Pagani DesignPD-1839
Homage to the Rolex Submariner
about$225
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The Pagani Design PD-1839 is a homage to the Rolex Submariner, with a 43 mm case, 2 mm larger. It uses an automatic movement. It costs about $225 at the official store.
Side by side with the original
Compared with reference 126610LN. Values marked ≈ are estimates, such as a reviewer's measurement.
| Spec | PD-1839 | Submariner (126610LN) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Case diameter | 43 mm | 41 mm | +2 mm |
| Lug-to-lug | Not published | ≈ 47.4 mm | Can't compare |
| Thickness | 12.55 mm | ≈ 12.5 mm | +0.05 mm |
| Lug width | Not published | Not published | Can't compare |
| Water resistance | Not published | 300 m | |
| Movement | Automatic, 8215 | Automatic, 3235 | |
| Power reserve | Not published | 70 h | |
| Crystal | Sapphire | Sapphire, cyclops | |
| Bezel | Not published | Unidirectional rotatable 60-minute graduated, Black Cerachrom ceramic, numerals and graduations coated in platinum | |
| Case material | Stainless Steel | Oystersteel | |
| Lume | Not published | Not published | |
| Bracelet | Not published | Not published | |
| Weight | 170.5 g | Not published |
- ≈ Submariner, Lug-to-lug: median of 2 agreeing independent measurements (47–47.8 mm); the maker does not publish it.
- ≈ Submariner, Thickness: median of 2 agreeing independent measurements (12.5 mm); the maker does not publish it.
The original
Rolex
Submariner
Reference 126610LN, black dial, black cerachrom bezel
- Case
- 41 mm
- Lug-to-lug
- ≈ 47.4 mm
- Thickness
- ≈ 12.5 mm
- Water resistance
- 300 m
- Movement
- Automatic, 3235
- List price
- $11,350
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 diameter4 / 122 mm apart
- Lug-to-lug0 / 8Not published, left out
- Thickness5.9 / 60.1 mm apart
- Lug width0 / 4Not published, left out
Design signatures— / 40
- Unidirectional 60-minute bezel with black Cerachrom insert6 / 12Rotating bezel with a 60-minute scale and lume pip in the images; the brand states neither the bezel action nor the insert material.
- Cyclops lens over the date8 / 8Magnifier over the date at 3 o'clock in the images.
- Three-row Oyster bracelet4 / 8Three-link steel bracelet; the brand does not name the bracelet type.
- Black dial with Chromalight luminous display3 / 6None of the four dials is plain black (stardust is dark blue, the others are stone-effect dark, green and brown). Lume dots and bars glow blue in the images; the brand does not state the lume type.
- Mercedes-style hour hand6 / 6Mercedes-style hour hand in the images.
Functions and materials— / 20
- Complications8 / 8Date, the same as the original.
- Bezel action2 / 4Rotating bezel; the brand does not give the action or click count.
- Case and bezel materials2 / 4Stainless steel case; the bezel insert material is not stated.
- Crystal shape and date window4 / 4Synthetic sapphire with a date magnifier, like the original.
Movement type— / 10
- Movement type10 / 10Same movement type.
What reviewers and owners say
We haven't read enough independent reviews of this model to summarise them yet.
Good
- Display caseback showing the Miyota movement
- Synthetic sapphire crystal with a date magnifier
- Stone-effect dials in four colours
- Rotating bezel with a lume pip
Less good
- 43 mm and 170.5 g make it a large, heavy watch
- Brand does not state the bezel action, lume or bracelet type
- Brand does not publish lug-to-lug or lug width
Versions and colours
- Stardust dialIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $225
- Black bezel, dark stone dialIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $225
- Green dialIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $225
- Brown dialIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $225
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Sources
Checked 31 Oct 2026. Every figure on this page comes from one of these pages.