Pagani PD-1701 V3 Review - Have They Finally Got It Right?

What's happening good people, its about time this one hit the review bench and well here is my take. We all know by now this is Paganis third attempt at this watch, but is this time a winner or do they need yet another go?
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Pagani PD-1701 V3 Review - Have They Finally Got It Right?

[@WesWatchRoom]

Hey guys, I know this one has taken a while but we're finally reviewing the 1701 V3, its taken them a while to get here, but is third time the charm? BTW, if you missed yesterdays video, check it out because its competition time kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJrUfq2Cncair6M Thanks guys for everything and have an awesome weekend

[@nickdsnik1675]

Certainly a better watch and much better value than a certain unobtainable bioceramic chrono.

[@WesWatchRoom]

That's true, it's certainly better value than that. Thanks

[@danilom3166]

100%. It's lunacy what happened with that "bioceramic" toy

[@not-a-raccoon]

80 to 90ish for a solid, well put together piece, or ocer 200 for something that feels like a Happy Meal toy? Hmmmmmm... 🤔😏

[@lorenzosilvestrini6096]

sure

[@matthewmoseley3899]

Wishing you all the best with your channel. It's a hard thing to do. People will put you down but you must forget those types of people. So good luck to you. Matt UK 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@WesWatchRoom]

I appreciate that, thank you Matt. Have a good one

[@TimeForAnotherWatch]

I really like mine and I still wear it a lot. I've even kept it on the original bracelet. But I definitely appreciate the frustration of not being able to remove more links.

[@WesWatchRoom]

I think if I could have adjusted it fully it wouldn't have been as big an issue. But it could make for an interesting follow up. Cheers mate

[@WATCHingJames]

Great to see this one in more detail. Cheers mate

[@WesWatchRoom]

Thank you mate, always appreciate you watching

[@wadehodges8006]

I’ve had mine for a while, and while I do have a slimmer wrist I didn’t have the sizing issue at all! I agree about the bracelet refinement needing to be improved but mine doesn’t cut or irritate my wrist at all so maybe I got lucky! Great honest review though!

[@WesWatchRoom]

Thanks very much and yeah I've seen some that are fine, so it's a bit hit and miss with them still

[@jasonbostock408]

great review I managed to size the watch but you are correct more links are needed it's a great movement I find, and better quality for a change lume is terrible as usual

[@WesWatchRoom]

I know mate, it's typical Pagani. Some good a lot not. Thanks very much for watching

[@timefliesby-jleo474]

Great video! Nicely done!

[@WesWatchRoom]

Thank you very much!

[@not-a-raccoon]

Wearing mine as I watch this. I never pulled the trigger on a Pagani until this one. They never just did it for me and there was always a higher quality alternative for a little bit more. I'm glad I bought this one, though. It's well done, and very comfortable.

[@WesWatchRoom]

Glad to hear you're happy with it. Thanks for watching

[@sdavifcom]

Visually speaking, that's my kind of watch. Totally my style. By the way, thanks a bunch for including Canadian price. Very much appreciated.

[@WesWatchRoom]

You're welcome and it is nice looking, I'd personally swap the bracelet for something else though. Thanks

[@MirrlyonTime]

On one macro it appeared that the end link was sticking up a little and raise above the lug of was that just me? Couldn’t agree more about a little ar coating would be great on this watch. And of course the lume could always be better on these. It’s a sharp looking watch and the vk63 movement is a real plus on this. Ugh, lume doesn’t even make it 5 min, so bad lol but expected. Great review as always m8

[@WesWatchRoom]

Thanks mate and I've just checked and seems okay, could have just been the weird angle I shot it at. I think the VK is probably the thing that will last the longest.

[@TomasWatchReviews]

it does look cool with those white hands and indexes. I am also thinking about getting the golden one..

[@WesWatchRoom]

It does and the gold version looks really nice as well. Thanks

[@wurf5336]

best review of this watch i have seen so far...

