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
No rose gold with this one but plenty of blue. The dial has a diamond pattern center section that comes to life when the light hits it just right. The polished roman numerals sparkle along with the other hour markers and hands - it looks great. the watch is not as thin as I would like but it still looks nice when I’m dressed up and out for the evening.
It keeps ok time, loosing 3-4 seconds by the end of the week which is not a big deal because I don’t ware this watch much.
Movement: Miyota Caliber 2115 Japanese Quartz Movement non-hacking
Complication: Date
Case: 42mm Polished 316L Stainless Steel
Crystal: Scratch Resistant Synthetic Sapphire (Sapphitek)
Band: 20mm (maybe 21mm) Genuine Leather
WR: 50-meter