Pagani DesignPD-YS018
Homage to the Richard Mille RM 011 Automatic Flyback Chronograph
about$198
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The Pagani Design PD-YS018 is a homage to the Richard Mille RM 011 Automatic Flyback Chronograph, with a 42 mm case, 2 mm larger. It uses an automatic movement and is water resistant to 50 m. Its Resemblance Score is 44 out of 100. It costs about $198 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-YS018 | RM 011 (RM 011) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Case diameter | 42 mm | 40 mm | +2 mm |
| Lug-to-lug | ≈ 53 mm | 50 mm | +3 mm |
| Thickness | 15 mm | ≈ 16 mm | −1 mm |
| Lug width | ≈ 23 mm | Not published | Can't compare |
| Water resistance | 50 m | Not published | |
| Movement | Automatic, X5021 | Automatic, RMAC1 | |
| Power reserve | 36 h | 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, 22 mm wide (strap width, not lug width) | Not published | |
| Weight | 119.2 g | Not published |
- ≈ PD-YS018, Lug-to-lug: median of 2 agreeing independent measurements (53 mm); the maker does not publish it.
- ≈ PD-YS018, Lug width: median of 2 agreeing independent measurements (23 mm); the maker does not publish it.
- ≈ 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 44
Proportions and movement are computed from specs. Design details and functions are judged from the brand's official images. How we score
Proportions9.2 / 30
- Case diameter4 / 122 mm apart
- Lug-to-lug0 / 83 mm apart
- Thickness4 / 61 mm apart
- Lug width0 / 4Not published, left out
Design signatures19 / 40
- Tripartite tonneau case with curved bezel, sides and case back7.5 / 15Rounded-rectangular tonneau-type case with exposed screws, but flatter flanks and coloured side panels (a reviewer says they are plastic) rather than a curved tripartite case.
- Skeletonised movement10 / 10Open-worked dial and a see-through case back showing a skeleton movement.
- Countdown timer at 9, 12-hour counter and oversize date0 / 8Time only: no timer, totaliser or date.
- Aerodynamic pushers with non-slip ribbing0 / 4No pushers.
- Crown shaped like a tyre around a spoked wheel1.5 / 3Ribbed crown in a contrast colour; no tyre-and-spoke shape.
Functions and materials6 / 20
- Complications0 / 8Time only; the original is a flyback chronograph.
- 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 type10 / 10
- Movement type10 / 10Same movement type.
What reviewers and owners say
Reviewers
From 2 reviews we read or watched.
Both reviewers give about 53 mm lug-to-lug (one says this includes the plastic side pieces) and a 23 mm lug width, which makes strap swaps hard. Both note black plastic panels on the sides of the case. One reviewer says the skeleton dial shows the real movement with no fake gears, and that it hand-winds but does not hack. That reviewer timed it at about +4 to +6 seconds a day with 300 degrees of amplitude and no beat error, found a lot of reflection on the sapphire crystal and weak lume, and liked the comfortable fluoro-rubber strap and sturdy buckle. Neither review states that the brand supplied the watch.
Good
- Skeleton dial and case back on an automatic movement
- Tonneau case with exposed screws
- Sapphire crystal with anti-reflective treatment
- Five colour options
- Real skeleton movement with no fake gears, per a reviewer
- Comfortable rubber strap and sturdy signed buckle, per a reviewer
Less good
- Only a 36-hour power reserve
- About 15 mm thick
- Time-only, unlike the original's chronograph
- Black plastic side pieces on the case, noted by two reviewers
- 23 mm lug width limits strap choice
- Movement hand-winds but does not hack, per a reviewer
Versions and colours
- RedIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $198
- Black BlueIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $198
- Black YellowIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $198
- BlackIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $198
- BlueIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $198
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Sources
Checked 31 Oct 2026. Every figure on this page comes from one of these pages.