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
Fast comments: - I'd suggest you think about a theme you might like to collect. Military watches, Seikos, fliegers, etc. - Determine whether you want to focus on mechanical movements or whether you don't care about that. - Try on some watches and make sure you know what size you prefer. I usually wear watches between 38 and 42mm. - Seikos would be a perfectly respectable starting point. As others have mentioned, Seiko 5 might have just about the best cost to quality ratio of any watch anywhere. - Three watches would be a nice starter collection. A dress watch, sleek with black leather band, maybe a diver with steel or rubber, and a sport watch with brown leather or steel or NATO. - Resist knockoffs. You won't respect yourself. - Resist flash. Flash is only fun for about ten minutes. Quality lasts. - Resist impulse buys. - Quality will pay you back because you'll be able to sell the watch when you want something new. - There are quite a few mid-range watches that are affordable, when you're ready to step up from the least expensive. I think Steinhart are really nice. - You might explore the watchuseek website for more ideas and information.
Have fun
Diver, Seiko SKX013 Dress, Orient Bambino maybe too big if wrist is under 6.5 inches. Thus a used Timex Marlin (Mad Man style) Every Day Field (Military) style, Casio BM8180 has Evo Drive (Solar) Quartz
Buy what you will wear...