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
38x47mm, screw down crown, fixed tacky bezel,chronograph with quickset functions, 10ATM [100m] water resistance 20mm lugs Dial has the crest of the Italian Naval Airforce (Aviazione Navale) but it is not a military issued watch. The watch case was also used by Fortis, Revue Thommen, Roamer, Eberhard, Candino and others for 5100-powered chronographs. * North Eagles Military Watches of Italy makes Italian armed forces themed "unit pride" watches, sold in military PX stores, operating on the same business model as DPW's, [Diver Professional Watches] who bought parts inventory from other big name watch brands such as Lemania, Breitling, Squale, etc. etc. ... and assembled them as their own.