Pagani DesignPD-1716
Homage to the Tudor Black Bay 36
about$144
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The Pagani Design PD-1716 is a homage to the Tudor Black Bay 36, with a 36.5 mm case, 0.5 mm larger. It uses an automatic movement. It costs about $144 at the official store.
Side by side with the original
Compared with reference M79500. Values marked ≈ are estimates, such as a reviewer's measurement.
| Spec | PD-1716 | Black Bay 36 (M79500) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Case diameter | 36.5 mm | 36 mm | +0.5 mm |
| Lug-to-lug | ≈ 44.4 mm | Not published | Can't compare |
| Thickness | 12 mm | ≈ 10.5 mm | +1.5 mm |
| Lug width | ≈ 20 mm | ≈ 19.5 mm | +0.5 mm |
| Water resistance | Not published | 150 m | |
| Movement | Automatic, 8215 | Automatic, ETA 2824 (modified by Tudor) | |
| Power reserve | 42 h | 38 h | |
| Crystal | Sapphire, anti-reflective treatment | Sapphire | |
| Bezel | Not published | Fixed, smooth polished steel | |
| Case material | 316L Surgical Stainless Steel | Stainless steel | |
| Lume | Not published | White luminous material on indices and hands | |
| Bracelet | Not published | Steel Oyster-style, brushed centre links with polished sides, tapering 19 to 16 mm | |
| Weight | 143 g | Not published |
- ≈ PD-1716, Lug-to-lug: median of 5 agreeing independent measurements (44–44.5 mm); the maker does not publish it.
- ≈ PD-1716, Lug width: median of 5 agreeing independent measurements (20 mm); the maker does not publish it.
- ≈ Black Bay 36, Thickness: median of 2 agreeing independent measurements (10.4–10.5 mm); the maker does not publish it.
- ≈ Black Bay 36, Lug width: median of 2 agreeing independent measurements (19–20 mm); the maker does not publish it.
The original
Tudor
Black Bay 36
Reference M79500, steel oyster-style bracelet
- Case
- 36 mm
- Lug-to-lug
- Not published
- Thickness
- ≈ 10.5 mm
- Water resistance
- 150 m
- Movement
- Automatic, ETA 2824 (modified by Tudor)
- 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 diameter10 / 120.5 mm apart
- Lug-to-lug0 / 8Not published, left out
- Thickness3 / 61.5 mm apart
- Lug width3 / 40.5 mm apart
Design signatures— / 40
- Angular snowflake hour and minute hands5 / 10Angular snowflake-style hour hand, but the minute hand is a plain sword shape, not a snowflake, in every official image.
- Large applied luminous hour markers, triangle at 12 and rectangles at 3, 6 and 99 / 9Large applied markers with a triangle at 12, bars at 3, 6 and 9 and round markers elsewhere, as in the official images.
- Smooth fixed polished steel bezel with no timing scale7 / 7Smooth polished fixed bezel with no scale.
- Glossy dial with raised indices6 / 6Sunburst or glossy dials with applied indices in every colourway.
- Oyster-style bracelet with brushed centre links and curved end pieces4 / 4Three-link steel bracelet with brushed centre links and polished sides in the official images.
- Diamond-shaped lume plot near the seconds hand tip2 / 4The seconds hand carries a small diamond-shaped counterweight rather than a lume plot near the tip.
Functions and materials— / 20
- Complications4 / 8The original is time only. Four of the five colourways show a date window at 3 o'clock; the turquoise one has none.
- Bezel action4 / 4Fixed bezel with no timing action, the same as the original.
- Case and bezel materials4 / 4316L stainless steel case, the same material as the original's steel.
- Crystal shape and date window2 / 4Flat sapphire, as on the original, but four colourways add a date window.
Movement type— / 10
- Movement type10 / 10Same movement type.
What reviewers and owners say
Reviewers
From 5 reviews we read or watched, 2 of them with a watch supplied by the brand.
Five reviewers covered this model. They describe a compact, light watch: about 37 mm across, 12 mm or just under thick and about 44 mm lug to lug, with 20 mm lugs that taper to 18 mm at the clasp. They say the polished case and bezel are well done for the price and that the screw-pin bracelet is easy to size. Three report that the bracelet or end links rattle slightly.
All five say the movement is a Seiko NH35 or NH35A, not the Miyota 8215 the brand states; two note that it hacks, and one regrets the hidden date setting on the dateless model. Opinions on the lume differ: two call it weak or fading, while two say it is better than on earlier Pagani watches, though the dial's own lume fades quickly. Three found the pressed-metal diver extension on the clasp cheap, while one found the clasp improved and another found it sticky to open. One reviewer found the flat sapphire reflective, with no AR coating on its underside.
Good
- Sapphire crystal with an anti-reflective treatment
- Compact: about 37 mm across and 44 mm lug to lug
- Five colourways, including a dateless turquoise
- Polished case and bezel, praised by reviewers
- Bracelet sized with screw pins and articulated, per reviews
Less good
- Four of five colourways have a date window, which the original lacks
- End links rattle slightly, per three reviewers
- Lume is rated differently by the two reviewers
- Water resistance is given only in feet and psi on the page
- The brand and the reviewers name different movements
- Pressed-metal diver extension on the clasp, per three reviewers
Known quality issues
Each reported by at least two independent sources.
- Three reviewers report that the bracelet or end links rattle against the case.
Versions and colours
- Black dial with date, steel braceletIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $144
- Blue dial with date, steel braceletIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $144
- Silver dial with date, steel braceletIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $144
- White dial with date, steel braceletIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $144
- Turquoise dial without date, steel braceletIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $144
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Sources
Checked 31 Oct 2026. Every figure on this page comes from one of these pages.