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
What I like most about my Fossil FS4849 is that big day & night moon phase, it takes up half the dial. I also love the super extended orange painted lines that represents rays of light from the sun, it spans across the entire window of this moon phase complication. This watch originaly shipped with a black polished stainless steel bracelet but as always I swapped it for a leather strap....this time a cheap brown Nato.
NOTE: And yes, the founder and former chairman of Fossil is the founder of Shinola and Filson brand watches.
Movement: Three Hand Quartz
Complications: Day / Night Moon phase
Case: 38mm Black Stainless Steel
Crystal: Scratch Resistant Mineral
Band: 20mm
WR: 50-meter