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
hadn't pulled it out in a while , and more of a pocket /palm check today than a wrist check.
not terribly valuable but then again it wasn't a driving factor in my getting it and for what i paid , i got a good value prop.
I love the dial design, proportions of the numerals, and especially the incredibly ornate minute and hour markers (surely the style has a name but I don't know it, would love to though) .
It was a new old stock, and i think/pretty sure it's run by pretty std ho hum, but surprisingly good performing (running good and no service ever that I know of) , Rhonda 17 jewel pin lever wind up movement.
I think Armitron eventually acquired or owned the rights to the Rivalle name.
I also fell in love w the subject matter of the outer case/cover, the dogs, the hunter, and the condition/relief of the image is super attractive.