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
I remember buying this watch not long ago because I felt I was lacking when it came to moon phase watches. It's my first and only Ingersoll watch for now, I may buy another one this Christmas. The light cream colored dial mixes well with the white hour markers, dull grey internal bezel, and the red-tip sweeping seconds hand. It all really comes together with the near perfectly matched grey leather strap. The watch sits pretty high on my wrist with a case thickness of almost 15mm, but it’s height sure catches the eye with the high gloss of that all around polished stainless steel case.
Movement: Ingersoll cal.735 20 Jewel Automatic Non-hacking
Complications: Month, Date, Day, Moon Phase
Case: 48mm 316L Solid Polished Stainless Steel
Case Back: Mineral see-Thru
Crystal: Mineral
Band: 24mm w/ Polished stainless Steel Deployment Clasp
WR: 50-meter