I know you probably have not heard of this person, Steve McQueen, a very popular actor and racer in the 1960s and 1970s, but you must know the Steve McQueen Explorer watch Rolex made for him, it is a very old model, hard to find in the second-hand market, if there is one, the owner must sell it a sky high price, we all know these vintage Rolex watches such as Paul Newman Daytona and Steve McQueen Explorer made in old times are very popular, while impossible to get one even you have money. So, some people turn to buy a replica or choosing its homage from Chinese niche brands. Pagani Design is such a niche brand that produces a lot of Rolex homages in China, from modern models to vintage Rolex, you can always find one homage on their website, the most two popular vintage Rolex homages are Paul Newman Daytona and this Steve McQueen Explorer.
The Pagani Design watch has a very similar bezel and dial to Steve McQueen, basically it is a homage of Explorer Steve McQueen even there is slight difference in case size and hand set. The case is made with 316L stainless steel, it has a diameter of 42mm and is 14mm in thickness, which is a little thicker I think, the case thickness does not meet my expectation. The entire case and bracelet are brushed, except two sides of the case, which are polished like a mirror. The bezel markers have a very close finish to Explorer Steve McQueen, shallow engraving with black coating, not sure if the black will fade after a long-time wear.
Everything on the dial looks fine except the hour hand and minute hand, which do not go well with other elements, they are not the design belonged to Explorer Steve McQueen, the Benz hands should not be here installed on this watch if Pagani Design really wants to bring us a true homage of Steve McQueen watch. Other designs such as the yellowish hour markers and orange GMT hand, they are all perfect.
The watch is driven by an automatic movement made in China, perhaps some people will say that the movement is not good because the watch is very cheap, however, I received the watch two weeks ago and it still works very accurate, now it is only 10 to 15 seconds faster each day. I think Pagani Design watch company can install a Japan movement if you insist, after all, it is very convenient to find a Japanese Miyota or Seiko automatic movement in Guangzhou watch market.
