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 don’t know much about this watch other than it being released in 1980. I bought it used for only a few bucks and it’s been running well for the past several years. The crystal has a plenty of scratches and the leather band was dried-up and cracking. But after a bit of cleaning and flex band it cleaned up ok.
Movement: Timex cal.109 Automatic with manual winding.
Complications: Day & Date
Case: 37mm (w/crown) Polished Stainless Steel
Crystal: Domed Acrylic
Band 18mm
Water Resistant