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 $17.8 million (US Dollars). The story of that auction is well-known so I'll only...
Nov 8, 2019
I'm looking for a cheap (around 30-50$) knife to carry around. In France it is not allowed to carry a knife, but it is up to the tolerance of law enforcement and location (for example if you carry a knife in your pocket downtown in a major city it will be hard to justify, but around countryside in the backpack it will probably be ok). Thus i'm looking for ;
- a civilized knife (not a scary look, relatively short blade), with a convenient thin blade to peel fruits, slice food and small cooking work.
- a locking mechanism. Full metal handle would be nice, but G10 is ok too.
- a flipper because I love to play with flipper knives (or a thumbstud with a smooth mechanism, but at that price point i'm not sure).
I already own a Kizer Intrepid which is cool, but way too scary to carry around. I was looking for the Kershaw Cryo MK1, but it is a bit "scary" and blade doesn't seem practical to cook.
Thanks for your help !