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
In the comments below I'd love to hear what the community thinks of this idea and what they'd like to see it include.
Personally I'd love to see it contain at the bare minimum the following things:
- Blue Loctite (or equivalent, non-permanent thread locker)
- A quality Torx driver set (Wiha being my preferred brand now)
- Nano-oil (5, 10, and 85 weight) or equivalent (I'm sure Christian at Nano-oil would love the business)
- A pouch to hold the loose components with room for additional tools
Extras they might consider- A rubberized work surface
- Small cloth pads for cleaning
- Isopropyl alcohol
- Fine point tweezers
- Potentially additional lubricant for scales (like frog lube)
- A small guide on how the above products can and should be used
- A moderately powerful, but very compact flashlight
Overall it's ambitious because it would require contacting a variety of companies and seeing what the best deal would be. It would also probably require some hand packing and organizing on MDs part.