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
A QUESTION REGARDING THE PENS? I am still new to the drop, only for about 6 months now. And I am a complete newbie in the chat and polls. Are ROLLERBALLS ever offered, even if only few and far between? A I sated, I am LEFT handed. I do write with the same cant as a right handed person but it is still messy when using a fountain. I is kind of sad to admit that I mostly only use my fountain pens for signing my name. For the longest time, and even now occasionally, I still carry both. Rollerballs don't smear quite as much Yes, I understand that the type of ink and the median it is delivered to what one is writing on i.e. style of nib etc.) makes a big difference and being a chemist who initially went to college to make toilet paper, I well know how different paper stock as well as papyrus various animal skins, etc reacts to ink. Having tried multiple combinations over the years in which I have definitely invested more than the cost of a very nice pen in various styled nibs alone, the rollerball is sadly still my best option. Hopefully this doesn't seem like I "jacked" the thread. AND- I am OPEN to ANY suggestions. thanks- John.