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
Right now in the sub-$100 range my eyes go to the Timex Waterbury collection. There are some classic good-looking watches in that line and even the MSRP of them are well under $100 for the most part. Quartz movements of course.
Seiko 5 models can be found under $100 yet online. A lot of people start a collection with them. They are easy to flip if you need to liquidate some collection later to buy something more upscale. Seiko diver watches are always an easy resale due to an active enthusiast community.
And let's not forget Russian-made Vostok Amphibia's. Meronom on ebay has been commissioning some nice updated designs to sell. Bigger in size than the past models, and retro-cool styles.