I’m a huge fan of the Explorer II. I just don’t have huge amounts of money to spend. This will be my next watch. Thanks for the review.
@HonestWatchReviewsHWR
8 ай бұрын
I'm glad the video helped you to make your decision. When you do end up buying it, please consider using my affiliate link, as it does help to support the channel. But you don't pay any extra.
@pol5561 Жыл бұрын
Pagani slowly gets better,but now is the hard part for them to convince everyone that their worth the extra money,nice one man and the sound of the video is like old days,cheers👍👍
@HonestWatchReviewsHWR
Жыл бұрын
Yeah absolutely. Thanks mate. I went back to my old mic again.
@eoghanmyers2330
Жыл бұрын
yeah, this is almost the same price as the san martin bb pro
@angelherrera6820 Жыл бұрын
Nice to see Pagani Design improving with each release. I see why they have a lot of fans. Nice review. Cheers!
@HonestWatchReviewsHWR
Жыл бұрын
They are improving, slowly. Thanks.
@adamareid Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the vid! Had to pull the trigger during the anniversary sale. Excited for my first GMT.
@HonestWatchReviewsHWR
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching. I hope you enjoy it once it arrives.
@drebarthelotte5712 Жыл бұрын
I totally agree. No deal breaker, though. Being a watch/lume pig, I do enjoy watches without lume. I want my watches to have the best lume. I'll change the hands and dial. Sometimes, you make your watch for yourself. I think it was hard to get bigger hands. Black bgw9. Its a good enough watch. No shame just version 2 and 3. I bet this is my next watch
@HonestWatchReviewsHWR
Жыл бұрын
I could definitely make a base to mod from. You'll have to let me know how you get on, if you do end up doing that.
@CanadianBeachcomber Жыл бұрын
The relative size of the hour hand is not all that different from what they used for the 1661 just a couple of years ago. On a black dial it was less obvious. Good review.
@WristWatching Жыл бұрын
Great review James! Disappointing to see they’ve not matched the lume on the hands and indices, and the short hands. These were the same issues I had with their older model, so there’s really no reason why they didn’t fix them for this model. Everything else about this watch looks excellent though.
@HonestWatchReviewsHWR
Жыл бұрын
Cheers. The lume is slightly better than the previous version, as it's actually BGW9 now. But they just need more of it.
@WristWatching
Жыл бұрын
@@HonestWatchReviewsHWR Definitely! I just don't like the mismatched lume colour, with the grey on the indices and white on the hands.
@patricj951 Жыл бұрын
I like the introduction of NH34 with Pagani with this model as well as with for example the pepsi-homage. I will give Pagani a chance.
@HonestWatchReviewsHWR
Жыл бұрын
It's a really good upgrade. They just need work on the lume still though.
@seranadesongs Жыл бұрын
I've owned a number of Pagani Design watches. It's good to hear their lume has gotten better. Good review mate!
@HonestWatchReviewsHWR
Жыл бұрын
Yeah they're getting there slowly. Thanks for watching 👍
@gs8287 Жыл бұрын
Great review James, I really like that. Saw another review of the same watch and the clasp was completely different to yours, the one u have is much better.
@HonestWatchReviewsHWR
Жыл бұрын
Thanks. That might have been the older version. Did that one have the NH34?
@gs8287
Жыл бұрын
Definitely the new nh34 one James. Weird that it's different
@HonestWatchReviewsHWR
Жыл бұрын
@@gs8287 That is odd then. Was it the older version clasp with the microadjust on the inside?
@gs8287
Жыл бұрын
No just the fold over milled clasp,no security latch. They use it on alot of their models
@HonestWatchReviewsHWR
Жыл бұрын
@@gs8287 I know which one you mean.
@jeffreyb.1657 Жыл бұрын
The v4 came today. Perfect....40mm case, bigger hands, AR, nh34, and IT IS +2s/day right now...amazing.
@HonestWatchReviewsHWR
Жыл бұрын
Nice 👍
@LassiiR
Жыл бұрын
Do you have a link to it? Cant seem to find the v4 anywhere.
