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
Also, the photos make the men's jacket look shorter than the women's. Is that accurate? How about some more complete photos of someone modeling the men's version.
What testing method is being used? Have you tested the jacket using any of the other methods (of which there are many - which often give wildly varying results)? Is the fabric air-permeable? And are you and Rab really claiming that this fabric is somehow magically both cheaper and more breathable than eVent and Gore Pro?
My guess is that this is a monolithic PU membrane, with real-world breathability far below the high-end air-permeable fabrics like eVent, NeoShell and Gore Pro. I'm not saying it's a bad fabric, it is lightweight and probably very nice to wear. But breathability is unlikely to be anything special.
Relative water resistance is not a thing to worry about on a rain jacket. All fabrics that are claimed to be "waterproof" are far more waterproof than they need to be for the real world. They must test at least 10,000mm (that's 10m of water pressure) on a water column to be called waterproof. Something that tests at 30,000mm is not going to keep you dryer than something that tests at merely 11,000mm. Breathability and durability are what differentiate WPB fabrics.