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
Not sure what the story is with this watch but when I was looking at old Waltham watches, it was the only one without a Waltham logo under the 12oClock position so I figured it was unique....well, it’s not. Since then I’ve seen many Waltham models without the red Waltham logo. I love the little red arrow on the tip of the sweeping seconds hand, kinda makes up for the lack of a logo. The sweeping seconds hand seem to be ticking at 7 or 8 bps which gives it a smooth automatic watch appeal. After a bit of asking around I’m wondering if the movement is actually a Waltham Hi-Beat 28,800 bph 7 jewel movement….maybe, maybe not. So outside of keeping decent time when kept wound, I don’t know much about this watch.
Movement: Unknown Manual Wind Movement
Complications: Date
Case: 35mm Gold Plated Stainless Steel
Crystal: Domed Acrylic
Band: 18mm