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
said in past i feel it's a shame Citizen pulled the plug on Bulova's Swiss watches , but I understand why they did it.
This is from later in the line and I mainly got it because I had really been after a nice brown/chocolate sunburst dial, and it's not as common and when I did see it, there was a hefty premium on it.
The design is attractive albeit I feel too large given the lack of chronograph complication , so not sure why a 42 mm case was needed, but it's easy to read, and the case shape is beautiful with those long curved lugs that definitely nod to the Accutron tuning fork.
These watches used a propriety 3 hole screw for the case backs and in the instance of some models, locked the straps in and the tool cannot be purchased, it must be sent to Bulova (they did provide some to ADs for a bit I think) for removal/adjusting, etc.
I was surprised how long it took me to find an attractive brown dial, I don't think it's nearly as popular a color choice as white/black/blue/cream etc.