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
That being said. My highest end was a Grimsmo Norseman, which really wasn't that impressive. It was an art piece, not a tool. Never was a "grail" of mine, I just happened into it.
Previous grail was a Liong Mah KUF, which I aquired, and love. Recently added a Liong Mah Warrior 2 limited with the tritium insert in the backspacer, which doesn't really stir my jimmy. Nice knife, like the Norseman will probably get sold.
Current love that was never really on my radar and is currently in my pocket at work is the Olamic Wayfarer 247. So good in the hand.
Edit. Ok ok, I pay full price on stuff in the $100-150 category occasionally, like Massdrop collabs.