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
As it turns out, ToM bait and switched me on the warranty. Their ad said it includes a 2-year manufacturers warranty. The watch came with an unstamped 3-year international warranty card. Today I received an email from them saying it includes a 2-year aftermarket warranty. I have screenshots of the ad showing the original warranty offer.
What would you do? Would you return it because of the the bait-and-switch and because it does not have the manufacturer's warranty, or would you keep it? It's been running fine out of the box, but something could happen in the 2 years. Also, the after market warranty appears to only cover the movement. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RPyULVTAjB_q7ypHJXFmfCqoxokhYGtE/view
Their ad said final sale, no returns so this could wind up as a PayPal dispute, which I fortunately used to make payment. I am deciding what to do and have sent an email to ToM asking them what they're going to do about it.
Lastly, I recommend that you take ToM's deceptive selling practice into consideration before purchasing anything from ToM.