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
Just noticed an active drop for the Rhodia square, reversible notebook with dot or graph paper. Although a bit pricey, these are excellent notebooks I haven't found available elsewhere for anywhere close to the price being offered.
Probably worth checking out if you have the chance, have the coin and are still looking.
Cheers.
If you use fountain pens, brands like Rhodia, Clairefontaine, Tomoe River, Midori and many others come to mind.
If you want a good notebook for using pencils, Ogami has a rock-solid reputation (sorry, couldn't help myself).
If you want fancy, loose stationary paper, you have have a completely different set to choose from.
I thought of you because of your thread and the idea that, overall, this is good paper from a reliable brand. The dot pattern notebook being offered in this drop is not a common offering and allows for a fair amount of flexibility in terms of usage.
What do you intend to use on the paper? You gave a broad idea of why you wanted the paper but not how, soecifically you'd use it. Do you use fountain pens? Pencils? Paint? These are genuine questions to help us get a better idea of what you're looking for.
As usual, I hope this helps.
Cheers.
My notebook needs to fulfill a rather wide variety of tasks, most of which benefit from a ruling scheme similar to C&Q or Grids and Guides like @Theroc mentioned. Very little of it will be raw writing, which is where I think that fountain pens really shine, and so I think It would be rather impractical to use one.
So really, while I do want good quality paper, I'm mostly looking for good ruling/guides, a good binding, a large-ish size and quality craftsmanship. (and a hard cover is a good plus too)
Thank you all for your great comments!