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
This is one of my favorite dress watches. It’s high polished stainless steel bezel peeks out from the dial by only about 3mm. The dial is bathed in milky white surrounded by black skinny arabic numbers and hour markers. The case although not super-thin, its thin enough at 8mm and slips under the cuff of my shirt unhinged. This watch looks and feels great and has encouraged me to look into adding more thin watches to my collection.
Movement: Miyota GL20 Japanese Quartz Movement non-hacking
Case: 39mm Polished Stainless Steel w/Stainless Steel Case Back
Crystal: Scratch Resistant Hardened Mineral
Band: 20mm Genuine Leather / Alligator Embossed
WR: 30-meter