ISSUES FIXED? Pagani Design PD1717 V2 Longines Spirit Homage Watch Review  

I have this in green and added dark green strap. Gorgeous

I have it in white, which is a really spiffing watch. The dial is very subtly textured and nicely white (not the ugly 'champagne' of the Pagani's main inspiration). The distortion of the crystal is really wonderful. I bought several Paganis and sold them on because they ultimately did not have the 'it' factor, but this one is a keeper.

Very thorough & helpful review, thank you!

I liked the look of this in v1 form, so great to see some improvements. Obvs credit goes to Longines for what is a good looking design. Some many watches, so little time…

I ordered the V1 in blue on a VERY cheap daily deal (under £30) and they sent the V2!! One happy customer. It's a lovely watch. Real weight and impressive finish. It gets a lot of attention, which is always nice I really love the red second hand! Great channel. Huge thanks for all you do.

Oh why do I like watches so much. Now I have to go get this little beauty. ty for great video

Blue is my favorite but all of them are quite nice. Dig this watch. Good stuff. Nice review. Cheers!

Hi great review of a beautiful watch what are your thoughts of the green dial is it flat smooth or grainy?

I really enjoyed mine! Thought it fit really well to wrist and with the new hand length, I think it works really well! Almost convinced me to buy the genuine thing!

Nothing really wrong with this watch. The best looking colour option of the original is a champagne coloured dial. It watch could use some better AR coating and an applied logo wouldn't go amiss either. This would make an amazing watch out of what's already a very good watch! Nice review mate!

I have to say that looks really good. Great review:-)

I avoided v1 and got blue v2 instead and am very happy with it. The clasp is surprisingly finished much better than those usual rolex style clasp from PD.

This watch might look good on a type of homage to the Longines green silicone strap as well as the bracelet. Great review!

Overall a damn good buy. I have the Air King which has a standard caseback which makes removal easy for regulation. This one not. Be aware the straps need refinishing to get rid of the sharp edges. If you're up to it then an excellent buy.

I also have a green one I picked up on Mercari for dirt cheap. I think this is becoming a top 2 or 3 Pagani for me. I do have a soft spot for slightly dressy field watches. I like almost everything about this one... except the lume. If they would apply five layers of lume and jack the price up $5 across the board, I think they'd dig into the Steeldive/Addiesdive level of watches which tend to be about 5% better overall, but 500% better lume. I know a lot of folks are starting to slag on Pagani overall but you can't deny their variety of watches. Love the details on the dial, love the dial color, like the hand set.

great review as always the lume is always an issue I would rather they got rid of the extra strap they put in and spent the money on a bit more lume, not my style (i have no style my wife says) great work as ever mate ))

Just found your channel. Are there any other good longines homage watches? Dolce vita, flagship, etc

That looks the nicest Pagani I have seen so far 👍

Nice looking watch, I agree just the logo really cleans up the dial, but come on Pagani, surely lume formula doesn't cost that much!!

Good review man - I hope you can find a little relief outdoors these days, being attached to a wheelchair is not fun. Take care.

Without Brits Aliland wouldn't sell green dial watches... (at all??😋). Anyways, a big thank to Longines for this amazing design, and Pagani for bringing it to the masses, twice...! Really like this design, wouldn't mind that much for the lume on this, you just want to stare this dial, that's that for me. Now that they fixed the hands to... Thanks for the review James, be well mate, cheers.

They fixed almost everything with V.2. Only thing I wish they would offer is the option of a smoother highbeat movement like a PT5000 which they recently put in the 1723 models.

I have this in V2 Blue and overall I like it. Would have preferred it as a 39mm and a bit thinner. Quartz movement even maybe? Main disappointment would be the female end links on the bracelet. I do like that general style of bracelet but wish they had gone with male end links like on the Spirit it resembles. Pagani Design are at a really good standard of workmanship now. Have bought two watches on the current Mega Brands sale. RMALTI diver MM200 White birch dial and another with a sunburst blue/greenish? dial. Went for the 'No Logo' option for each of them. Bit of a weird brand name?

