Pagani DesignPD-1812
Homage to the Tudor Black Bay 58
about$180
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The Pagani Design PD-1812 is a homage to the Tudor Black Bay 58, with a 42 mm case, 3 mm larger. It uses an automatic movement and is water resistant to 100 m. It costs about $180 at the official store.
Side by side with the original
Compared with reference M79030N-0001. Values marked ≈ are estimates, such as a reviewer's measurement.
| Spec | PD-1812 | Black Bay 58 (M79030N-0001) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Case diameter | 42 mm | 39 mm | +3 mm |
| Lug-to-lug | ≈ 50 mm | Not published | Can't compare |
| Thickness | 15 mm | ≈ 12 mm | +3 mm |
| Lug width | ≈ 22 mm | ≈ 20 mm | +2 mm |
| Water resistance | 100 m | Not published | |
| Movement | Automatic, 8215 | Automatic, MT5402 | |
| Power reserve | Not published | 70 h | |
| Crystal | Sapphire, anti-reflective coating | Sapphire | |
| Bezel | Not published | Unidirectional rotating, steel, coin edge, Black metal insert with gold-toned markings | |
| Case material | 316L stainless steel | Stainless steel | |
| Lume | Not published | Not published | |
| Bracelet | Not published | Steel, rivet-style | |
| Weight | 179 g | Not published |
- ≈ PD-1812, Lug-to-lug: median of 3 agreeing independent measurements (49.8–50 mm); the maker does not publish it.
- ≈ PD-1812, Lug width: median of 3 agreeing independent measurements (22 mm); the maker does not publish it.
- ≈ Black Bay 58, Thickness: median of 2 agreeing independent measurements (11.9–12 mm); the maker does not publish it.
- ≈ Black Bay 58, Lug width: median of 3 agreeing independent measurements (20 mm); the maker does not publish it.
The original
Tudor
Black Bay 58
Reference M79030N-0001, black dial, steel bracelet
- Case
- 39 mm
- Lug-to-lug
- Not published
- Thickness
- ≈ 12 mm
- Water resistance
- Not published
- Movement
- Automatic, MT5402
- 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 diameter0 / 123 mm apart
- Lug-to-lug0 / 8Not published, left out
- Thickness0 / 63 mm apart
- Lug width0 / 42 mm apart
Design signatures— / 40
- Snowflake hands10 / 10Angular snowflake-style hour hand and snowflake-style seconds hand on every colourway in the official images.
- Black unidirectional bezel with gold-toned markings and arrow index4 / 8Black bezel with a triangle at 12 and a 10-to-50 numeral scale, but the numerals are white; the green and red colourways pair a coloured bezel with gold-toned dial markers.
- Domed black dial with gilt-toned print and applied plot markers3.5 / 7Black dial with applied round and bar markers and a triangle at 12. Gilt-toned markers appear only on the green and red colourways, and the dial print is plain.
- Oversized crown0 / 5The crown in the official images is small and sits tight to the case.
- Rivet-style steel bracelet0 / 5Five-link steel bracelet in every image, not a rivet-style one.
- Dateless dial3 / 3No date window on any colourway.
- Brushed case top with polished flanks and edge1 / 2Brushed case with polished chamfers per two reviews; the official images show a brushed top and polished bezel edge.
Functions and materials— / 20
- Complications8 / 8Time only, with no date window, the same as the original.
- Bezel action4 / 4Unidirectional rotating bezel per three reviews; they disagree on the click count (90 or 120). The brand does not state it.
- Case and bezel materials2 / 4316L steel case. Three reviews describe an aluminium bezel insert, the same family as the original's metal insert, but the brand does not state it.
- Crystal shape and date window4 / 4Domed sapphire crystal with no date window, the same as the original.
Movement type— / 10
- Movement type10 / 10Same movement type.
What reviewers and owners say
Reviewers
From 3 reviews we read or watched.
Reviewers describe a thick, heavy watch for its size: about 15 mm thick and about 50 mm lug to lug on a case that measures about 41 mm without the bezel. The lugs are 22 mm and the bracelet tapers to 18 mm at the clasp. The case is brushed with polished chamfers. The bezel is unidirectional; reviewers disagree on the click count (90 in two reviews, 120 in the third), and one finds noticeable play in it while two find little or none. In the lume tests the hands and the lume pip fade faster than the hour markers, though one reviewer sees an improvement on earlier Pagani models. Reviewers name a Seiko NH35 with a hidden date setting, not the Miyota 8215 the brand states. The five-link bracelet is praised by two reviewers and called sloppy by one. One reviewer says the clasp rattles and another that it has only three adjustment holes.
Good
- Sapphire crystal with an anti-reflective coating, per the brand
- Screw-down crown
- 100 m water resistance, stated in metres by the brand
- Five colourways, including red, green and ice blue
- Brushed case with polished chamfers, praised by two reviewers
- Dateless dial like the original
Less good
- Thick at about 15 mm, and about 50 mm lug to lug on a 42 mm case
- Hands and lume pip fade faster than the markers
- Bezel click count disputed (90 or 120), with play in one review
- Clasp rattle or few adjustment holes reported
- The brand and the reviewers name different movements
Known quality issues
Each reported by at least two independent sources.
- Two reviewers report that the lume on the hands and the lume pip fades faster than the lume on the hour markers.
Versions and colours
- Black dial, black bezelIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $180
- Ice-blue dial, black bezelIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $180
- Black dial, green bezel, gold-toned markersIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $180
- Black dial, red bezel, gold-toned markersIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $180
- Sky-blue dial, steel bezelIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $180
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Sources
Checked 31 Oct 2026. Every figure on this page comes from one of these pages.