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
You must give credit to Dan Henry for this super homage - 1970 40mm:
200m WR ,
Reliable Seiko NH 35 movement,
Aesthetically pleasing supercompressor design- atleast to me,
Inner bezel has a decent amount of friction,
Superb customer service - yes, unfortunately I had to deal with them but they were responsive and resolved my issue,
And just look at the AR coating..........just look at it!
My only slight issue is with the inner bezel quality, but couldnt expect more at this price point.