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
Automatic stp1 movement
Raised and domed saphire crystal
Added leather military bund insert to stock strap almost spot on color matched, gives an already military-ish design a little more impact and since case is only 38mm, the added visual heft isn't over powering
Two tone ss w copper accents 38mm
Hr min and sec indecies
Smart attention to detail w brushed and polished ss
Crown has a point unsigned but brushed and grooves are polished
SUNDAY FUNDAY
Wish they were still production especially since they own their own movement manufacturer, fyi stp Mvnts are jiggy and we see them in modern zodiac burberry, armani swiss ,swiss military hanowa among others