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
When open the thumbstud looks like it's seated too forward towards the tip especially with the cutout of the handle near the Axis lock; thumbstuds situated like that tend to get caught up in whatever material you're cutting through. I'd also imagine it being an annoyance while sharpening as it doesn't appear to be removable.
The handle also extends far too forward and practically overlaps where the heel of the edge is, which will likely cause contact against a stone during sharpening. In fact, at 1:56 of your promo video you can see that G-10 scales accidentally made contact with the belt grinder due to this design choice.
I'd also prefer to see some rounded edges or beveling on the G-10 for the Axis lock as Benchmade usually does.
Thanks again, I really do appreciate feedback.