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
My recommendation for you - Price, ease of use & color: Pilot Metropolitan. Get a "Fine" nib size, especially if using it for taking notes.
Get a converter and a bottle of ink in any of your favorite colors. While I dig getting into crazy colors (hundreds of ink choices), black, blue, or a blue/black have always been the easiest on the eyes when going back through notes to read, re-read. Diamine & Noodler's are both fantastic ink companies. JetPens dot com will be your best friend. >Guide Section>Metropolitan write up & other good info
Remember, FPs are unique. If you like tinkering, deconstructing, learning cool stuff, get into this. Your friends may laugh, but when you handwrite letters to people & get awesome responses back you've secretly won the war. Good luck on your mission.