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
I bought a cheap Cross Aventura (pic above) a few years back that is finally starting to give out. I now want to replace this pen with something slightly more 'advanced'. Here's what I'm looking for:
- Refillable - I'm seriously done with cartridges. I've probably lost like 20 of those things. Having the option to have cartridges would be nice, but I don't want to rely on them.
- A fine nib - Or at least, finer than what I have now. I think my handwriting has improved to a point that I am writing much tighter than I used to and I'm having a hard time making round letters easily distinguishable .
- Pedestrian - I don't want anything too flashy or showy for a couple reasons. One is that I am literally using this thing every day. I need a workhorse, not a showpiece. The other reason is that it just doesn't suit me. My current pen is black with gold accents and that's about as far as I want to go. Other colours are fine.
Where should I start looking?Bonus question: do you have an ink recommendation?