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
It was bought at a jewelry / watch dealer called Kügles Uhrwerk Location: Dorfstrasse 9 82487 Oberammergau
I was also allowed to pin my home location on a big map hanging in the store as a testament to how far customers have traveled before wondering into his shop. Note the red arrow pointing to the pin I attached to San Jose, CA. - one of only 2 buyers from California and a whopping 5 total from the U.S. Note: 5888 miles between San Jose, CA and Oberammergau Bavaria Germany (13hrs & 20mins)
Model: 7656-5 LZ127 Count Zeppelin
Movement: Citizen/Miyota cal. 821A Automatic
Movement: non-hacking
Jewels: 21
Complication: Date window
Power Reserve| 40hrs
Case: 40mm Stainless Steel
Crystal: Mineral Glass
Case Back: Exhibition
Lugs: 20mm
Band: Genuine Leather - Dark Brown
WR: 5atm