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
Movement: SII NH35 24-Jewel Automatic
Case: 48mm
Case: Antique Bronze Gold
Band: 24mm
Crystal: Hardened Mineral
Crown: Screw-Down
WR: 200-meters
The watch actually ships with a 24mm black rubber strap, but I'm not a fan of rubber straps so I swapped it out early on with a custom black super thick leather strap featuring a dark brown keeper.
The dial is where the fun-factor comes into play with this watch. I provided a link below to my Instagram post from October 2015. Take a look at my 15sec. video and keep your eye on the dial.
https://instagram.com/p/9NDWSrLyne78N2_a1mU6kYsnMAMVx2ME_5iog0/