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
Below are the all-black fabric prototypes of the two styles we'll be offering: the Clamshell and the Half-Zip.
You can find the poll for the Clamshell colors here: https://www.massdrop.com/vote/Massdrop-Custom-Manhattan-Portage-Clamshell-Pen-Case-Cordura-Colors
And the Half-Zip case here: https://www.massdrop.com/vote/Massdrop-Custom-Manhattan-Portage-Half-Zip-Pen-Case-Cordura-Colors
Each poll shows digital renderings of the cases in the selected color, along with their set interior colors. You can also see a scan of the actual Cordura fabric swatch in the corner.
The top colors will be submitted to Manhattan Portage, and will be made available when these cases drop. I can't wait to see what you guys choose!