the watch is not good, actually it has a very good quality at this price point, you know, the quality of watches from Pagani Design always deserves their prices. I mean its appearance is similar to Spectre Seamaster 007, but there are color difference and design difference. I do not know if San Martin has this homage model, but if they do make, it will look very close to Seamaster Spectre in appearance.

The color difference, there are two places, first, the blue color of the watch, it is a bit too bluish, and second, the orange lume material applied on bezel markers, hour markers and hands are too bright, well, I still think this is a good quality Spectre homage watch, its case shape is very correct, very similar to the shape of Seamaster, look at the case, especially the lugs, the arched shape can fit your hand in a more comfortable way, the edge of the lug has a polished finish, which is in contrast with the the brushing of the case. Like the finish of the bracelet, the brushing one middle links and polishing on the links of two sides.

I like the blue dial, it features skeleton hour markers except the arrow-shaped markers at 3, 6, 9 and 12. The plate on the bottom is fully applied orange lume material, this sandwiched dial structure gives the wearer a better visual enjoyment, but also can be applied with more lume material to guarantee a durable lume light effect of the dial. The movement behind the solid back is a Miyota 8215, well, I will like it more if the watch has a transparent crystal back. The movement is ok, inaccuracy is about +-15 seconds each day, a very good movement chosen by a lot of low-end homage watch brands.

Tags 007, Pagani Design, Seamaster, Spectre

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Pagani Design Rolex Day-Date Homage Review

Post author By Bob
Post date May 19, 2023
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Among so many niche brands appeared in Chinese watch market in recent years, Pageni Design is one of the fast growing watches, they have a lot of watch fans abroad and have accumulated a good reputation, people seem to have recognized this brand even though all watches they made are homages, and Pagani Design seems to walk the same development road of its former Parnis, you know how popular Parnis was at that time, and the downfall makes people almost forget this brand. I am not sure if Pagani Design will have the same result, but completely copying the Swiss watches is not a good idea for Chinese brands, the brands like STEELDIVE, Proxima, Octopus and Pagani Design, their main purpose is to earn money quickly, so they find this way to copy, but if they make innovation in future models, I think they will be finally accepted by us. At current stage, I did a search on reddit and found many positive feedback about watches made by Pagani Design, which is more accepted than other Chinese homage brands.

The new Pagani Design watch I am going to introduce today is a homage of Rolex Day-Date, the watch has a 36mm case diameter and is measured to be 13mm in case thickness. I love Pagani Design mainly because its case and bracelet have a super finish. The polishing on the lugs, the alternative polishing and brushing on the bracelet makes it look more high-end, just like the luxury brand Rolex Day-Date, for a low price level, with such a good finish, I think it is worth to try. The 36mm size is ok for me, but if they make a 40mm version, I want to buy one. The dial is ice blue, except black, it is my most favorite color on such type of dress watches. The dial is finish in a high-end level, even the watch is sold at a low price, but the finish of every element on the dial does not look low, the texture of the ice blue dial has a delicate sunray finish, when you swing the watch slowly, you will find the dial has a strand of reflected light, the stainless steel Rome hour markers and Pagani Design logo are all finished in tridimensional, you know, to save cost, many brands not willing to use a three-dimensional brand logo on the dial. In a word, the finish of the watch too deserves its price. At last, the watch is equipped with a Sea-gull ST16 automatic movement, that’s really nice, sold less than $100, for such good finish on case and dial with a Sea-gull movement, it already has beaten 98% of homage watches created in Chinese market.

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Pagani Design Green Hulk Sub 116610LV Homage Review

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Post date August 2, 2022
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It seems like that many micro brands in China have the homage of Rolex Submariner, whether the black sub or green hulk, they are very popular homages, a lot of people still bought them even they know it is not Rolex. Dozens of micro brand watches in Chinese watch industry know how to make a rapid success by creating homages of some popular Rolex models, Pagani Design is such a brand, and with the promotions of E-commerce platform Aliexpress, the watches designed by Pagani Design can be delivered to every corner of the world, and almost every person can get one Pagani Design watch because of their low price. The green watch from Pagani Design I am going to introduce today is a good homage of Rolex Submariner 116610LV, actually in my collection there are several pieces have a similar look to 116610LV Sub, but I love this Pagani watch most.

I have several Pagani Design watches, most of them are homages of Rolex and one Tag Heuer homage, but this green one is my best Sub homage I have ever bought. It has an excellent quality and a great value for money, the case and bracelet is solid stainless steel made, with a stable Japanese automatic movement, it is the best Chinese watch I have bought at this price point less than 90 US Dollars.

The case has a diameter of 40mm, case thickness is about 13mm, actually Pagani Design also makes the latest 41mm Sub homage, both 40mm and 41mm available in different dial and bezel color. The case is fully brushed, except two sides and the crown guards, which are polished. The crown is screw-down, compared with the Sub, the crown guards are little short. The bezel is good, it fits the middle case perfectly and there is no loose feeling, when rotating it, the bezel action is superb with a nice click, no backplay or movement otherwise. A little pity that the bezel insert is not made with green ceramic. The bezel pearl has a round and domed face, it has white lume coating filled and will emit a blue lume light in the dark.

The green dial is under protection of a scratch-resistant sapphire crystal with lents 2.5x. Both hands and hour markers are applied with lume material, they will glow at night, the same blue lume light as the bezel pearl, the lume won’t last very long, but after absorbing enough light during the day, the lume still looks very strong. Benz hand is an exact clone, the innder bezel is empty without engravings, each hour marker stands a little higher on the dial, but not too high, if Pagani Design uses a 3D logo at 12 o’clock, the dial will have an enhanced sense of layering and look better. By the way, my friend has a super clone green Sub, after comparing it with this homage, I found there is slight difference in the green color.

