I think Chinese homage watches have their place especially when needing to decide between 2 high-dollar watches and when buying both is financially out of reach. I’d buy the 2 watches from Pagani Design and wear them and see which one I gravitate toward over time and use that experience to purchase the real thing.
I do. I have skinny wrists and got the Octopus Kraken NTTD knockoff to check how a Seamaster would wear. I ended up getting a seamaster down the line, and what’s cool is that the Octopus is a very nice looking and solid watch in its own right, especially on an unclestraps bracelet!