[@bluecollarwatches7048]

Chronographs not really my flavor, but at its price point I definitely see the appeal.

[@WesWatchRoom]

Yeah they do have an appeal but I understand why you might not like them. Cheers

[@rajivthakur1586]

Hi great review! Are the links screws or do they have to be pushed out? Thanks

[@ovidiududau2050]

I bought the pd 1701 v3, and it came with the sharp edges, which don't bother me much, but the tachymetre hand isn't perfectly aligned ,and my bottom pusher gets stuck. Should I send it back?

[@therealmotivator4U]

Im impressed by this watch

[@WesWatchRoom]

It does have some good qualities but a fair bit of bad too. Thanks

[@therealmotivator4U]

True. You're welcome.

[@SurajSinghTomarArya]

This one looks like their highest quality in their line-up

[@WesWatchRoom]

Its solid in ways but not so much in others. Thanks

[@eleveneleven572]

I have a V2 and the issues for me are the crystal is very reflective whilst the hands and markings are not plain white but have silvered edges which together makes the dial unreadable in many situations. By contrast I have a Bulova Moonwatch where they are white and they really are extremely legible.

[@WesWatchRoom]

Yeah I skipped the V2 because of the legibility issues, this one is much better on that front, but does cut corners elsewhere. I'd love a lunar pilot, but way too big sadly. Thanks

[@stephanieroberts1394]

So there are not enough links to size down to a 6.5 inch wrist?

[@user-wr9fv7zm9n]

Good performance!

[@WesWatchRoom]

It's solid in places but others do fall short some

[@hansbischoff8391]

I bought a V3 ( still wait delivery) and the seller on Aliexpress told me me the watch does have ARcoating?? So I dont understand some sites say AR and some mention No ARcoating??

[@stalkingwatcheschannel]

Excellent review mate, its disappointing to see Pagani fixed with a bellow average bracelet for an otherwise well executed watch!

[@WesWatchRoom]

Thank you mate and yeah, I'm probably going to try a few straps on it first while looking for an aftermarket one from aliexpress.

[@NathanChisholm041]

The bracelets fine what do you except for the $$$?

[@johnsweeney5946]

In the Amazon listing for the V3, on the "questions" part, they indicate that this model is also available without a date window. The link they give for this just takes you back to the date model. Do you know anything about this? The Moonwatch did Not have a date window and the homage should not have one either.

[@WesWatchRoom]

I don't to be fair, I got mine from Aliexpress and as far as I'm aware there is only the date version. Thanks

[@johnsweeney5946]

@@WesWatchRoom I think you're right and Amazon got it wrong. Certainly Pagani would never miss a chance to graft a date window on anything they can, including their Daytonas. I'm just amazed they rightly left this feature off on their Paul Newman Daytona, I'll bet there was a big fight about this pro and con. Lol

[@1550tc]

Best watch in their line. Just buy your self a Barton blue white stitching sail cloth band and it even looks better! Or in summer a white silicone band

[@WesWatchRoom]

That's a good shout, this bracelet isn't the best at all. Thanks

[@driller7714]

I took 400 grit sandpaper to all of the edges of the bracelet. It’s still not great but it is at least tolerable now.

[@stephanieroberts1394]

Will you review the the V4?

[@scatterbrain9490]

Sharp looking

[@WesWatchRoom]

Indeed it is, just like the bracelet. Thanks

[@watch-box]

I think this is a case of close(er), but no cigar. That said, if you can buy it on sale, and swap out the bracelet, there is a decent watch for the money here. Paganis problem is that there are a lot of better meca quartz watches for sale - many of them by Pagani!

