Pagani DesignPD-YS012
Homage to the Richard Mille RM 011 Automatic Flyback Chronograph
about$157
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The Pagani Design PD-YS012 is a homage to the Richard Mille RM 011 Automatic Flyback Chronograph, with a 41 mm case, 1 mm larger. It uses a quartz movement. It costs about $157 at the official store.
Side by side with the original
Compared with reference RM 011. Values marked ≈ are estimates, such as a reviewer's measurement.
| Spec | PD-YS012 | RM 011 (RM 011) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Case diameter | 41 mm | 40 mm | +1 mm |
| Lug-to-lug | Not published | 50 mm | Can't compare |
| Thickness | 12 mm | ≈ 16 mm | −4 mm |
| Lug width | Not published | Not published | Can't compare |
| Water resistance | Not published | Not published | |
| Movement | Quartz, VH88 | Automatic, RMAC1 | |
| Power reserve | Not published | Not published | |
| Crystal | Sapphire, anti-reflective treatment | Not published | |
| Bezel | Not published | Not published | |
| Case material | 316L Surgical Stainless Steel | Titanium | |
| Lume | Not published | Not published | |
| Bracelet | Strap, 24.5 mm wide (strap width, not lug width) | Not published | |
| Weight | 109 g | Not published |
- ≈ RM 011, Thickness: median of 2 agreeing independent measurements (15.85–16.15 mm); the maker does not publish it.
The original
Richard Mille
RM 011
Reference RM 011, titanium, automatic flyback chronograph (felipe massa)
- Case
- 40 mm
- Lug-to-lug
- 50 mm
- Thickness
- ≈ 16 mm
- Water resistance
- Not published
- Movement
- Automatic, RMAC1
- 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 diameter8 / 121 mm apart
- Lug-to-lug0 / 8Not published, left out
- Thickness0 / 64 mm apart
- Lug width0 / 4Not published, left out
Design signatures— / 40
- Tripartite tonneau case with curved bezel, sides and case back15 / 15Tonneau-shaped case with eight exposed screws.
- Skeletonised movement5 / 10Open-worked look with printed gears; a reviewer calls it a fake skeleton over a quartz movement.
- Countdown timer at 9, 12-hour counter and oversize date4 / 8Week, date and 24-hour sub-dial layout instead of timer, totaliser and oversize date.
- Aerodynamic pushers with non-slip ribbing2 / 4Ribbed grooves on the right flank of the case, but no pushers.
- Crown shaped like a tyre around a spoked wheel1.5 / 3Rubber-ringed crown; not a tyre-and-spoke shape.
Functions and materials— / 20
- Complications0 / 8Day, date and 24-hour indicator; no chronograph or timers.
- Bezel action4 / 4Neither has a rotating bezel.
- Case and bezel materials0 / 4316L steel per brand; the original record lists titanium.
- Crystal shape and date window2 / 4Sapphire per brand; the original record lists no crystal.
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
- Tonneau case with exposed screws and ribbed flanks
- Week, date and 24-hour displays
- Sapphire crystal with anti-reflective treatment
- Slim at 12 mm
Less good
- Quartz movement under a printed open-worked dial
- Push-pull crown rated to 5 ATM only
- Water rating in feet only on the brand page
Versions and colours
- BlueIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $157
- BlackIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $157
- OrangeIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $157
- GreenIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $157
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Sources
Checked 31 Oct 2026. Every figure on this page comes from one of these pages.