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
The design of the bevel is really superior to the silva, unlike the silva you can use it very easily with gloves on, my older silva had a smooth bezel that meant you need to take your gloves off to operate it effectively.
The mirror is useful, if you need the clino you need the mirror as it helps with both getting the angle on the clino right and in sighting properly. It also protects the compass face, these compasses last much longer than the more standard varieties because they aren't constantly exposed. I generally carry this in addition to a cheaper compass, however those get constantly rotated as they get scratched, scuffed and batched into unserviceable condition and chucked, these always work.
If you are a geologist these are also exactly what you need, don't waste your money and a heavy expensive Brunton. I know some of the best geologists in the world and they all still use Silva and Suunto Compass-Clinos.