[@WesWatchRoom]

You're right about that, get this on a better bracelet and it would be so much nicer. And you're spot on there too. Thanks

[@watchsixto]

Awesome review mate definitely looks like you said they give some improvement but take more away so pretty much stays the same 😆

[@WesWatchRoom]

Exactly mate that's what they do. Thanks for watching. Enjoy the rest of your weekend

[@watchsixto]

@@WesWatchRoom happy to watch mate and you do the same

[@WesWatchRoom]

@@watchsixto much appreciated and will do

[@rayharrison6400]

Not a bad looking watch. I think the plus points outweigh the niggles to be fair. Case finish is just ok and looks over engineered so it’s too rounded on the edges. That’s from someone who owns a speedie, so I am biased to be fair. Same old issue with the clasp though

[@WesWatchRoom]

Yeah mate, its got its good points and its bad ones too. Thanks for watching

[@mu5mu595]

Heh it even has the dot over 90. I think I might have to pull the trigger on this one and order a nice black leather strap with it.

[@ronch550]

This watch for whatever reason looks better on KZbin than in real life. The lack of AR coating on the crystal makes it so reflective in real life.

[@hansbischoff8391]

Now has AR coating!

[@ronch550]

@@hansbischoff8391 cool. Although I've had mine for a year now and I don't wear it often.

[@Watchholic]

Cool video Wrist size ?

[@WesWatchRoom]

Thanks very much and 6 inches

[@karlsenula9495]

So summary is this worth it for the price or wait and hope that someone like San Martin, Cronos, Steeldive etc. Come out with a slightly better version?

[@WesWatchRoom]

There's always the phylida version if that's still available, it's way superior. Thanks mate

[@karlsenula9495]

@@WesWatchRoom... yeah that gets a lot of good press but has been out stock for a while it seems.

[@WesWatchRoom]

@@karlsenula9495 that sucks. Well I'm not sure then, that's probably the best without spending on the real thing. You could always message them and see if they plan to restock it.

[@karlsenula9495]

@@WesWatchRoom ... the Bulova Lunar Pilot is looking more and more attractive.

[@WesWatchRoom]

@@karlsenula9495 absolutely, just that size is hard to accommodate for most

[@MPiKMS72]

Not bad but that lousy lume always gives me pause. Would it kill them to get decent lume?

[@guyo68]

You're missing the crazy value proposition here. For these specs, and with this watch scratching the Speedmaster itch so well, at least for me, I find complaints about the lume a bit nitpicky.

[@WesWatchRoom]

Probably not, but they're not in a rush to fix it.

[@WesWatchRoom]

@@guyo68 I see where you're coming from, but at the same time, the addies diver is £30 cheaper and the lume destroys this. So it can be done

[@guyo68]

@@WesWatchRoom AddiesDive does indeed have crazy lume (I'm loving mine, too). Having said that, I'm not aware of them offering a good Speedmaster homage, if any, and I remain grateful to Pagani for letting me enjoy the largest selection of beloved watch designs at "good enough" quality, and at largely unbeatable bang for the buck. I have zero expectations from them in terms of lume, so even the PD-1701 v3 satisfies me in that regard (I've experienced no patchiness in the marker lume on mine, and the lume generally lasts well until I doze off. Good enough in my book!

[@WesWatchRoom]

@@guyo68 that's true, Pagani are one of the few offering an affordable one so I suppose we should perhaps cut them some slack.

[@seemorecutts8905]

It's a looker alright

[@WesWatchRoom]

Indeed it is, they at least got that right.

[@seemorecutts8905]

@@WesWatchRoom better late than never 🤣🤣

[@hachevic]

how are these copies even legal?

[@WesWatchRoom]

Because they aren't trying to sell you an Omega, because it doesn't have their name on the watch, then it's not fake. Its a bit of a grey area.

[@1972myc]

2:06 "Kinda pointless 24 hour". Let me teach you what its point is. It lets you know when you are in am or pm for setting the date complication. It also tells you the military time. You should know better!

[@NathanChisholm041]

Of course it's 316 it's cheap and plentyful and mine has 10 removable links more than enough it's not their fault you have tiny wrists it fits my 8.5inch wrist perfectly. It's also double dome as well and mine has AR. Thanks