Pagani DesignPD-1690
Homage to the Rolex Oyster Perpetual
about$180
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The Pagani Design PD-1690 is a homage to the Rolex Oyster Perpetual, with a 40 mm case, 1 mm smaller. It uses an automatic movement. It costs about $180 at the official store.
Side by side with the original
Compared with reference 134300-0006. Values marked ≈ are estimates, such as a reviewer's measurement.
| Spec | PD-1690 | Oyster Perpetual (134300-0006) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Case diameter | 40 mm | 41 mm | −1 mm |
| Lug-to-lug | ≈ 48.9 mm | Not published | Can't compare |
| Thickness | 11 mm | Not published | Can't compare |
| Lug width | ≈ 20 mm | Not published | Can't compare |
| Water resistance | Not published | 100 m | |
| Movement | Automatic, 8215 | Automatic, 3230 | |
| Power reserve | 42 h | 70 h | |
| Crystal | Sapphire, anti-reflective | Sapphire | |
| Bezel | Not published | Domed | |
| Case material | 316L Surgical Stainless Steel | Oystersteel | |
| Lume | Not published | Not published | |
| Bracelet | Not published | Not published | |
| Weight | 145 g | Not published |
- ≈ PD-1690, Lug-to-lug: median of 3 agreeing independent measurements (48.8–49.1 mm); the maker does not publish it.
- ≈ PD-1690, Lug width: median of 4 agreeing independent measurements (20 mm); the maker does not publish it.
The original
Rolex
Oyster Perpetual
Reference 134300-0006, pistachio dial
- Case
- 41 mm
- Lug-to-lug
- Not published
- Thickness
- Not published
- Water resistance
- 100 m
- Movement
- Automatic, 3230
- List price
- $7,050
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
- Thickness0 / 6Not published, left out
- Lug width0 / 4Not published, left out
Design signatures— / 40
- Domed bezel10 / 10Polished, rounded bezel that flows into the case sides in the official images, close to the original's domed bezel.
- Screw-down Twinlock crown4 / 8The brand lists a screwed crown, but the official images are too small to show a Twinlock-style crown. Reviewers describe a screw-down crown.
- Three-link Oyster bracelet8 / 8Three-link, Oyster-style steel bracelet with a clasp in every official image.
- Slim lugs with a sharp angle3 / 6Lugs look brushed and blunter than the original's sharp lugs. Reviewers say the lugs are curved and brushed on top, which is a difference in finish and shape.
- Time-only dial with no date window4 / 8The sky blue and yellow dials have no date window. The grey, black and blue dials show a date window at 3 o'clock.
Functions and materials— / 20
- Complications4 / 8Time only on the sky blue and yellow dials. The grey, black and blue dials add a date window at 3 o'clock, which the brand's spec does not list.
- Bezel action4 / 4Fixed bezel with no timing action, the same as the original.
- Case and bezel materials2 / 4316L stainless steel in the brand's spec. The original's case is listed as Oystersteel. The two are not compared directly.
- Crystal shape and date window2 / 4Sapphire with an anti-reflective coating. The brand gives no crystal shape, and the original record does not state one. The date window on three dials does not match the original.
Movement type— / 10
- Movement type10 / 10Same movement type.
What reviewers and owners say
Reviewers
From 5 reviews we read or watched, 1 of them with a watch supplied by the brand.
Reviewers describe the case finishing as good for the price, with a high-polish bezel and brushed lugs. Their lug-to-lug figures sit between 48.8 and 49.1 mm, and every review that gives a lug width reports 20 mm. Three reviewers describe the clasp as hard to operate or rough at the edges. Two reviewers say the polished finish can scratch easily. Three of the five colourways have a date window, which one reviewer found distracting on the dial.
Good
- Case finishing that reviewers rate as good for the price
- Sapphire crystal with an anti-reflective coating and a screwed crown
- Miyota 8215 automatic movement with 42 hours of power reserve
- Three-link bracelet with a clasp
- 20 mm lugs take standard straps
- Sky blue and yellow dials have no date window
Less good
- The polished finish can scratch easily, according to two reviewers
- Three of the five colourways have a date window the original does not have
- The brand does not publish lug-to-lug, lume or bracelet type
Known quality issues
Each reported by at least two independent sources.
- Three reviewers describe the clasp as hard to operate or as having rough or sharp edges.
Versions and colours
- Sky blue dial, no date windowIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $180
- Yellow dial, no date windowIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $180
- Grey dial, date windowIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $180
- Black dial, date windowIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $180
- Blue dial, date windowIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $180
Earlier versions
- Version one: The earlier version, as described in a 2021 review, has the same case diameter, thickness and lug width as version two. The same review lists five changes in version two, including double batons at 3, 6 and 9 and thinner hands.
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Sources
Checked 31 Oct 2026. Every figure on this page comes from one of these pages.