The $85 Pagani 'Mission To Alaska' Is A Ton Of Fun

[@jtsnowman66]

The 24 hour sub-dial is absolutely useful on a space-themed watch. You need it because there is no day and night in space.

[@kma86]

It would be interesting as well if they offer a hesalite/acrylic version of these. It would be even a closer homage to the one that went to the moon/space.

[@alfieakaronaldog]

Yeah, they could make it manual wind too 🙄 No need for a rotor in space 😂

[@zillsburyy1]

if its a copy its probably better than the original swatch

[@ehrenkrause9861]

Calgary cuz paying $400 for a plastic watch that only thing you could service is the battery otherwise it's into the trash. Hell it even 20 years I-watches would be more collectible

[@NaNByZero]

It definitely is, because it’s difficult to be worse than the so called original.

[@yosefkashani9470]

Me who owns both 😂

[@ehrenkrause9861]

@@yosefkashani9470 hopefully you were able to buy it for retail and not gray sheet. The Swatch is a cool watch, I was disappointed of the price point you couldn't do anything to fix it if you wore the hell out of it. I couldn't consume the price point for a disposable watch. I'd rather buy a $100 chronograph. And being new plastic who knows how it's going to react in 10 years after your body oils. Plastic has a tendency of vulcanizing from UV rays and acids which are body oils contain. All the rubber watches that I've had back in the day didn't make it more than three or four years

[@ramr7051]

ANYTHING is better than the swatch one

[@watchingdanny]

Tons more value than a Moon Swatch. There's no reason Swatch/Omega couldn't have a done a metal version of their plastic Moon Swatch and still made a bundle of cash. Great video as always.

[@jessISaRicePrincess]

I think omega and the swatch group though that making the moonswatch metal will be too close for comfort to the speedy and i kinda see it

[@watchingdanny]

@@jessISaRicePrincess I can understand that. The price their asking is for the Omega name. But they could've made a better product. A mineral crystal, decent strap and better pushers wouldn't have broken the bank and not made people feel like they got taken. Instead they put out a product that is easily bested by Pagani Design.

[@edwardfletcher7790]

@@watchingdanny I think you're missing the whole idea of Swatch being cheap plastic crap that costs $5 - $20 to make....

[@watchingdanny]

@@watchdogpodcast239 It's an homage watch. Stealing would be if they printed an Omega x Swatch logo and made it of the same materials, etc. No one is going to mistake a Pagani for the real thing. Although after holding a Pagani, they might think the real thing is actually the fake. 😁

[@robertposteschild2353]

@@watchdogpodcast239 you seem fine with telling yourself it's stealing though

[@jcrobles63]

Jody, Omega recently went to two markers between seconds in the Speedmaster professional because with two markers and three empty spaces you can actually tell sixths of a second, and they are easier to read than five tiny markers. Keep in mind that the latest Omega (the 3861) beats at 3Hz, so it hits 5 positions between each second. Thus, PD’s rendition is actually accurate.

[@jamesblonde2271]

Super nerdy comment, love it, did you know the Zenith daytona had 1/8 markers for a 1/10 capable chrono? , the dial wasn't revised to the "correct" no of subdivisions until the new in house/ceramic ref?

[@andysmith1996]

If it's ticking five times per second, wouldn't that make five markers better than two? With two, it's not going to hit either of them.

[@jcrobles63]

@@andysmith1996 3Hz = 6 beats per second (5 positions BETWEEN each second), so let’s think this thru together; space, marker, space, marker, space, second marker: on a Sunday that’s a total of six (pardon the sarcasm). You read both the markers and the spaces.

[@andysmith1996]

@@jcrobles63 I get you. Thanks.

[@Mike-In-O-Town]

I bought one of these in this color way before you bought yours. It's nothing short of a terrific watch for the money and garners attention virtually everywhere I go. That also might be because I bought both a red and a white silicone band for it, and it really pops on the white band. Since I'll only be wearing this with casual attire, the silicone bands are going to stay on it. So far this is my favorite Pagani to date.

