Panda chronograph code#

The dial is well laid out and manages to position the three sub-dials so as not to crowd out the other features. Indeed, it may be the cheapest watch listed here. With a simple quartz movement, it’s a very affordable watch. This model is very similar to the Citizen below, in colouring, design and sizing. At one point during the 1960s both the Beatles and Twiggy were wearing their watches.

This British brand was launched immediately after WW2 and built its reputation on its Britishness. This panda style model is currently available for a little over £50 new, so it’s definitely worth a closer look. They’ve since caught my attention a couple of times. Undone Type 20 PandaĪccurist had never been featured on this blog until I focused on the Rolex Day-Date here. But with this, I’d be tempted to stick with the base model. You can change the dial - but then it wouldn’t be a Panda - the bezel, hands and strap. Undone does a pretty good job of designing the off-the-shelf pieces. As I mentioned in my previous review of Undone, I'd not be too quick to modify the watch. Undone describes this model as an aviation piece, and it does have some of the touches. Again, this watch is marketed as a throw-back to the 1960s, and like the Dan Henry, it uses the Seiko meca-quartz movement. The Type 20 Panda is a vintage-style chronograph that you can buy as is, or modify yourself.

In a nutshell, Undone allows you to choose the main parts of your watch - case, dial, hands and strap. So much of the fun of this process was the afternoon I spent with a friend designing it. What I concentrated on in that piece was the doing. Luxury is the process of having a product personalised. They believe that customisation - the production of bespoke products - is the sign of luxury. The concept, if not revolutionary, is at least distinctive.

Panda chronograph code#

Undone sent me a complimentary code that I used to make a vintage styled chronograph. The watch comes with an additional leather strap. The 19mm beads of rice bracelet is a nice touch, as is the rear case engraving of an Aston-Martin DB5. It combines the accuracy of quartz with the smooth operation of a mechanical movement. As we’ll see in this post, The Seiko Meca-Quartz movement is a popular option for chronographs at this price-point and Dan Henry has opted for this too. As with all chronographs, there’s the additional width of the pushers, meaning it won’t wear too small. It’s proudly vintage and in keeping with the aesthetics of that era is a modest 38mm in diameter. The design is very much inspired by the racing and motorsports watches of the 1960s. This white panda Bicompax is probably my favourite model. The 1964 is available in a number of Bicompax or Tricompax variations - either with two or three sub-dials. Each vintage-style model is named after the year it was inspired by. He then decided, rather than just continue to help his fellow collectors find the pieces they desired, he’d start to produce them. Dan is a collector of watches who shared details of his latest finds with fellow enthusiasts.