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
Of course there are always other factors, plating, strap type, brand name, etc. but I always look at the price:movement ratio as a good indicator of whether its prices high, low or just right.
Wanted to develop a list and get everyone's opinion on what is a "fair price" for a decent looking watch given its movement (irrespective of style, brand, etc.) Here is a list of movements. Would be great if everyone could put what they felt was a "fair price" for that movement. Please feel free to add movements to the list;
ETA 2824
ETA 2892
Valjoux 7750
Sellita SW200
Miyota Automatic
Miyota Quartz
Ronda Swiss Quartz
ETA Swiss Quartz
Seiko Automatic Movement