[@williamwallace9427]

Until you tell someone it’s a pagani ...

[@1998apple]

+1 to the strap, wish I had done the same

[@jrbj2000]

Nobody cares

[@Mike-In-O-Town]

@@williamwallace9427 Don't care a bit about that. I buy and wear watches I think are fun, not by name that other people might be impressed by. Is it a Omega or Rolex? Of course not. But then again when I bang it against a door or a wall, I don't think twice about it.

[@bluesdog645]

I put mine on a red rubber strap with white accents, based on an Omega design so it fits perfectly. I brought this to my last watch meet. It garnered tons of attention in a room filled with Rolexes, genuine Omegas, Cartiers, APs, etc. More than one attendee said they’d be ordering one for the Summer!

[@SpiritualAscentOfficial]

im very late to this comment but where do you find watch meets? ive always wanted to go and see and meet others with the same hobby and passion as me

[@bluesdog645]

@@SpiritualAscentOfficial My suggestion is Facebook and Instagram groups. I’ve met and made friends with so many watch collectors in my area. I actually belong to 3 local groups.

[@scottgordon6740]

For folks that haven't looked closely, Pagani has two different bezel variants. The red one has a tachymeter that starts at 400, uses an English spelling, and has radially aligned numerals. All of the other colors have a bezel that is more faithful to the actual Speedmaster design. Not sure why they switched it up. I went with the black dial variant as it looks the most like the Alaska Project version to me. Just a bit of fun for the watchbox.

[@boonie3]

I hope they do a few more colourways in the future. This looks quite promising

[@brianmsahin]

They have also a Mission to Uranus version which I got Imran after being totally disappointed with the original I was silly enough to buy. I might get this one and I agree, some more options will be very nice. They are fun summer watches that feel good. I swap mine to a white rubber band sometimes, looks very good. Just note I got mine for only $74 in a sale.

[@ashleydavies8778]

An all black ‘dark side of the moon’ homage would be fantastic.

[@unperfectcooking]

Now there is blue beze&hands and white dials

[@mannyfernandez1713]

Man this is definetly jodys week, two would premiers, one out of studio family special and a quicky on the Alaska, damn us JOMW aficionados are spoiled 😂😂😂

[@andrewd7586]

Jody I bought this version & the black & white dial model. Unbelievable value! I swapped out the bracelet on this red dial for a red/white rubber strap which looks sensational too! Lume doesn’t bother me although yeah it would be better. But it’s not a 24 hour wear watch for mine.👍🏼😎

[@tkindschi]

I'm probably not alone....but I now have 3 or 4 chronograph watches, and tend to drool over new ones weekly. They just look good! Problem is....I rarely if ever try to "time" things with them. My life has few occasions where a normal second hand isn't more than enough granularity for time. 🤣 Oh, well....I've never dived to 200 meter either.

[@PhilbyFavourites]

But remember it looks good and is incredible value. And… you have an iPhone to measure time 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 I’ve got the V3 plus another three PD homages, I’ve worked out they’ve saved me somewhere in the region of £35,000. Bonus 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@alexbelmonte4581]

You’re right, we don’t often need to time things anymore. But it’s a fun trick when I get to use my chronograph to actually time my students or anything else. I was actually annoyed when I realized I was wearing a Pagani GMT instead of Speedy or Daytona homage at my brother’s track meet the other day

[@goldfools5445]

I bought the V2 and the V3. Much better than the price point would suggest. So cheap that if anyone compliments it, you can clip it off, hand it over as a gift with no great cost to yourself. Therefore I don’t have any left.

[@mitchmatic8029]

Have it. Love it! And that red saphire bezela and project Alaaka type hands really stand out. Bracelet is great. And will take over a moonswatch ANY day!

