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
This is my first and only watch that offers a 52-week counter. How many of you actually keep track of the week number? I don’t! I’m only aware of the correct week number when I’m waring this watch. It’s not a useless time-stat but pretty much no one cares….right? Just for the record, it’s week No. 37….ha!
The only reason I bought this watch years ago was because it’s 3rd hand rotates counter-clockwise as it points out the days of the week. Plus this 3rd hand has a little red half moon shaped tip which cradles the 3-letter abbreviation for each day of the week perfectly, I love it. The watch keep pretty good time and has been running off the same battery for about 4-years.
Back to the week counter for a moment - The date, week No. and day complications gets out of sync when the month has +/- days (months with 31, 30, 28 days). If I catch it quickly it’s no big deal but if I haven’t worn the watch for several months, it’s a pain to re-adjust all three complications.
The watch came with an old broken bracelet so as always I ditched it for a nice leather strap with red stitching to match my little red half moon. The specifications of this watch is tough to find online, I know very little about it.
Movement: France parts Quartz Movement w/hacking
Complications: 52-Week counter.
Complications: Date window.
Complications: Seconds counter
Complications: Day counter (counter-clockwise) 3rd hand
Case: 43mm Polished Stainless Steel
Crystal: Domed glass - scratch resistant
Band: 20mm
WR: 50-meter