By Brent Robillard From the archives, for the future Before I even get into the watch itself, I should probably admit something: YEMA is one of those brands that sits right at the foundation of my own watch enthusiasm. Long before The Calibrated Wrist existed, before reviews and interviews and industry conversations, there was the YEMA Superman. Around 2017, when I really took my deep … Continue reading The YEMA Skin Diver Slim Bronze CMM.20
In the early 1970s, YEMA began equipping the French Air force with a dive watch. This might seem a bit pessimistic on behalf of the nation’s flyboys, but the watches were intended for a specialized group within the Search and Rescue branch: the Aviation Rescue Swimmers. The watch in question was YEMA’s historic Superman, reference 24.11.17. This marked the beginning of a decades-long collaboration. Continue reading Off the Cuff: YEMA Superman FAF Search and Rescue
The YEMA Superman Worldtime builds on the reputation of its “indestructible” Superman Heritage dive watch (a near perfect reproduction of the 1963 icon), and more recently on the ETA-powered Superman Heritage GMT (2019). The main difference here–other than colourways–is the introduction of the YEMA 3000, an all-new in-house GMT movement from the brand. Continue reading Off the Cuff: YEMA Superman Worldtime
