Pagani DesignPD-1687
Homage to the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona
about$117
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The Pagani Design PD-1687 is a homage to the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona, with the same 40 mm case size. It uses a quartz movement. It costs about $117 at the official store.
Side by side with the original
Compared with reference 126500LN. Values marked ≈ are estimates, such as a reviewer's measurement.
| Spec | PD-1687 | Daytona (126500LN) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Case diameter | ≈ 40 mm | 40 mm | same |
| Lug-to-lug | Not published | ≈ 47.7 mm | Can't compare |
| Thickness | 12 mm | ≈ 12 mm | same |
| Lug width | Not published | Not published | Can't compare |
| Water resistance | Not published | 100 m | |
| Movement | Quartz | Automatic, 4131 | |
| Power reserve | Not published | 72 h | |
| Crystal | Sapphire | Sapphire | |
| Bezel | Not published | Monobloc, moulded tachymetric scale, Black Cerachrom ceramic | |
| Case material | Stainless steel | Oystersteel | |
| Lume | Luminous (type not stated) | Not published | |
| Bracelet | Not published | Not published | |
| Weight | Not published | Not published |
- ≈ Daytona, Lug-to-lug: median of 2 agreeing independent measurements (47.6–47.8 mm); the maker does not publish it.
- ≈ Daytona, Thickness: median of 2 agreeing independent measurements (11.9–12 mm); the maker does not publish it.
The original
Rolex
Daytona
Reference 126500LN, white dial, black counter rings
- Case
- 40 mm
- Lug-to-lug
- ≈ 47.7 mm
- Thickness
- ≈ 12 mm
- Water resistance
- 100 m
- Movement
- Automatic, 4131
- List price
- $16,900
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 diameter12 / 12Same size
- Lug-to-lug0 / 8Not published, left out
- Thickness6 / 6Same size
- Lug width0 / 4Not published, left out
Design signatures— / 40
- Black monobloc tachymetric bezel5 / 10Black bezel with a tachymetre scale in the official images.
- Centre seconds hand as chronograph hand6 / 6Centre chronograph seconds hand with three sub-dials.
- Screw-down chronograph pushers3 / 6Pushers with guards and a ridged crown in the images; the brand does not state screw-down.
- White dial with black counter rings0 / 8Silver or white sub-dials with red hands on dark dials; no black counter rings on a white dial.
- Oyster bracelet0 / 6Sold on a rubber strap, not a bracelet.
- Sharply cut lugs2 / 4Squared lugs; less sharp than the original.
Functions and materials— / 20
- Complications4 / 8Three-register chronograph like the original, with an added date; quartz, not automatic.
- Bezel action4 / 4Fixed tachymetre bezel, the same as the original.
- Case and bezel materials2 / 4Stainless steel case; a reviewer says the black bezel is ceramic, which the brand does not state.
- Crystal shape and date window2 / 4Sapphire per the brand's listing; the date window is an addition the original does not have.
Movement type— / 10
- Movement type0 / 10Different movement type.
What reviewers and owners say
We haven't read enough independent reviews of this model to summarise them yet.
Good
- Three-register chronograph with a tachymetre bezel
- Sapphire crystal per the brand's listing
- Rubber strap with a steel buckle in four colour options
Less good
- Quartz movement
- Rubber strap instead of a bracelet
- Has a date window; the original has none
- Brand gives only a dial diameter (used as an estimate of the case width) and does not publish weight, lug-to-lug, lug width or the movement caliber
Versions and colours
- Black dialIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $117
- Blue dialIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $117
- Full Black dialIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $117
- Black Blue dialIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $117
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Sources
Checked 31 Oct 2026. Every figure on this page comes from one of these pages.