[@geoffreywestmoreland8181]

Hello Jody. I beg your pardon. I actually mean hello Dr Jody - fantastic achievement by the way - sincere congratulations. This is from an English chap living on the edge of the beautiful Scottish highlands. I have a couple of points to raise. I am a retired North Sea oilman who bought a genuine no date Submariner in Hong Kong back in 1985 for approx £1200 tax free, wore it and enjoyed it every day for 36 years, and then sold it for £6100 (not a bad deal) when we needed work on the house more than I needed an old flash watch.The deciding factor was a service would now cost £3000 as the watch was over 35 years old - holy cow! People buying vintage luxury watches may not realise the service costs they may face. Secondly, your blasted videos have infected me with the cheap/cheapish watch buying disease. Besides other watches, I now own four different Rolex model homages because of your blasted videos, and I just ordered a red and white Mission to Alaska watch because of your latest video. What can I do? However, I guess trying on my latest purchase whilst sipping a wee dram is safer than sex, drugs and rock and roll at my age. Keep up the good work. Geoff W.

[@914Rocky]

You are crazy about the case back. It’s great. The art is fun.

[@sl8ight_yt]

Surprised by 100m of water resistance on this one. Jody any chance of a video testing that out? I'd be very curious!

[@JustOneMoreWatch]

My tester only does 60m, but it might be worth digging it out of the cupboard.

[@NaNByZero]

@@JustOneMoreWatch I would really like to see that test, man! 🎉🕐🍸🍸

[@Shri_V]

@@JustOneMoreWatch Yes, do it!

[@xK3NNY52]

I put a red tropic strap on mine and it looks and feels great! Very fun piece for summer!

[@paulgoyne6926]

C'mon, Jody - in 20 years the 6 year old who did the caseback will be doing Pagani's first original design!

[@muzzaball]

What do you mean - the 6 year old is already on the staff!

[@jksintl]

I purchased one of these right after your Ali top 10 review. I really thought it was going to be more white but it definitely looks silver most of the time to me. It's a decent watch for the money but I don't think I would purchase it again had I known it was silver. Thanks for the review on this one.

[@jessISaRicePrincess]

Finally i can have the the 2 speedmaster i like the blue silver snoppy and the alaska project

[@LegendX2010]

Mine just arrived today. First Pagani and I'm quite happy with it. I also thought the dial would be whiter based off images but the silver grew on me immediately. I'm not really bothered by the diver's extension. If they want to give me extra bits for my 90ish dollar watch, have a ball as long as it isn't messy. I do wish the clasp had a more positive lock up, I keep questioning if I clicked it in good and having to double check.

[@juanfranciscojesushernande3396]

I liked the back case!. 👍🏻

[@TheSilvertrigger]

That watch shames the moon swatch mission to Mars 😂 for less than half the price 😂

[@leonardotrelles8358]

I was going to buy a omegaXswatch speede, then I took my money and got 3 PD speed master homages, I give away ono of them to a good friend that appreciates it and still have the other ones. Thank god I did not spend my money in a bad watch just because it says OMEGA in the dial. This PD are incredible watches for the money

[@cwizzles]

Have it and love it. Honestly don't think you can buy anything with as much style for the money.

[@angelvalle9963]

This watch is the mission to Tokyo its a cross between a Tokyo speed master and the mission to mars😉

[@jamesfowler4734]

The extension is obviously for your spacesuit

[@marcaurelb]

Jodie, you point out the Rocket on the back but not the PD-1701? No Trekkie could miss this😂

[@aeh3486]

The same watch with the black bezel is a fantastic Omega Alaska project homage

[@steffydog]

Fab stuff, thanks Jody 👍

[@kicksnfigs8658]

Currently waiting on mine. I have been looking into Pagani since last year but with this I finally took the plunge and ordered one. Thanks for the review.

[@AHStein-zo6jj]

Picked up the same watch in the same sale. Love it! This is the watch the Moonswatch should have been.

