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
2 or 3 hands Modesty in size, i.e., thin and <38mm No date & no other complications No lume A leather strap A simple, uncluttered dial & a clean bezel.
So, no that Sub isn't a dress watch & neither is that Speedy -- even if you wear them to work on Wall Street. The idea is that the watch should not call attention to itself.
Works for him, too.
Also NO ARABICS, Roman numerals are acceptable but not preferred.
Junghans Max Bill Automatic, Jaeger LeCoultre Reverso, and Lange Saxonia are three good and varied examples.
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A date makes it a business watch. Other complications like day/date display, annual calendar, moon phases, second time zone, et al, are all business tools.
A dress watch case can be steel or a precious metal. As an aside, formal attire traditionally required the absence of a watch. It was considered gauche to glance at one at a social event.