@Valvey789 Жыл бұрын
I just ordered the new San Martin homage to the Tudor Pro GMT cuz i wanted an NH354 watch.. Wish I had seen this first. 🙁
@rhodes1591
Жыл бұрын
... don't you worry, SM is superior quality, you will not be disappointed ... 👍🏻
@Sicarius888 Жыл бұрын
I was waiting for this one, but with that price increase, I think I will get new Steeldive Pepsi GMT. A bit more but lume is probably stronger and looks like red ceramic bezel.
@HonestWatchReviewsHWR
Жыл бұрын
Yeah I'm sure the lume in the Steeldive will be better. That's something Island Design still needs to work on a bit more.
@kroon275 Жыл бұрын
I have this in the older version with the shitty lume. Its a lovely watch though and a strap monster. Great watch all around
@HonestWatchReviewsHWR
Жыл бұрын
I'm glad you're enjoying yours.
@michaelj8793 Жыл бұрын
Another fine review my friend Sorry to say with my luck and Pagani watches just don't click It is nice to see them improving slightly The QC issues keep me from pulling the trigger Be well my friend and Thanks for sharing 👍
@HonestWatchReviewsHWR
Жыл бұрын
Thanks mate. Have you had a bad experience with Pagani Design watches in the past then?
@michaelj8793
Жыл бұрын
@@HonestWatchReviewsHWR I sure have had bad luck 1st time the movement failed after about a month then I got the BB homage and straight out of the box the movement didn't hand wind it was a ghost wind position lol I still wear it occasionally just have to shake it a bit and the last purchase the watch failed shortly after swimming and yes the crown was secured So you can see why I hesitate to trust them No problems with any of my other Aliexpres watches Thanks for your great content Be well my friend
@HonestWatchReviewsHWR
Жыл бұрын
@@michaelj8793 That is bad luck. I'm sorry to hear that mate. Did you try contacting the sellers after having issues with any of them at all?
@donnyboon2896 Жыл бұрын
Yes
@HonestWatchReviewsHWR
Жыл бұрын
You like it then?
@karlsenula9495 Жыл бұрын
I saw another review where someone said that this would be an amazing summer watch on an orange strap to match the GMT hand.
@HonestWatchReviewsHWR
Жыл бұрын
That would be a nice combo.
@karlsenula9495
Жыл бұрын
@@HonestWatchReviewsHWR... maybe silicone instead of a NATO. Interesting to see if they reissue the Steve McQueen with the NH34 and updated Lum.
@CanadianBeachcomber
Жыл бұрын
Orange strap. I think you’re on to something there. I’ll add this to my cart and think about it.
@HonestWatchReviewsHWR
Жыл бұрын
@@CanadianBeachcomber Don't wait too long though, as the sale ends soon remember.
@CanadianBeachcomber
Жыл бұрын
@@HonestWatchReviewsHWR Thanks for the reminder. I just spent $300 on a Vanbanner so I’m going to miss this sale. Cheers
@losdawg626511 ай бұрын
Man you should be a narrator for documentaries.
@HonestWatchReviewsHWR
11 ай бұрын
Thanks. I'm not very good at pronouncing unusual names though, which might be a problem 😆
@Happy357mag Жыл бұрын
I like it a lot, and I do like Pagani design, but I'm not spending more than $100 on a Pagani. Soon, the nh34 will be seen like the nh35. NH35 is better than the Miyota 8215 but not close to the 9000 series. So, one step above bare minimum.
@HonestWatchReviewsHWR
Жыл бұрын
That's fair enough.
@sweetcorn1968 Жыл бұрын
I’m trying to convince my wife that this is the last watch I need for my collection. The watch it is based on is cool as f***and so is this. This one I can afford though.
@sweetcorn1968
Жыл бұрын
I’ve been waiting for this upgrade
@HonestWatchReviewsHWR
Жыл бұрын
Ah that old chestnut 😉
@HonestWatchReviewsHWR
Жыл бұрын
@@sweetcorn1968 It's a big step up... But there are still areas that need to be improve a bit though
@eoghanmyers2330 Жыл бұрын
over €200 for a pagani is just too much. I'd rather go for the Steeldive GMT which is cheaper and probably will be better built with better lume, or the SM BB pro which is not a whole lot more while being far better. During a big sale when the price drops to €150 or lower, maybe. But atm it's just not for the money imo
@HonestWatchReviewsHWR
Жыл бұрын
That's a fair point.