[@bernardcarthy2365]

Agree on the lume and the clasp, utter rubbish but the case back I think is quite fun

[@marcusaurelius49]

I have one of these. I dumped the bracelet as it is a bit crap, but the watch is class on a nice strap. I did find some edges a bit sharp, but a quick brush with some high grit sandpaper fixed that.

[@mrmyc0rn840]

It's a fun one, especially that kindergarten case back! I still can't get past that disingenuous branding, but I would buy it before the MoonSwatch

[@admarrero]

I ordered this watch during the anniversary sale along with a black/red Velcro strap from WatchGecko. Nearly 1/3 the price of the MoonSwatch for a much better quality product.

[@iancadwallender9779]

I bought a pagani chrono meca quartz a few years ago after watching your review.Its still going very well.Never bought a pagani since.I was buying helm watches with my spare cash.This watch is now on my want list.Looks great with the red.

[@Barbecuejag]

Jody, I got one! I've put it on a Barton red silicone band I also had lying around - super color, look and super comfortable. I am amazed at the accuracy too. 😎

[@simonwright6882]

I picked up the 50th anniversary version a while ago. Very good for the money. Warning for small wrists, i removed all of the links and adjusted the micro right in and it just about works on my 6.5" wrist. So if your wrist is smaller then the bracelet won't work for you.

[@dire67]

The red isn't the business but the price makes it absolutely gorgeous. 😊

[@certainly2509]

The caseback is as subtle as "a house brick to the face!". LOL.😅

[@fredericktennant9151]

Great video and a great watch but I am still waiting for the anodised aluminium version is the right colours (RED) to come out

[@andrewcraze]

Bought one in the recent sale after seeing the previous sale video. Really fun for the money and overall very happy. Having had the 3rd gen. PD moon watch the clasp actually has better micro adjust which makes it much more usable although I wouldn’t disagree with Jodi’s criticism. If I had one ask for a 6th gen. it would be longer lasting lume.

[@karlsenula9495]

Fun watch with decent specs a price that won't break the bank or fret over about sums this up. It's inexpensive, it's fun and it's not crap for the price.

[@praveennair9501]

another nice easter egg is the ref no. 1701 which is the model no. of the Star Trek USS Enterprise

[@paulandrews7622]

I've got the version three in standard black, and a gold (colour) green dialled V3. They are both fantastic for the money, gonna buy one of these as well cos, as you rightly say, they're FUN and for that price you can't go far wrong !!!

[@janstenstrom7986]

I bought one, and I love it! Just enough bracelet to fit my 9" wrist. So much watch for the money!

[@WILLNOTCOMPLY72]

I love this watch!!! I've had mine for a while and it's my favorite at the moment! I put it on a red and white NATO and oh my, what a beautiful thing it is!

[@ericlattanzi7671]

Looks Great and the price is Magnificent ! Thanks Jody ! Now I don’t need a Moonswatch !

[@guycalveley7716]

Bought one of these on the recent Ali express sale Binned the awful bracelet and put it on a nato that was a bonus Good value for money

[@SlabBulkhead166]

My favorite part of the caseback is that isn't a US space shuttle but rather the Soviet Buran/Energia combo (which never even made it to space).

[@RestrictedHades]

It did do a successful test flight

[@cunawarit]

The coolest thing about this one is that it is sold online. The Swatch one is only available at Swatch stores.

[@LeroyCReed]

Just ordered this and will be getting the red strap as well.

[@carlhatfield2941]

I just got my red Speedy homage in the mail today, I love it! I paired it with a red silicon band, it's just the sporty look I was after. And at under $100 with the band, it's tough to beat! Thanks for the tip on this watch, Jody!

[@eddiejones.redvees]

I am tempted love it in red and white

[@Gary-ib8dz]

It's not a diver's extension. It's an astronauts extension. That way you can put it in the outside of your space suit.

[@johnsrabe]

I love my Speedy Fauxmega and this colorway is modern and awesome.

[@tablameister]

Thanks for the review. I have the PD Speedy homage in black and in light blue as well as the Daytona homage. The red is definitely bold - not sure I could pull it off.

