$5000 Omega v $100 Pagani - How Close Does The Pagani 'Aqua Terra' Get? 

Jody's wife watching this be like "damn! I should have gotten him a Pagani"

I used to not want to associate with homage watches but as got older I actually realized how mature it is to accept them as viable pieces in a collection. For me at least here are some considerations I bet many others can relate to: 1. I’m young and have way more important things to focus on, getting married next year saving for a house, grad school. 2. Lots of hobbies. I have to split my fun money between watches, fishing, collectible cards, instruments 3. On the topic of instruments. There are many many many “off brand” versions of popular guitars, but I’ve never heard the term homage thrown around. I think this is because an instrument is a tool and we care about the specs and how it sounds. A watch is jewelry, not really a tool these days, and (not throwing shade) but I feel designating a watch as homage is just a way to emotionally justify your own purchase of 100s times more expensive jewelry.

Very nice comparison. It's interesting to really see the subtle design differences, and see how elegant the Omega looks. If Pagani (and many of the other homage makers) went down the smaller and slimmer route, im sure their desirability would go up even more. Thanks Jody 😊

Comparing a Pagani to an Omega and still had time to bash Rolex. Brilliant 😂😂😂

Would be curious what Cronos or San Martin could do with that design. Those guys can actually finish hands and do lots of layers of lume.

I got my Pagani Design "Faux-mega" Aqua Terra a few weeks ago. You were absolutely spot on about that bracelet. Another issue I had was the bracelet kinking up at the end links. The last time I bought something that kinky, I had to prove I was eighteen. Worst bracelet I've ever seen, and I own three Vostoks. I put it on a mesh bracelet and it looks and feels great.

For $100 it’s an excellent value homage! I have the 41.5mm Aqua Terra from 2016 and if I had too, would be my 1 watch collection!

Great comparison Jody. The AR coating on your Aqua Terra blows my mind every time! I find the value vs worth thing and the law of diminishing returns so interesting. How much should you pay for something you don’t need but really like? I always find the arguments around homages a bit bewildering. Every industry has copies or inspired by designs of desirable products at lower price points. People like the fancy expensive thing but most can’t afford it so someone makes something that to a varying degree looks quite like the fancy thing and maybe functions similarly and sells it for less. From breakfast cereal to shoes to consumer electronics, that is how the world works. I’m not saying it’s ethically “right” or “wrong” but it is what it is. Some people would never own a homage watch (and that’s totally fine) and some people can’t or are unwilling to ever spend several thousand dollars on a watch (totally fine too).

Can't argue against the value, solid offering. Nice to see them moving away from Rolex homages and into other brands

This is an important video making an important point : luxury Swiss brands are running out of excuses for their mark up. The materials are visually matched, quality may vary but the price difference cannot be explained away like this. It makes a certain absurd sense that the Swiss brands pursue these outlandish technical endeavours in material research, trying to convince you that they have discovered Unobtainium and are making watch cases , not weapons out of it. Same old guff when they bang on about proprietary stainless steels and exotic gold mixes (my mother could tell you that unadulterated gold is surely the idea?).

The biggest and most glaring differences I saw were the flat and rough hands coupled with a grey dial. If the dial was piano black and good finished high polished hands...visually it would have been much more appealing

I have a couple of Sekonda quartz,s that have a whiff of that Omega to them.Cost 25 quid a pop. Congrats on nearly 200,000 BTW.

No question the Pagani is the wrong AT to be comparing with - it's Corgeut and Phylida. The Corgeut white dial w/blue hands blew me away with how well it's executed - the faceted hands and indices catch the light in so many interesting ways, and the deep striped grooving in the dial was way more impressive than I expected, and makes it fun to look at from any angle. The case is surprisingly well-finished, including vertical brushing between the lugs. No A/R, but the flat sapphire lets the dial/indices/hand be the star of the show. There are three weaknesses of the Corgeut: (a) the SeaGull 1612 inside, which keeps pretty good time if you regulate it, but has a noisy, cheap-sounding rotor, and the hand-winding feels terribly cheap. (b) Only 50m water resistance (that it proudly states on its overly-wordy dial text). And (c) the false use of the word "Chronometer" on the dial text. Everything else about the watch cosmetically is so great - why did they have to overreach with that? Phylida builds an incredibly solid-feeling watch - and for still under $100 is a step up from the Corgeut. I have both the white and blue dial versions: both are well-finished. The grooves in the dial are not as deep as Corgeut's, but the quality of the indices and hands (again, faceted to catch the light) are great - even looking at them through a loupe. And Phylida provides a color-matched date wheel on the blue model for consistent text color on the dial. The NH35 inside means this is as solid an auto movement as you need, and the case provides 100m water resistance. A key upgrade is that Phylida also replicates the AT's domed sapphire crystal, which feels great and provides visual interest. I don't think you can beat Phylida for providing satisfying quality, and I don't know how they do it for the price.