@BillyO8828 Жыл бұрын
Pretty much the same as a Rolex Exlplorer 2.
@HonestWatchReviewsHWR
Жыл бұрын
Yeah they did a good job didn't they?
@DM-rc4yu Жыл бұрын
Endlink gaps are bad.
@HonestWatchReviewsHWR
Жыл бұрын
There is a little bit of a gap. But you don't really notice it when you're wearing it though.
@CG-ql5rr Жыл бұрын
Why the heck still put their name brand as logo ? Just make a pd logo or a sign
@HonestWatchReviewsHWR
Жыл бұрын
It would definitely look cleaner with just the logo. That's always my preference.
@DMR52xp35 ай бұрын
A favorite ! Easy to read.
@powervoices Жыл бұрын
Isn't this a explorer ii copy?
@nickdsnik1675
Жыл бұрын
ssshhh
@HonestWatchReviewsHWR
Жыл бұрын
It's an homage of that, yeah.
@lesfideles3554Ай бұрын
I got one of these DOA. Pagani never made good on it. I have had multiple QC issues with this brand
@HonestWatchReviewsHWR
Ай бұрын
I'm sorry to hear that. If you bought it from AliExpress, then I recommend opening a dispute straight away with AliExpress, and don't bother contacting the seller. I've only ever had to use it on a handful of occasions, but when I have they've always sorted things out very quickly and effectively. Be that, partial refund and keep it, or full refund and return... Which they pay for.
@pingechelon93899 ай бұрын
Got my PD1762 today. Very faint lume on hands and zero lume on dial. What a joke. Returning or refund.
@HonestWatchReviewsHWR
9 ай бұрын
Yeah they really aren't great at lume.
@ejames64314 ай бұрын
Why pay Rolex $12,000 for this watch? I know it is better, but like how much better? Not $11,875k better!
@HonestWatchReviewsHWR
4 ай бұрын
Yeah I'd personally never pay that kind of money for any watch. I'd rather get an homage and spend the rest on a holiday or something instead.
@zhan9207 Жыл бұрын
This brand should be named "Pagani Copy"😬
@DannyDierickx3 ай бұрын
Over €1000 for a Pagani ???? Are you mad ?????
@HonestWatchReviewsHWR
3 ай бұрын
Where are you getting that price from? It's under €200 using the link in the description.
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I’m a huge fan of the Explorer II. I just don’t have huge amounts of money to spend. This will be my next watch. Thanks for the review.
@HonestWatchReviewsHWR
8 ай бұрын
I'm glad the video helped you to make your decision. When you do end up buying it, please consider using my affiliate link, as it does help to support the channel. But you don't pay any extra.
Pagani slowly gets better,but now is the hard part for them to convince everyone that their worth the extra money,nice one man and the sound of the video is like old days,cheers👍👍
@HonestWatchReviewsHWR
Жыл бұрын
Yeah absolutely. Thanks mate. I went back to my old mic again.
@eoghanmyers2330
Жыл бұрын
yeah, this is almost the same price as the san martin bb pro
Nice to see Pagani Design improving with each release. I see why they have a lot of fans. Nice review. Cheers!
@HonestWatchReviewsHWR
Жыл бұрын
They are improving, slowly. Thanks.
Thanks for the vid! Had to pull the trigger during the anniversary sale. Excited for my first GMT.
@HonestWatchReviewsHWR
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching. I hope you enjoy it once it arrives.
I totally agree. No deal breaker, though. Being a watch/lume pig, I do enjoy watches without lume. I want my watches to have the best lume. I'll change the hands and dial. Sometimes, you make your watch for yourself. I think it was hard to get bigger hands. Black bgw9. Its a good enough watch. No shame just version 2 and 3. I bet this is my next watch
@HonestWatchReviewsHWR
Жыл бұрын
I could definitely make a base to mod from. You'll have to let me know how you get on, if you do end up doing that.