Nice looking watch in photos but with a single dome crystal is gonna be a reflection machine like my Hamilton Khaki King. With minimal AR, it's probably gonna be a pass. It's funny they mention that V2 has "more" AR but if it's anything like my PD1734, AR again is minimal. Shame they couldn't do flat or DD sapphire which would negate some of the need for more AR.

This thing is gorgeous and came in under 60 hours from time ordered to Virginia, USA. fastest Aliexpress ever!

Just got one ($65 SHIPPED). I bought it out of curiosity and to tinker with. So nice in person and my it's my 1st PD. Three issues with the head of the watch: 1-the flat-bottom (sgl dome) crystal; 2- poor lume 3-hands are cheap looking in person I could do something about 1 and 3, but not the lume. But then....it's not a diver. Cheers!

Very nice, good that, they have gone for a cleaner look. Thankd

why there is no issue comparison mentioned in the title? please add at least a list of v1 vs v2 changes in the description

Applied number! Brilliant I’ve been looking for a watch like this for years, not in green though

This could be the first pagani that I might buy less text need that lume adjustment though .Thanks James Neet bracelet by the way.👍

I think this is a great watch; super for the price; would recommend to anyone looking for an everyday/anyday watch. (Single) domed sapphire a winner. Thanks.

Agree with you. A very beautiful watch. But Pagani Design really need to improve the lume on their watches! Everyone is saying!

Beautiful

Honestly I wear this one a lot more than some of my other more expensive watches. I like everything about it, except perhaps the crystal and of course the lume. (crystal is a little too reflective)

I almost just bought this, it's in my basket along with the 1723 I think it is the one with the pt5000

I have been collecting Seiko Astron and Citizen Atessa watches but these homage watches from Pagani with their price and quality make me want to try and get one.

It's a very nice looking watch, but a little bit too small and I prefer if it has a quartz choice as well

would you know what tool and size to remove the lid?

I'd really love this, if only they made a 40 or 42

The AR really became better?

So many distracting mic pops in the audio in this video. Did you change mic, mic placement, or gain settings?

Good one man. Me I would have preferred a double domed hardlex over a single domed sapphire.. It makes só much difference in appearance Some silicium carbide p1200 paper is to hardlex what polywatch is to acrylic

Pity we can't have radium dials. Such is life.

It's a shockingly good watch to me especially for just over $100. I got it for 104 with coupons. With sales like the current one, I imagine you might be able to get it around the same price or less. The lume isn't great but it's okay for the type watch. It barely matters to me. The bracelet is decent and probably better than most, if not all, other PD bracelets. The bracelet is as good as or better than many Seikos, Orients, and Citizens--at least the watches under $500. The finishing on the watch head and dial are suburb in my opinion. Great watch. Much better than I expected.

I got this one month ago. The lack of AR and poor Lum really make me not wearing it as often.

the biggest issue of this watch for me is the crystal. this watch should have a flat sapphire crystal with tons of AR

Great looking watch, let down by poor lume. Come on get it sorted PD !

What I do not understand is why are Chinese avoiding original designs like it's fire. Seriously, the design of this dial can be easily tweaked and modified to be original while keeping the general "spirit" of the watch. Instead Pagani Design goes for some subtle differences. Same with Addiesdive's Hamilton Khaki Automatic homage. They've added a red accent (200m WR) which actually improves the looks a lot (now the tip of second hand is not the only red part in view), but it's way too little to call that watch "original". The quality is there, prices are awesome, but it's homage fiesta all over the place. And there's really a lot of ways to make an original looking field watch. Just combine 2-3 existing designs and it most likely will still look great. Regarding the lume - I wonder how it compares to f.e. Addiesdive MYH2, because that one can rival Orient Ray 2 when it comes to longevity, and Orient Ray 2 is a pretty solid performer.

If only it had AR coating and C3 superluminova :DDD

Every single review company's about the lume. It's kind of a which they still have addressed it. Pretty much every other popular AliExpress brand has by now.

Guess I'm in the minority in that lume means nothing to me. I want to see the watch in the light, not the dark.

A lot of watch for your money

Whisper review.

Terrible glare, a deal-breaker!

Terrible quality control. Mine came with tilted dial and dented case. DO NOT BUY!