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
While looking for a used Invicta Lupah I stumbled upon this and couldn’t resist. This may be the biggest watch I own, sitting high on my wrist with a case thickness of 22mm and coming in at 11oz in weight. It’s a bold piece with ton’s of polished stainless steel on both the case and solid bracelet links.
This watch is heavy on the wrist, but its not uncomfortable at all - it’s got pretty good balance. I only have one sour point to make with this watch and thats the dome crystal skewing the view of the dial when looking at it from an off axis angle - the dial completely disappears….wow!
It’s a sure bet that I will never buy another watch this big again, but I’m glad I own this one.
Movement: Ronda cal. 5040.D 6-Jewel Swiss Quartz Chronograph Movement
Complications: Date, 60sec Timer, 30min Timer, 1/10sec Timer
Case: 47mm Polished Stainless Steel
Case Thicknesses: 20mm
Screw-down case back
Crystal: Domed Scratch Resistant Mineral
Bezel: Aluminum Unidirectional 120-clicks
Band: 26mm Polished Stainless Steel Bracelet w/solid links
Total Weight: 11oz
WR: 100-meter
On the case-back: Invicta Lupah “The last word on bold movements”