The relative size of the hour hand is not all that different from what they used for the 1661 just a couple of years ago. On a black dial it was less obvious. Good review.
Great review James! Disappointing to see they’ve not matched the lume on the hands and indices, and the short hands. These were the same issues I had with their older model, so there’s really no reason why they didn’t fix them for this model. Everything else about this watch looks excellent though.
@HonestWatchReviewsHWR
Жыл бұрын
Cheers. The lume is slightly better than the previous version, as it's actually BGW9 now. But they just need more of it.
@WristWatching
Жыл бұрын
@@HonestWatchReviewsHWR Definitely! I just don't like the mismatched lume colour, with the grey on the indices and white on the hands.
I like the introduction of NH34 with Pagani with this model as well as with for example the pepsi-homage. I will give Pagani a chance.
@HonestWatchReviewsHWR
Жыл бұрын
It's a really good upgrade. They just need work on the lume still though.
I've owned a number of Pagani Design watches. It's good to hear their lume has gotten better. Good review mate!
@HonestWatchReviewsHWR
Жыл бұрын
Yeah they're getting there slowly. Thanks for watching 👍
Great review James, I really like that. Saw another review of the same watch and the clasp was completely different to yours, the one u have is much better.
@HonestWatchReviewsHWR
Жыл бұрын
Thanks. That might have been the older version. Did that one have the NH34?
@gs8287
Жыл бұрын
Definitely the new nh34 one James. Weird that it's different
@HonestWatchReviewsHWR
Жыл бұрын
@@gs8287 That is odd then. Was it the older version clasp with the microadjust on the inside?
@gs8287
Жыл бұрын
No just the fold over milled clasp,no security latch. They use it on alot of their models
@HonestWatchReviewsHWR
Жыл бұрын
@@gs8287 I know which one you mean.
The v4 came today. Perfect....40mm case, bigger hands, AR, nh34, and IT IS +2s/day right now...amazing.
@HonestWatchReviewsHWR
Жыл бұрын
Nice 👍
@LassiiR
Жыл бұрын
Do you have a link to it? Cant seem to find the v4 anywhere.
I just ordered the new San Martin homage to the Tudor Pro GMT cuz i wanted an NH354 watch.. Wish I had seen this first. 🙁
@rhodes1591
Жыл бұрын
... don't you worry, SM is superior quality, you will not be disappointed ... 👍🏻
I was waiting for this one, but with that price increase, I think I will get new Steeldive Pepsi GMT. A bit more but lume is probably stronger and looks like red ceramic bezel.
@HonestWatchReviewsHWR
Жыл бұрын
Yeah I'm sure the lume in the Steeldive will be better. That's something Island Design still needs to work on a bit more.
I have this in the older version with the shitty lume. Its a lovely watch though and a strap monster. Great watch all around
@HonestWatchReviewsHWR
Жыл бұрын
I'm glad you're enjoying yours.
Another fine review my friend Sorry to say with my luck and Pagani watches just don't click It is nice to see them improving slightly The QC issues keep me from pulling the trigger Be well my friend and Thanks for sharing 👍
@HonestWatchReviewsHWR
Жыл бұрын
Thanks mate. Have you had a bad experience with Pagani Design watches in the past then?
@michaelj8793
Жыл бұрын
@@HonestWatchReviewsHWR I sure have had bad luck 1st time the movement failed after about a month then I got the BB homage and straight out of the box the movement didn't hand wind it was a ghost wind position lol I still wear it occasionally just have to shake it a bit and the last purchase the watch failed shortly after swimming and yes the crown was secured So you can see why I hesitate to trust them No problems with any of my other Aliexpres watches Thanks for your great content Be well my friend
@HonestWatchReviewsHWR
Жыл бұрын
@@michaelj8793 That is bad luck. I'm sorry to hear that mate. Did you try contacting the sellers after having issues with any of them at all?
Yes
@HonestWatchReviewsHWR
Жыл бұрын
You like it then?
I saw another review where someone said that this would be an amazing summer watch on an orange strap to match the GMT hand.
