Last week, I posted an introductory tutorial on buying art, and a friend asked me if everyone is playing so high-end? I said this is where and where, and now I have friends who are studying sailing licenses.
Some cousins are more involved and are ready to conquer the blue sky to get a pilot's license.
At this time, there must be melon friends who do not understand: everyone's economic base is not enough to afford the level of yachts and aircraft, why is it so sassy as soon as the blockade is lifted?
In fact, similar to many people who do not plan to buy a car or go abroad but still study foreign languages, everyone's lifestyle is iterating, and it is always necessary to master various skills, and these middle classes that are closer to the top will only appear more high-end if they do not realize some skills and hobbies too early.
Interestingly, in addition to the lifestyle of this gang and ordinary people, the material conditions are not the same, when I chatted with some friends, I found that many people in their circle have this kind of "panda disc" chronograph (the dial is large and small, rather than a conventional plain disk).
And when it comes to daily wearing, I am more willing to choose this watch to wear.
There is also a study on this phenomenon, and a survey conducted by the British version of GQ showed that the popularity of panda discs in watches in the price range of 10w-20w is much higher than that of calendar models and ordinary white disks. In fact, this price is also the area targeted by the middle class, which can also reflect that the panda disk is also popular with the middle class internationally.
So why does the middle class love panda disc watches more?
To understand this problem, we must first start with the characteristics of the panda disk. Its first feature is that the source of inspiration is relatively tall, the panda disc originated from the high-end motorsports of the 50s of the last century, when the adrenaline-stimulating motorsports were popular all over the world, Rolex and TAG Heuer took the lead in designing watches with large dials and small chronograph dials.
I think this kind of watch as an extension of a high-end lifestyle, first of all, in the birth concept is easy to attract this group of people, after all, the middle class is buying a car, buying a house, vacationing and dressing, are moving closer to these to meet the yearning of the petty bourgeois lifestyle.
The Rolls-Royce Phantom once came out of a limited edition, there is a place in the car to store the watch, and the official advertisement demonstrates that it should store an Audemars Piguet panda disk
The second feature of the panda plate is that it gives people a very powerful feeling, it does not need diamond embellishment, only through rich small plate decoration, it will make the whole more layered and connotative.
At the same time, the contrasting color matching also increases its sporty atmosphere, so wearing casual sports clothes can also match, which is also in line with the characteristics of many middle-class dressing, often not as low-key as old money, and at the same time more attention to quality than the average person.
For the middle class who pay attention to the quality of life, the panda disk can also set up the interaction between people and precision machinery, which brings us to the third feature of the panda disk: the timing function of the virtual head. For the middle class, using it to calculate the time to make a cup of coffee or applaud love once can also highlight an attitude that timekeeping is not only practical, but also a lifestyle, even if it is not used twice a year, but can be used when you think about it, this peace of mind is similar to the skills that the middle class is constantly preparing for.
Speaking of which, also to show you how to clock this kind of watch, we only need to press the crown on the top right to start the timekeeping, at this time the dial will rotate in turn when the upper division and time, press the start button again to pause the timing, if you want to end the timing you have to press the lower right crown reset to zero.
Interestingly, the price of the panda disk is also more cost-effective, the timing function and the million-dollar perpetual calendar tourbillon are better than enough, and there are many choices from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands, but it is more expensive than formal watches without chronograph functions, so it is better for the middle class to meet the trend of high-end lifestyle yearning for a breakthrough.
After reading these, you should know the reason why the panda disk is liked by these people, it is also a watch style that is especially suitable for ordinary people to borrow, looks powerful, is actually easy to buy, and caters to the continuous iterative lifestyle. So which panda disc watches are worth choosing at present?
I recommend it to you according to the two styles of panda disc, one is the most standard panda dial, that is, the large dial is a white and small dial is black, which is more durable and classic, and it is also a choice often considered by watch circle players. In this regard, in addition to the hottest and most difficult to buy Rolex Panda Di.
There are also many more fresh and not easy to collide options, such as the 20W price can consider Vacheron Constantin's new one, the fire of the four seas series with a very standard panda plate, both topical, but also full of fashion, its two colors can also be used as a couple watch.
The budget is halved, you can take a look at the Girard-Perregaux panda disc I started, the angular octagonal bezel has more modern atmosphere, the dial check makes the whole look more exquisite and noble, and the fit after it is getting started is also indescribable, I think this is especially suitable for friends who usually wear formal clothes, it will be very temperamental.
The most worthwhile to buy within 100,000 or even 50,000 is TAG Heuer's new Carrera replica series, which has established the status of the panda disc together with Law, this new 60th anniversary replica, based on the 2447 SN watch as the prototype and equipped with a new self-produced movement, the performance inside and outside is good, the price is also very good, is a classic panda disc watch that many connoisseurs are pre-ordering.
In addition, there are some standard panda discs that are more affordable and have a good style and movement, and I have put them here for you.
We say that the life of the middle class is not static, they have different needs at different stages, such as diving in previous years, but in the past two years began to study flight, then their choice of watches is not only classic and attractive, but also more colorful pursuit, so aside from the standard panda disc color matching of white disk and black eyes, these years panda disk as a popular style has also played a lot of tricks, want to topic and fashionable sense can consider the following style, such as the color of the panda disk.
Breitling TOP TIME is also considered by many cousins, it is a replica of the original Top Time series watch launched in the 60s of the last century, equipped with the collector's well-known "Zorro dial, which looks like wearing an eye patch, you can know the time on the small dial at a glance, and the daily fun is also very interesting."
Audemars Piguet offshore or Yulian one-eyed or crooked panda discs are also interesting, and the gameplay is not only more visually impactful, but also interesting to wear and very advanced.
Finally, I will show you a piece of Zenith's Lupin III ultimate replica, on the left is the classic black disk of the first generation, on the right is the white disk of the second generation, combined with this diagonal splicing panda disk is unique in the bezel, highly recognizable, but because it is on sale in limited quantities, I want to buy it to try my luck.
In general, the diverse life of the middle class always needs more diverse watches to match, and the panda disk provides more diverse possibilities in terms of concept and shape, although it seems that the panda disk is more decorative than functional today, but it can be popular in the middle class, and there are so many brands intended to replicate this year, reflecting people's yearning and promotion for high-end lifestyle, and taking another step towards a trendy lifestyle.
Finally, I would like to ask you this style of watch, would you like to start? If you have bought it, you can also talk about when you all use it to time?
Edited by Yang Youxian
Art Editor: Beanie
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