A particularly effervescent 'Hellooooo and Welcome' Jody haha.

There's something about the new Omegas, and the way they play with the light. Even the slightest angle change and reflection can make them appear to be a shade different color. Amazing timepieces. I have yet to see this with any other watches.

It's decent, but I'll stick with my first true grail, finally attained, the Omega Aqua Terra. I've always wanted one and my wonderful wife gifted it to me for our tenth anniversary. Thank you Jody, looking forward to your next vid!

Pagani looks very nice! The Aquaterra is my grail watch, the perfect one watch collection 🙌🏽

The Phylida Aqua Terra homage is significantly better than this Pagani and not anymore expensive really. Highly suggest you get one of those in. I recommend the green dial.

My Pagani Design identifies as an Omega. So it's an Omega

Those of us with a particular mental affliction appreciate the synchronization of the second hands thanks mate Cheers

Pagani does a credible job of copy and paste and in isolation looks nice. Somehow the 3:00 date window look unbalanced with the symmetrical case and horizontal dial. But then it could just be what I'm used to. The newer Cal 8900 Aqua Terra in 41's, fortunately have returned to 20mm lugs. Someone suggested the dial look dusty, it does plus the Omega horizontal dial varies line width giving a different light play. All little things but with an associated cost sort of a value added tax. Me I just wanted the slate color way and the box, don't forget the box!

As almost always, the FIRST thing you do when your Pagani arrives is change out the band. I actually love that about them. My reasoning: to get to their price point they HAVE TO cut corners somewhere. I can easily replace a band, so I am glad they do it there. Exception: Pagani actually did great with the band on the Tudor Black Bay homage. They use the same band on some of their other "premium" watches (and by premium, with Pagani, we are only talking about a buck 40), and it is decent. But on all other Paganis...just buy a band you like on the same day you buy the watch, and hope they arrive at the same time.

Very intersting video, as always!

Love a comparison! It would be interesting to see how the Phylida Aquaterra homage compares with the PD! 😯

There are plenty of other Aqua Terra homages, besides Pagani/Pargne. For Under $100, the Phylida AT addresses many of your complaints. Corgeut also makes an Aqua Terra, with your choice of Sea-Gull ST1612, NH35a, or Miyota 8215 movements,

That blue Pagani is rather good, I could see it on a nice rubber strap. And I hope you & Mrs J get some work at the Opera house soon. We are getting a lot of ad's here to fly over to Sydney to see some spectacular light show at said Opera house.

I have to agree with you Jody. The head of the watch is pretty good, but that bracelet isn't the best.

Another great video! I own a couple Pagani Designs, and they have yet to disappoint despite some QC issues! Keep up the good work!

I like the Omega movement mystique. Very unique. That said, I'm not a snob so as long as it tells time...

Love the review! BEST watch channel on RU-vid!!!

Bought a Pagani in this model with silver dial and blue handset, nicely finished and very accurate $135 AUD only weak point is the lume, they appear to have improved the braclet removed 2 links for fit.

Great comparison mate. The Pagani is impressive for the price. They’d be dangerous if they had some original design!

Love my Corgeut AT...had it for almost 2 yrs now, it runs like a champ and has half links!

I think that your opening just about cracks you up and then you miraculously recover!! Keep up the great work!