@HonestWatchReviewsHWR
Жыл бұрын
That would be a nice combo.
@karlsenula9495
Жыл бұрын
@@HonestWatchReviewsHWR... maybe silicone instead of a NATO. Interesting to see if they reissue the Steve McQueen with the NH34 and updated Lum.
@CanadianBeachcomber
Жыл бұрын
Orange strap. I think you’re on to something there. I’ll add this to my cart and think about it.
@HonestWatchReviewsHWR
Жыл бұрын
@@CanadianBeachcomber Don't wait too long though, as the sale ends soon remember.
@CanadianBeachcomber
Жыл бұрын
@@HonestWatchReviewsHWR Thanks for the reminder. I just spent $300 on a Vanbanner so I’m going to miss this sale. Cheers
Man you should be a narrator for documentaries.
@HonestWatchReviewsHWR
11 ай бұрын
Thanks. I'm not very good at pronouncing unusual names though, which might be a problem 😆
I like it a lot, and I do like Pagani design, but I'm not spending more than $100 on a Pagani. Soon, the nh34 will be seen like the nh35. NH35 is better than the Miyota 8215 but not close to the 9000 series. So, one step above bare minimum.
@HonestWatchReviewsHWR
Жыл бұрын
That's fair enough.
I’m trying to convince my wife that this is the last watch I need for my collection. The watch it is based on is cool as f***and so is this. This one I can afford though.
@sweetcorn1968
Жыл бұрын
I’ve been waiting for this upgrade
@HonestWatchReviewsHWR
Жыл бұрын
Ah that old chestnut 😉
@HonestWatchReviewsHWR
Жыл бұрын
@@sweetcorn1968 It's a big step up... But there are still areas that need to be improve a bit though
over €200 for a pagani is just too much. I'd rather go for the Steeldive GMT which is cheaper and probably will be better built with better lume, or the SM BB pro which is not a whole lot more while being far better. During a big sale when the price drops to €150 or lower, maybe. But atm it's just not for the money imo
@HonestWatchReviewsHWR
Жыл бұрын
That's a fair point.
Pretty much the same as a Rolex Exlplorer 2.
@HonestWatchReviewsHWR
Жыл бұрын
Yeah they did a good job didn't they?
Endlink gaps are bad.
@HonestWatchReviewsHWR
Жыл бұрын
There is a little bit of a gap. But you don't really notice it when you're wearing it though.
Why the heck still put their name brand as logo ? Just make a pd logo or a sign
@HonestWatchReviewsHWR
Жыл бұрын
It would definitely look cleaner with just the logo. That's always my preference.
A favorite ! Easy to read.
Isn't this a explorer ii copy?
@nickdsnik1675
Жыл бұрын
ssshhh
@HonestWatchReviewsHWR
Жыл бұрын
It's an homage of that, yeah.
I got one of these DOA. Pagani never made good on it. I have had multiple QC issues with this brand
@HonestWatchReviewsHWR
Ай бұрын
I'm sorry to hear that. If you bought it from AliExpress, then I recommend opening a dispute straight away with AliExpress, and don't bother contacting the seller. I've only ever had to use it on a handful of occasions, but when I have they've always sorted things out very quickly and effectively. Be that, partial refund and keep it, or full refund and return... Which they pay for.
Got my PD1762 today. Very faint lume on hands and zero lume on dial. What a joke. Returning or refund.
@HonestWatchReviewsHWR
9 ай бұрын
Yeah they really aren't great at lume.
Why pay Rolex $12,000 for this watch? I know it is better, but like how much better? Not $11,875k better!
@HonestWatchReviewsHWR
4 ай бұрын
Yeah I'd personally never pay that kind of money for any watch. I'd rather get an homage and spend the rest on a holiday or something instead.
This brand should be named "Pagani Copy"😬
Over €1000 for a Pagani ???? Are you mad ?????
@HonestWatchReviewsHWR
3 ай бұрын
Where are you getting that price from? It's under €200 using the link in the description.
Not my style this one, to each his own eh
@HonestWatchReviewsHWR
Жыл бұрын
Indeed.