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.
Do you drive around in a Honda Accord to see how it feels before buying the Mercedes?
No, but you might spend some time driving both a manual and an automatic before deciding which to buy new.