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
Show us what you write in everyday!
Currently, I am carrying an A5 Rhodia Rhodiarama Webnotebook in Sapphire, inside of an Allegory Webnotebook Leather Cover, in Charcoal. I have had this Notebook Cover for about 2 years now and I absolutely love it. Pen is a Pelikan M805 Ocean Swirl Ballpoint. Pen case is Franklin-Christoph Napa Leather 2-Pen Case.
There is little wear on the stitching and virtually no wear or stretching around the snap button tab and counterpart on the cover. I would think after pulling and tugging on this button closure the leather would have some sort of stretching or obligation around the punched hole for the button, but there is nothing, looks like it did on its first day. I love how it has softened over time and developed it own character from my daily travels with it.
What are you writing in or what are you looking to pick up?