Corgeut have a good looking Omega Railmaster homage. Bought it on the Ali sale. Also found a replica NASA Speedmaster velcro strap form Luna Replicas in the USA

With your new theme tune, it sounds like the start to a heist movie... I'm lovin' it

can't wait for the "Rolex Explorer I vs Pagani ". Problem is Pagani has to make the watch first :D

Beautiful, but I think the Phylida version of the Aqua Terra is much better. Better looking and better finished, in my opinion. I have the green dial version of the Phylida, on a black sail cloth/leather strap with a single deployment clasp. I got rid of the bracelet, and the watch feels and looks a million times more expensive. I think Pagani has done a nice job, but it’s missing some things that make it a bit of a better watch. Phylida all the way on this homage….great review though, as always!

I did a similar video but with a Corgeut instead. Same outcome. These Chinese homages are great value for money.

If only it keeps the original dimension, it would be perfect for me

I´ve been looking for this review everywhere! Guess you´re the first one again! thanks for the great review

Got the Phylida homage with the white dial. I really like it and wear it. Great summer watch. They even match the date colour to the hands. The NH35 runs with +1 s/d.

I have that omega in Blue and I too got this before my wedding lol - absolutely a beautiful watch.

I think that Omega is fabulous 👍 thanks Jody good video

Hi, First response from the content provider ever!!!! And effing helpful. ! Thank you Sir. Best, Tom

The Pagani Design dial seems dusty and rough, especially when you put it side by side with the Omega

Maybe this is weird of me, but I see much more value in buying a real Omega than I do a real Rolex. I think just because as you say, Omega dials look so special... That said, I still don't really get homages that are so similar to the original (other than to annoy snobs, which is hilarious).

Anther spot on review! A set of Dagaz hands and nice strap would put the PD into the category of something I would wear.

If it wasn't for Homages , I would not have a collection in my situation. Cheers Jodie. You Rock!

Jodie your videos are so good, I sometimes view them twice !

I've got the PD Submariner homage, and you're right about those screws. They're a pain in the ass. They need to do better with those. The bezel is also pretty loose. It spins way too easily. Other than that, though, I think PD does a good job of delivering quality homages.

I love my Pagani GMT plus in over a year of owning it, ive never needed to adjust it once

Think the strap change comment was very relevant. A nice leather strap would make a world of difference. That being said .. was the pagani handset square to the watch face? From some angles the hands did not look flat? Almost twisted.. A lot of watch for the money nevertheless.

Lume is one of the most expensive elements of a watch apart from the movement (especially if genuine SuperLuminova is used), I think PD did a decent job here considering the price point.

Great video as always. As a slight correction, the larger Omega AT has 20mm lugs.

The Pagani really makes the AT look like it’s worth the money.

Phyilidas efforts at homaging the aquaterra can't go unnoticed. Mine is the emerald green is awesome value, fit and finish. Iv got seven different paganis and they are great generally,but might give this a miss.

Yup, the AT is my grail watch. I actually bought a Courgeut AT homage with a Seagull movement. Runs like a top after regulating. I mean, it’s more accurate than any Seiko movement I’ve regulated. I was pretty shocked with the amount of value you can get from these watches. I guess I’ll have to pick up one of these Paganis too. At least with the NH it will be easy to upgrade the hands to something with better visibility and lume.

Hey Jody, how come the watch on your logo has no crown? :D

I get why someone would buy this, but I've always been the guy who couldn't bring himself to wear the concert t-shirt if I didn't actually go to the concert.

Oooh, well done Jody! I like the Omega Aqua Terra and might eventually pick one up in the distant future. I wonder if I pick this one up, will it prepare me for a similar wearing experience?

You'll have to get Mr. X's Daytona for episode 3.

I LOVE the Aqua Terra it’s my favourite Omega. This just does not do it justice, but then it shouldn’t at that money. Shame there is no silver/white dial version but glad really as I just spoiled myself and bought a Christopher Ward Sealander. You guessed it white dial which has the orange bits just like the AT (no striping to the dial though), I’m very pleased with it. A sort of half way house (perhaps not in money terms) between these guys. 😁

I think this is a complete miss, the worst of both worlds in dial/date wheel choice, the extra ml and slightly wrong indecies ruin the visual symmetry and even at the price but without the comparison by which it suffers horribly its a handsome watch, having said that I dont think it is a viable alternative to my seiko5 at all...even the og bracelet is better!

Good video Jody. Would like to see a review of this type of watch in 39mm only.

