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
Nomos makes very attractive, minimal mechanical watches in the $1-5k range. The Orion and Tangente are both 35mm width x 6-9mm thick. Very special looking. https://nomos-glashuette.com/en
Junghans Max Bill comes in a quartz ladies model for about $600. It has real design cred. https://www.junghans.de/en/junghans-collection/watches/maxbill/maxbill-maxbilldamen/047-4658-00/model/detail.html
Stowa Antea is a mechanical in the $1k range, 35mm x 7mm https://www.stowa.de/en/Antea+Klassik+KS+rose+roman.htm
Mido Baroncelli is a Swiss mechanical in the $1k range (on par with Tissot, Hamilton) but also come in less expensive quartz models https://us.shopmido.com/baroncelli-iii-automatic.html
Timex has been putting out nicely designed sub-$100 quartz watches lately - see the Timex Fairfield at 37mm x 8mm http://www.timex.com/browse/women/collections/fairfield/ and the Timex Metropolitan at 34mm x 6mm http://www.timex.com/browse/women/collections/metropolitan/
Not that helpful in this case but I have to mention my favorite "cheap" $15 minimal watch, a Casio MQ24-1E - they're 35mm x 8mm https://www.amazon.com/Casio-MQ24-1E-Black-Resin-Watch/dp/B000GAWSHM/
Not mentioned here, but there are a ton of slim watches you can find in the $100-500 range from brands with more of a "pop" or "fashion" reputation. (Fossil, Shinola, MVMT, department store designers, etc.)
No bad watches, just a different watch for a different audience. So get whichever looks best to you!