[@GarySleep]

Picked one up in the sale too. with a Mission To Mars NASA strap. My Summer 23 watch.... So cool

[@armandr1613]

Jody when you consider the caseback you cannot possibly say it lacks originality!

[@sirstratalot6944]

Got both the black and red bezel versions. Reds the favourite. Both have AR, but with the white/silver dial its not essential. So I swapped the movement with the black dial out of my version 3, which did need AR, and now that's so much better. As I say you dont notice the lack of AR with the white/silver dial.

[@chrisdavis3723]

Hello Mate...another great video. Firstly, I really like watches. I do not own many "expensive" watches (I added the quotes since expense is more of a subjective concept). I own a few Seikos, a LOT of Casio's, 1 Bulova Precisionist, 1 Victorinox Maverick, and 2 Pagani's. I would love to own a Rolex or Omega but cannot justify paying that much for a watch. Truthfully, I care nothing about Lume (if I want to tell time in the dark I'll wear a Casio), casebacks (I never really look at that anyway), bracelets/bands (because I normally replace it...especially with Pagani), or screwdown crowns (I just made a lot of people mad..HA HA). I own this Pagani and ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT. I also bought the variant with the black bezel insert and red hands. In all (with discounts) I paid approx. $150 for both watches (or about $170 if you add the price of additional bands/straps)...which (in my opinion) is a great deal for 2 great watches!! Both look fantastic, keep great time, and have sapphire crystal for those watch aficionados/snobs (whichever you prefer) :-). With all that said, I appreciate these watches because of the price and features (particularly the sapphire crystal and sapphire bezel on the red AK ) and also appreciate Pagani offering such affordable watches.

[@AlexanderB.]

Recently bought the exact same watch and I absolutely agree with your conclusion. I quite like the silverish white though. This would feel so much better with a more substantial clasp without the diver's extension. Shipment to Germany by the way only took six days this time around.

[@TheSilverDubberII]

I actually went and put mine on before hitting play. 😜

[@brianmsahin]

I should add at the top here. The bezel is indeed sapphire, I saw it testing positive, can't remember the channel. I have the Mission to Uranus PD (ceramic bezel) and it's great... I could even compare! I was one of the foolish people who got the Swatch Uranus watch suffering from a blue coloured wrist, a lost top pusher and a scratch that mysteriously appeared. I was lucky, got my money back and then bought the Pagani. It waams my first PD and I love it, great summer watch which is what attracted me to the original. I might actually buy this one too. Excellent review Jody

[@drbop6951]

A super fun watch with a colour scheme unique to this brand. Fits great and wears well. And no need to worry about how you wear it. It’s joining my Seamaster 300m and Casio Oak on a 2 month filming gig in Spain. Thanks Jodie for the original tipoff. 👌

[@timhorack5468]

Looks great on that red strap, I almost bought this during the last sale...now I will for sure in the next one..

[@trulsdirio]

I mean you could argue the divers extension is for getting it over your space suit? :D

[@travislivengood7443]

I tended to that ridiculous caseback with some 1000 grit sand paper, 2000 grit and a final polish.

[@saintdave1877]

Bought this in the sale , brilliant work watch and the free bond nato was surprisingly decent quality which has replaced the scratched up bracelet on my seiko solar diver....win win

[@acidriott]

It's a spacesuit extension.

[@kenshinbattousai374]

If you want to go saturation diving with this, feel free to drown the movement with Fluorinert! Meca quartz will fail under silicone, but does great in FC-40 & FC-84

[@Furniture121]

I love the watch community, a place where a steel cased three hander is a "value" at $5K, but a plastic cased quartz watch is a rip-off at $250...

[@kabdu68]

Nice one, Jody. It’s good to see more reviews of sub-$100 watches.

[@zetmoon]

I bought this version in a sale and it’s an amazing watch at an amazing price! I have it on a leather strap now, I found the bracelet to have sharp edges and Pagani really should start using the on-the-fly adjustable clasps that Bliger uses.

