There Are Pandas, and Then There Are Pandas.
And this isn't either of them! The Pandas we're talking about here, are watches, not bears. And what got me thinking about them (again) was a link posted this morning by @cm.rook who pointed a few of us to the very attractive (and not terribly priced) Yema "Rallygraph" Panda which, in it's most traditional arrangement, looks like the one on the left, but can also be had in the version on the right: The model on the left is a true Panda, while the model on the right is called a reverse Panda. The reason for that distinction is clear--Panda bears, only come in the first arrangement. Now at this point, everyone should be thinking about the most well-know Panda, The Rolex Panda, which is actually a Daytona, and among Rolex Daytonas, the most famous of which is the Paul Newman Daytona, which was famous first, because it was Paul's, and second because it sold at auction for $17.8 million (US Dollars). The story of that auction is well-known so I'll only...
Nov 8, 2019
It takes quite some effort to actually bend these chopsticks so I'm convinced that these are solid and not hollow. They are heavy. I would only bring these with me in my EDC if I gave up my tactical pen, as these chopsticks would be more than a fitting substitute. Two, at that.
Wish I got these in the plain metal finish, instead.
At this point I realize it was a good idea for Kizer to have the metal case open on both sides, in case you need to push the chopsticks out in the off-chance they get wrapped around too tight and don't pop out no matter how hard you shake the case.