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Geckota GT Racing ChronographvsPagani Design PD-1796

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GT Racing Chronograph
GeckotaGT Racing Chronograph
MSRP $399
PD-1796
Pagani DesignPD-1796
MSRP $149

At a glance

11 of 29 specs differ
Diameter
GT Racing Chronograph40mm
PD-179642mm
Power Reserve
GT Racing Chronograph40h
PD-179648h
Water Resistance
GT Racing Chronograph50m
PD-1796100m
MSRP
GT Racing Chronograph$399
PD-1796$149

Full specifications

Case

7 specs
Category
Chronograph
Diver
Diameter
40mm
42mm
Thickness
12.7mm
14mm
Lug-to-Lug
46mm
Lug Width
22mm
Material
316L Stainless Steel
Stainless Steel
Water Resistance
50m
100m

Crystal & Dial

1 specs
Crystal
Sapphire
Hardlex

Movement

2 specs
Type
Quartz
Automatic
Power Reserve
40h
48h

Pricing

1 specs
MSRP
$399
$149

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What people say

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Geckota GT Racing Chronograph

The Geckota GT Racing strap is praised for its quality leather, crisp stitching, and beautiful patina, offering excellent value at less than half the price of similar vintage straps. Some owners find the 125/80mm length longer than ideal, and the keeper potentially smaller. On balance, owners rate the Geckota GT Racing strap highly for its quality and value, despite minor concerns about its length and keeper size.

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.

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