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
Is a Bugatti or Ferrari a car or art? After, it's not like we are talking about oil paintings hanging in a museum. Is a $100K+ Porsche three or four times better than a Mazda Miata?
Given the same blade geometry, a pretty knife and a plain one will cut the same. Better materials will allow it to cut longer before dulling. Fancy fittings and embellishment can bring joy to the heart of the user.
If you feel no passion, buy the functional piece. If you have the passion, buy the one that backs up the performance with superior aesthetics.