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
It measures a conservatively modern 39mm diameter and a svelte 8.5mm in thickness. The lovely sector dial has two different finishes, with an opaline silvery finish in the central circle and outer ring, separated by a brushed section.
The caseback has a display window showcasing the in-house caliber 899/1 which measures 3.3mm thick, with 219 components and a 22k solid gold winding rotor. It beats at 4hz and has a relatively short 38 hour power reserve.
It's been damn near impossible to take off my wrist, and has been running an impressive 0.5 seconds fast per day for the past week.
Hope you guys enjoy the picture and short write up, and I look forward to posting more in the near future!