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
Eclectic, eh?
The bouchard was an auction buy, to be a watch to wear with black tie. The Bulova, which is in fantastic condition, was another auction buy. Lovely to wear, but does go through batteries quickly. The Jaeger is a proper vintage watch. Another auction buy, bought for less than the value of the gold and then fully serviced for 28 bucks by a retired watchsmith who works only on watches he likes! Best worn in a room full of bankers. The swatch wasa Xmas gift. Super slim. The Seiko diver is awaiting the FF treatment. The Longines was a birthday present and is the MOST versatile watch. Sports, sea, suit. Anything. The little Seiko is a real beater...strap too cheap and flimsy. The pebble is a work or sailing watch, connected to GPS. And the Casio, their analog diver on a leather NATO strap is my actual water watch. The Suunto leaks.