Pagani DesignPD-1727
Homage to the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona
about$117
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The Pagani Design PD-1727 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-1727 | 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, VK63 / 0S20 | Automatic, 4131 | |
| Power reserve | Not published | 72 h | |
| Crystal | Sapphire | Sapphire | |
| Bezel | Not published | Monobloc, moulded tachymetric scale, Black Cerachrom ceramic | |
| Case material | 316L Surgical Stainless Steel | Oystersteel | |
| Lume | Not published | Not published | |
| Bracelet | Not published | Not published | |
| Weight | 145 g | 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 / 10Steel bezel with a tachymetre scale in black print; the original's is a black monobloc ceramic bezel.
- Centre seconds hand as chronograph hand6 / 6Centre chronograph seconds hand with three sub-dials.
- Screw-down chronograph pushers3 / 6Screw-down crown; the brand does not state screw-down pushers. Pushers with guards in the images.
- White dial with black counter rings4 / 8Black sub-dials on the white-black colourway; the other colourways use tone-on-tone sub-dials.
- Oyster bracelet3 / 6Steel three-link bracelet; a reviewer describes it as similar in style to the original's. The brand does not name the bracelet type.
- 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 between 4 and 5 o'clock; quartz, not automatic.
- Bezel action4 / 4Fixed tachymetre bezel, the same as the original.
- Case and bezel materials2 / 4316L stainless steel case; the bezel is steel, not ceramic.
- Crystal shape and date window2 / 4Sapphire; the brand states an anti-reflective treatment but a reviewer found none on the underside, so the coating is not stated here. 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
- Sapphire crystal
- Three-register chronograph with a tachymetre bezel
- Six dial colours
- Screw-down crown
- 20 mm lugs take standard straps
Less good
- Quartz movement
- Has a date window at 4:30; the original has none
- Brand does not publish lug-to-lug, lug width or bracelet type
Versions and colours
- Sky Blue dialIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $117
- Green dialIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $117
- Pink dialIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $117
- White dialIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $117
- Black dialIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $117
- White Black 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.