PD-1645
the $137 automatic Datejust homage
A 42mm steel Datejust-style automatic with a Miyota 8215, sapphire and a fluted bezel for about $137 direct. Big on the wrist, small on the bill.
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At 42mm, the PD-1645 is a Datejust silhouette scaled up for people who find 36mm timid. Whether that is a feature depends on your wrist, and Pagani Design does not publish a lug-to-lug figure to help you decide. For a case this size, that is the number I would want first.
What the product page does tell you is better than the price suggests: a Miyota 8215 automatic, a sapphire crystal with sevenfold anti-reflective coating on both sides, a fluted bezel and 100 meters of water resistance. The sale price is $136.79 against a regular $151.99, which is why the band above runs to $152. It is 12mm thick, so it will not tower over a cuff.
The weak point is what the page leaves out. There is no power reserve, no accuracy claim, and the bracelet is a separate purchase: the watch ships with a leather strap set, and the Jubilee-style 20mm bracelet is a listed accessory at a further charge. A dress-leaning watch on a strap is fine. A Datejust homage without its bracelet is a costume missing a shoe.
So who is it for? Someone who wants the look and an automatic movement for the price of a night out, and accepts that the specification sheet is thin. If I wanted the same idea with documentation behind it, I would pay more for the Orient Bambino 38, which is smaller and plainer and tells you more about itself.
- Pagani Design: official PD-1645 product page · Case diameter, thickness, 20 mm strap width, Miyota 8215 movement naming, 330 ft water resistance, sapphire crystal with sevenfold anti-reflective treatment, fluted bezel, included leather strap set and the $136.79 sale price (regular $151.99). The page publishes no lug-to-lug figure and no power reserve.
- Pagani Design: PD-1645 20mm Jubilee Bracelet listing · A separately sold 20 mm Jubilee-style 316L steel bracelet made for the PD-1645 (listed at EUR 31.95 sale on the storefront fetched, regular EUR 35.95). Supports only the bracelet being an extra purchase.
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