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’ve just bought a Pagani Designs sub homage for around $55. It has a Seiko movement in it. But I don’t actually see myself buying a Rolex. I wouldn’t say that a homage watch will tell you what the original will be like as often they don’t have the same dimensions. But they certainly give you an idea for the style of watch and how it will work with your attire and lifestyle. I have an extremely cheap Pagani Designs dress watch which is loosely a cocktail homage that I got to experiment with size as well as strap colours.
Trying watches on in a shop isn’t enough to know if size will work for you. It also comes from previous experience. Homage watches are great for getting some experience.