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
The disadvantage of an auto is that there is constant stress on a spring, waiting to be released, which is just one more thing to wear out. Additionally, a poorly desinged button or knife with no safety would be like putting a revolver in your pocket with the hammer cocked back in addition to it having a hair-trigger.
The Kershaw I had didn't have a safety, but had a somehat stiff button that was recessed into the frame (so it wouldn't get pressed by accident as easily). I just didn't like the fact that I couldn't do a slow controlled opening; snappy fast was its only speed. Cool but not practical (for me).
Also, I don't anticipate being stopped for my knife, but if I was a flipper is way easier to explain to a cop than an auto. Don't see any reason for an auto.