Pagani DesignPD-1668A
Homage to the TAG Heuer Aquaracer Professional 300
about$139
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The Pagani Design PD-1668A is a homage to the TAG Heuer Aquaracer Professional 300, with a 43 mm case, 1 mm larger. It uses an automatic movement. It costs about $139 at the official store.
Side by side with the original
Compared with reference WBP5111.BA0013. Values marked ≈ are estimates, such as a reviewer's measurement.
| Spec | PD-1668A | Aquaracer Professional 300 (WBP5111.BA0013) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Case diameter | 43 mm | 42 mm | +1 mm |
| Lug-to-lug | Not published | Not published | Can't compare |
| Thickness | 14 mm | 12 mm | +2 mm |
| Lug width | Not published | Not published | Can't compare |
| Water resistance | Not published | 300 m | |
| Movement | Automatic, 8215 | Automatic, TH31-00 | |
| Power reserve | 42 h | 80 h | |
| Crystal | Sapphire, anti-reflective treatment | Sapphire | |
| Bezel | Not published | Unidirectional, 60-minute scale, dodecagonal, Blue ceramic | |
| Case material | 316L stainless steel | Stainless steel | |
| Lume | Not published | Super-LumiNova | |
| Bracelet | Steel bracelet | Steel three-row bracelet | |
| Weight | 183 g | Not published |
The original
TAG Heuer
Aquaracer Professional 300
Reference WBP5111.BA0013, 42 mm date, blue dial and blue ceramic bezel, steel bracelet
- Case
- 42 mm
- Lug-to-lug
- Not published
- Thickness
- 12 mm
- Water resistance
- 300 m
- Movement
- Automatic, TH31-00
- List price
- Not published
Why it scores as it does
Proportions and movement are computed from specs. Design details and functions are judged from the brand's official images. How we score
Lug-to-lug is neither published nor measured for one of the two watches, so there is not enough data to score.
Proportions— / 30
- Case diameter8 / 121 mm apart
- Lug-to-lug0 / 8Not published, left out
- Thickness2 / 62 mm apart
- Lug width0 / 4Not published, left out
Design signatures— / 40
- Twelve-sided (dodecagonal) bezel15 / 15Twelve-sided bezel with a steel outer edge and large numerals in every official image.
- 60-minute ceramic bezel insert matching the dial colour3 / 6The bezel insert matches the dial colour in every colourway, but the brand page does not say it is ceramic and gives only a 60-minute scale.
- Applied octagonal luminous indexes3 / 6Applied luminous indexes with a triangular marker at 12; they are rectangular bars rather than octagonal.
- Sunray dial with a wavy pattern3 / 6The dial has a fine linear groove pattern in all colourways, not a wave pattern.
- Date window with magnifying lens at 6 o'clock0 / 4Date window at 3 with no magnifier in the official images; the original has its date at 6 under a magnifier.
- Three-row steel bracelet1.5 / 3Steel bracelet with a wide centre link and narrower outer links in the official images; leather straps are also offered.
Functions and materials— / 20
- Complications8 / 8Date only, as on the original.
- Bezel action2 / 4The brand page does not say whether the bezel rotates or how it clicks, and no review of this version was read.
- Case and bezel materials2 / 4316L steel case as on the original; the brand does not state a ceramic bezel insert.
- Crystal shape and date window2 / 4Sapphire with an anti-reflective treatment, but the date window has no magnifier.
Movement type— / 10
- Movement type10 / 10Same movement type.
What reviewers and owners say
We haven't read enough independent reviews of this model to summarise them yet.
Good
- Twelve-sided bezel with matching dial colours
- Sapphire crystal with a hard coating and anti-reflective treatment, per the brand
- Miyota 8215 automatic movement named by the brand
Less good
- No water resistance in metres given by the brand
- Date at 3 without a magnifier, unlike the original
Versions and colours
- Blue dial, steel braceletFollows the Aquaracer Professional 300 WBP5111.BA0013 (42 mm date, blue dial and blue ceramic bezel, steel bracelet)about $139
- Black dial, steel braceletIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $139
- Green dial, steel braceletIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $139
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Sources
Checked 31 Oct 2026. Every figure on this page comes from one of these pages.