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
Don't know what reviews you've been reading. You might want to work on your discernment and critical thinking skills since those reviewers are obviously clueless.
If it is just a quality control issue, affecting only a small subset of units in the past, then I would imagine I'll pull the trigger assuming that MD would provide a replacement if units are defective. If it is however a more systemic issue that folks don't necessarily notice as the error is below the sensitivity of their application, than that gives rise to concern at least for me because I won't have the luxury of landmarks where I am heading and have to have a unit that is put together right to provide exact measurement.
Thanks for any thoughtful advise you may have.
But from the sounds of it, these are legitimate concerns that in fact could affect accuracy beyond just a level of annoyance?