[@hattyfarbuckle]

Not my thing but if if was the black hand surrounds would be a must and in fact if they can't be arsed with proper lume may as well be solid black hour and minute

[@jeremy67A]

I like the picture on the caseback 😂

[@untangledmind1]

Just the place to come for my watch addiction. Great channel!

[@danielleavitt5411]

Funny enough they used an image of the Buran on the back. So the homage watch has a homage of the space shuttle on its case back.

[@sog6841]

It’s not a diver’s extension, it’s so you can put it on over your spacesuit.

[@lukasz_zegarkowy]

Maybe this is not a divers extension but the space suit extension? Maybe it is capable of working in outer space 🤔

[@mixodorians12]

Bought version 3 black one..and put it on a Uncle bracelet. It feels fantastic..though the bracelet was 150 odd quid. Glad they started putting anti reflective coating on it.

[@JustOneMoreWatch]

Bloody hell, bracelet more than the watch! 🤣

[@vincedelapena]

I think the watch companies use the term "diver's extension" is a lot more marketable than "clasp extension for office workers with large hands but tiny wrists". This is my theory. I also believe that dress watches are usually worn with straps because of the same reason - many office workers have a smaller wrists size to hand size ratio.

[@damonburke941]

I bought this in the same sale. Looks great for the money. Definately putting it on a red silicone now. Neither this nor my pagani meteorite daytona clomage look out of place amongst my other brand name watches

[@SanderEvers]

It looks better than a MoonSwatch, and at a much lower price. Nice watch.

[@karlsenula9495]

Hey that silverish dial, and better build quality is what makes this Pagani an original design ... we all know that the original dial is white and the MoonSwatch version is plastic 😏

[@rap31264]

I have an 8 1/4" wrist and took out 2 links so it can fit bigger...

[@bobyoutube4037]

Morning jody, great fun!

[@mikeingeorgia1]

Looks really great with the red band on it

[@bitta3084]

Genuine question, I am very much in favour of a bargain on watches, but at what cost? Is there any good reliable sources on the working conditions at many of these companies?

[@stephenremington8448]

This is good, I mentioned before that I bought a watch for the red bezel, and the whole watch looks great anyway, I love the 70s style rocket shaped subdial hands as well. I wish it was 40mm though.

[@Titan_Moss37]

Nice looking watch!

[@talegunrdav]

This was released at 10:00 PM Pennsylvania time

[@JustOneMoreWatch]

Thanks for letting us know 🤣

[@oi_bilbo1082]

Caught us off guard is all. 🤔🙂

[@ivoshandor6859]

It’s not a diver’s extension! It’s a space suit extension!

[@pyclen]

I bought this one after seeing it on the march top 10. Fun watch, like the colors and as of now PD has not left me wishing I didn't buy the watch. Also, one that stands out a bit due to the color. My only moan and niggle for this one is that the are no screw links but push pins, I like the screw bracelets from PD better but for $85 plus tax and free shipping still a good deal.

[@chrispeek380]

I rarely laugh out loud for watch reviews but that caseback was amazing!

[@chrispekel5709]

It's the Soviet moon rocket which blew up, makes it even funnier

[@barryvercueil2346]

Oh no!!!!! I have this in blue and black...... now I'm getting it in Red!!!! Fun watch. Even after ordering a 3rd watch I still haven't wasted enough money to buy a Moonswatch 😂 Cheers.

[@gazzertrn]

Kinda something about this watch , and wow the price !

[@Starlightmare1]

Note that the microadjusment hole one closest to the diver's extension, is unusable. When you try to use that hole, the bar pushes hard against this extension, and the clasp does not close correctly. It doesn't appear so at first, but after a couple of days you'll notice it when your watch falls to the ground. So yeah, losing the diver's extension, and throwing in a fourth micro-adjustement hole would be the right way to go. But they're not going to do it, are they ?

[@edwardfletcher7790]

It's a nice opal white....👍