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Pagani Design PD-1796vsTornek-Rayville Blakjak Time-elapse

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PD-1796
Pagani DesignPD-1796
MSRP $149
Blakjak Time-elapse
Tornek-RayvilleBlakjak Time-elapse
MSRP $895

At a glance

10 of 29 specs differ
Diameter
PD-179642mm
Blakjak Time-elapse42.5mm
Power Reserve
PD-179648h
Blakjak Time-elapse42h
Water Resistance
PD-1796100m
Blakjak Time-elapse200m
MSRP
PD-1796$149
Blakjak Time-elapse$895

Full specifications

Case

4 specs
Diameter
42mm
42.5mm
Thickness
14mm
13.2mm
Lug-to-Lug
46mm
49mm
Water Resistance
100m
200m

Crystal & Dial

3 specs
Crystal
Hardlex
Sapphire
AR Coating
Inner
Yes
Lume
None
Superluminova

Movement

2 specs
Caliber
SII NH36
Power Reserve
48h
42h

Pricing

1 specs
MSRP
$149
$895

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What people say

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Pagani Design PD-1796

The Pagani Design PD-1796 features an open-heart design, not a tourbillon as initially marketed, and includes a noticeable blue anti-reflective coating. Owners are divided on its aesthetic, with some appreciating its unique dial layout and manual/automatic movement, while others find the design unappealing and criticize the lack of AR coating for legibility issues. On balance, the consensus is that owners find the Pagani Design PD-1796 polarizing due to its misrepresented complication and mixed reception on its dial design and AR coating.

Tornek-Rayville Blakjak Time-elapse

The Tornek-Rayville Blakjak Time-elapse is a rugged, dive-capable field watch, an evolution of a 1990s military concept. It features a 42.5mm stainless steel case, a sapphire crystal, and a Seiko NH36 automatic movement with a 40-hour power reserve. The dial is busy but functional, and the watch features Super-LumiNova BGW9. On balance, reviewers note the Tornek-Rayville Blakjak Time-elapse is a modernized military watch with robust dive capabilities.

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