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
- What's a good replacement ink cartridge? I've heard converters mentioned at some point, have no idea which of those apply to this pen. IDo not want to deal with loading this thing up from an ink well, that seems like a mess waiting to happen.
- Is the nib worth restoring? I guess it's 14k gold, so maybe? Just a cleanup maybe?
- What's a good safe soaking cleaner I can drop this into before cleaning up with a toothbrush? Isopropyl alcohol?
Welcoming other thoughts. WILL post after shots if, I promise