Darn it! I have lost track of your uploading schedule! 😂 When do you plan to make the review on the Addiesdive pilot watch mentioned in your last video? 😊

Here's the comparison if the Rolex GMT Batman against the Pagani GMT Batman! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-1d5mUai8L2U.html

Nicely done sir! Keep’m coming!

I like your point on Omega being more elaborate than Rolex models.

Great video as always, would you be able to do a video on original design watches With high beat movements im sure the price range will be high but it would be nice to get your recommendation on good originals with nicer movements that are more of a goal watch but not over $1000. Thanks again for all your content! Im always recommending you to anyone looking into watches!

Being in the small wrist club, the smaller size of the Omega is key. That seems to be a theme with the cheaper Chinese watches, they rarely are below 40mm, which is a bummer.

i love seeing these types of comparisons

AT this stage, you'd think it would be a good idea by Seiko to stop selling the NH35 as all it's doing is giving them more competition undercutting their prices.

Middle of the winter and you are wearing a t-shirt outside. I am so jealous, you live in the real world paradise definetly.

Very nice job by Pagani. Makes you realise how much of a premium you’re paying to have Omega on the dial

For the costs vs compromises, I wish Pagani would focus on some of the more iconic Seiko 5 designs that are slowly going away. If they would make an SNXS homage with the NH36 (hacking and hand-winding) and a not-crap bracelet, I'd buy one in every colorway.

Omega is stunning. Thanks for the comparison. I own a Pagani but not an Omega. I didn't get that deal when I got engaged. Oh well.

Pagani all the way. I love what they can do at their price point.

Maybe it's just me, but I wonder why Pagani took the "slavish" route and included a see-through caseback ... to show off an NH35. EDIT: Just because it's the only other AT-homage I can think of ... have you checked out Phylida's take on the Omega? Might be interesting to compare the two.

Thank you for your videos. Very helpful! BTW, I am also a student of Griffith uni

The Phylida Aqua Terra I have has Nice Polishes Hands with Dimensions

A quick ebay search got me some Omega-like hands that would do the watch very good...

Thanks for this video. I was waiting someone to review this watch. I will go for blue

its better than a fake replica but ill wait for the heimdallr version

Check the Casio Edifce EFV 140 , it's has a similar design.

Great video, thank you! Speaking of Omega and Pagani: Could you consider doing a review of their seamaster 300 m professional with the wave pattern? Could be a real value monster.

Sold.....Im buying one. As usual, thanks for the review.

No flat hands or white datewheel on the Phylida AT ($98) - Would love to see it side-by-side with the 40mm Aqua Terra.

I hope Pagani keeps their current price ranges. I feel Steel Dive and San Martin cover the next higher $$ levels just fine.

Love the Dial on both. However got to give.it to pagani.

I want them to do a Speedmaster homage.

Ooooh, that Rolex burn at 1:26 :)

Nice homage unfortunately got a bad Pagani design watch last year company a nightmare to deal with, if had better dealings would have bought this one. Looks half decent.

Thanks for the great review! We are fans of the Pagani homage watches and looks like we will have to add this one. How is the weight of the watch?

The Casio Edifice EFV-100D is similar looking to the Omega Aquaterra, is it a homage? Probably but has its own character too. Finishing is much better than the Pagani (especially the hands, which are nice) and it comes in black, blue and white dial variants. The only negative is its quartz (although positive is you don't need to wind it up, and its accurate as... well its very accurate). I have recieved many compliments on how it looks by non watch people (99%!) so its a good fashion watch and very practical. I would'nt even think of comparing it to an Omega, which for me is a dream watch (unfortunately most likely will stay only in my dreams) but the Casio is probably a better tool watch, tough, rugged and waterproof to 100m (and you won't be mugged for it).

Great video Jody what is that Scottish word you used for dwaddling in one of your videos. keep up the good work

*Any idea on how long Pagani take to ship to Australia?* Thinking of ordering a watch for my graduation (10th July). I would love the two-tone root beer or gold with black/blue dial.

I don't believe I ever saw a review of a Corgeut or a Parnis from you which I even prefer over Pagani because of interesting model choices, more size variations and sometimes even with no-branded dials. Maybe you want to check them out? Cheers!

Heat gun or hairdryer for the screw links.

I feel like the problem with a pagani design is that I'd feel bad wearing it in public lmao