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
My collection wouldn't even come close, but maybe I'll let them all out at some point if I can find the time
In the mean time, wanted to thank you for sharing the personal story with your grandfather. It's always great to have a personal, sentimental tie in with something you love.
I have one in a box somewhere, probably the crappiest knife i haven't gotten rid of (and never will). A no name Buck style back lock that belonged to my grandfather, ground down to the point that there's edge visible when the knife is closed (partly from his many years of use, mostly from a dumbass 10 year old (me) who had access to a coarse grinding wheel and no idea what the hell he was doing lol) But it was the knife he let me use every time he took me fishing, till he eventually told me to hang onto it. 40+ year old piece of "Stainless China" junk, but it will still always mean something to me