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
For me, I don't like anything under 1 1/4 width, always leather, and well made. I'm not a fabric belt fan, and I hate the skinny belts they sell for "dress". I think every man should have two black belts, one polished and one wider and more casual, a dark brown belt , and a light brown or cognac belt.
Now for me, the hard thing (not quite unicorn, but a struggle none the less) is purpose built quality leather belts for removable belt buckles without the hole cut for a prong in the loop. I'm a collector of unusual belt buckles, and some of them leave the end of the belt exposed and that hole ruins the look for me. Most belts built for buckles like this are huge (2 inch), cheap leather, and built for guys wearing pretend rodeo buckles the size of my head. That's not my thing. My buckles are small, often vintage, and usually pretty understated. They deserve a good belt.
So anyway. What do you think about your belts?