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
She got me something very close to this: https://www.jacques-lemans.com/shop/en/7063/liverpool-1-1801?c=91 (I can't find the exact version on the site for some reason). I only wear it on weekends or when i'm out with her as I think it looks too nice for work (polos and jeans Monday-Friday).
So I was looking at the recent Spinnaker Drop:https://www.massdrop.com/buy/spinnaker-bernard-automatic-watch but the blue, black and red all sold out before I could join. My girlfriend didn't like the brown and I'm not a fan of gold and cream.
I'm considering this instead: https://www.massdrop.com/buy/orient-symphony-gen-ii-automatic-watch but I'm not quite certain. I'm really looking for an automatic in the sub $100USD range and these two popped up while I started looking.
Any insight on a better deal or watch to complement my JL? Should I roll the dice on the Symphony or hold out for a second Spinnaker drop? Any insight is appreciated. Cheers!