The watch has a display case back with a good exhibition of the movement, which is NH35 of Seiko. I bought one Seiko five years ago, it still works fine, so I trust this movement quality. I have had this Pagani watch for three weeks, now the movement has a waste of about 10 seconds each day. The bracelet is all brushed with screws, its edges and corners are a little straight and sharp, that’s ok for me, I have the bracelet polished more smooth and round in a store. Any way, considering its price, the watch is a perfect homage, I give this watch an eight out of ten.

Tags NH35, Pagani Design, Rolex, Submariner

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Pagani Design Blue Sub 116618LB Homage

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Post date July 26, 2022
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Now, Pagani Design has become one of my most favorite homage brands, in the past, I loved Parnis most, but now as long as Rolex published a new model, I will go to the website of Pagani Design to see if there is a homage of it. Many people in various watch forums are also talking about this watch, they love it, perhaps the main reason is the cheap price, but in my opinion, the quality has been recognized, even it is not the best, but it is the best option to choose at the same price point. I have bought several Pagani Design watches, my most favorite one is the Daytona Paul Newman homage, several days ago, I got another watch from Pagani Design, it is a full gold watch, its bezel and dial design remind me of the blue Sub 116618LB.

The watch is in full yellow gold tone, the inner material is 316L stainless steel, there is a layer of yellow gold coating, I am sure the gold layer is not thick because the price is there, it is also not the 18K gold we usually see on some replicas, if you do not take a good care of the watch, the gold will fade in a short period. Well, that’s not the issue I care about, I won’t wear it every day, because there are dozens of watches in my collection. The case has a correct size, the same 40mm as Submariner, case is also not thick, which is 13mm. I appreciate the finish on the case and bracelet, the alternative usage of brushing and polishing gives the wearer a great visual experience. Every link of the bracelet has gold coating on each side, a lot of golden watches at this price point can not achieve this level of craftsmanship. The bezel has a blue insert, which is not ceramic made, the lume pearl at 12 o’clock looks too white, lack of some transparency like the pearl on Submariner.

The dial looks nice, the blue color is very close to the blue on the bezel, like the bezel pearl, every hour marker is filled with white luminous material, the benz hand is also a feature we can see on Sub. The date window positioned at 3 o’clock features a black font, with a 1.5x magnifier attached on the sapphire crystal. The inner bezel is empty, there are no engravings, it is my fortune that the seller picks up a good watch for me, because the central second hand can stop exactly in the middle of the triangle 12H marker, which is perfectly aligned with the bezl pearl and the 60-minute scale.

From the printings of “JAPAN MOVT”, we know the watch is equipped with a Japanese automatic movement, actually Pagani Design also claims that the movement is a Seiko NH35. I know a lot about Japanese Miyota 9015 movement, but about Seiko NH35, I only know it is a very common and old movement, but the quality and stability can be trusted. I have several watches bought from China niche brands use this movement, their inaccuracy is about 10 seconds to 25 seconds, no big issues, I can accept as long as there will be no repairing issues within several years.

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Pagani Design Blue/Red Pepsi GMT Homage Review

Post author By Bob
Post date July 22, 2022
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You may know little about this brand, but Pagani Design has become one of the best-selling niche brand watches and has a good reputation. There are a lot of choices on its site, what I appreciate more is that Pagani Design can always release their homages in time when Rolex publishes new models, such as the GMT-Master II Sprite and Root Beer, you can find their homages on Pagani Design website. I have a lot of homage watches bought from China, my most favorite ones are San Martin and Heimdallr, but I have a special feeling about Pagani Design that drives me to buy their watches continuously, Pagani Design watches’ prices are not expensive, very reasonable, but they do not lower the quality to reduce the cost, you will find a perfect homage from Pagani Design with acceptable quality.

This Pagani Design has a blue and red bezel, which is not ceramic made, it’s a pity. There is a red GMT hand on the dial, and the watch features a jubilee-style bracelet. The case back is see-through and we can see movement inside. I can not say this is a perfect homage, if it uses a ceramic bezel and solid case back, that will be better. Because the aluminum bezel is in blue and red color, people call such Rolex GMT-Master II “Pepsi”.

I received this watch in a Pagani Design box, which is small, with a watch, a screwdriver and a cloth inside. Its case is absolutely not made with 904L stainless steel, but 316L stainless steel, the case has a diameter of 40mm and 14mm in thickness, the case is brushed. The bezel is not ceramic, but is ok for me, after all the price of the watch is not high, and the color transition in number “6” and “18” looks ok. The screw-in crown features a Pagani Design logo. This is the most cost-effective GMT Pepsi homage watch I have ever seen.

I love the dial, first, hand set and hour markers are imitations of the GMT-Master Pepsi, including the GMT hand with a red stem and triangle tip. There will be a blue lume light in dark conditions, on this homage, only elements on the dial have been applied with luminous material, not like some other homages from San Martin or Heimdallr, whose bezel markers are also with lume material, that’s not good. However, the lume on the dial of this Pepsi GMT won’t last long, well, I was prepared for that at this price point. I am happy the cyclops on the sapphire crystal is aligned, perhaps the seller did a good QC and select a good one.

The watch is equipped with a Jubilee-style bracelet, it can also be fitted with an Oyster bracelet. The middle three-section links are polished, while the links at both sides are brushed, the gap between each link is a little big, before wearing the watch, I suggest you check each screw on the bracelet to secure them. By the way, the edge of the bracelet is a little sharp, well, at such a price point under 100 US Dollar, I did not expect too much. I have had this watch for five days, its accuracy is ok, a bit fast, but only 8 seconds faster each day, that’s ok. By the way, the red GMT hand works in a 24-hour format, it is pointing at the hour marker on the bi-color bezel.

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