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
I recently bought my timepiece from an online retailer(not authorized by watchmaker). I went ahead and bought the watch as its a well-known online website. I did do my research on the model number before making the purchase. I called the watchmaker and checked with them if the model number is genuine and not a fake. After a chat with the customer-care of the watchmaker, they told me that this model was discontinued and they could not confirm when the watch was discontinued, and they did not guarantee the authenticity of the watch if it was bought from any other seller other than mentioned on the watchmaker's online retailer list.
So I would like to ask as a buyer, what should you be checking once you receive the timepiece; for the authenticity of the watch(other than taking it to the watchmaker's service center or taking it to a 3rd party watch service center)
I have added the pictures of my watch to the post. I have removed the watch serial number as I read that its normal practice to do so when sharing images of the back of the watch. The serial number was 9-Letters.