Vintage Brands - La Y

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LA Y



Yema




ALBUM #0010

EL YEMA COSMOGRAF
slideshow

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Esta marca francesa fue junto con lip el buque insignia del diseño y la relojeria del pais vecino

Este reloj raro raro raro....mitad worldtime mitad 24h, haria las delicias de cualquier friki de los relojes como yo, sin duda una unidad muy.. muy extraña de ver.


YEMA COSMOGRAF

One would say his French brand Along with LIP, was the flagship of the design and the neighboring country watches.

This watch …. its weird, weird, weird,…. half worldtime half 24hrs ,it would make the delight of any Watch geek like me, certainly a very rare unit.

 

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ALBUM #0011

EL YEMA FLYGRAF
slideshow
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La Gama FLYGRAPH es sin duda de las mas bellas de la casa y causó furor.
se puede apreciar la trasera tipica con el logo legendario de la Y repujada.

La version galileh es puramente una philishave hecha reloj, y la convencional no tiene desperdicio,
desgraciamente por la buena calidad de sus movimientos Valjoux

tambien hubo una version convencional con calibre automático

esta

sin duda a cual mas bella


muchas de estas unidades fueron destinadas al modding y se vendian con diales cambiados como falsos omegas o otras marcas de relojes de alta gama

lo cual tristemente hace que sea casi imposible encontrar uno en su estado original en estos dias

como los de los ejemplos de la galeria.


YEMA FLYGRAF

THE FLYGRAF Range is certainly the most beautiful from Yema, and its Design was shocking.

Originally made in two flavors
the Galileh version is purely a Philishave razor head made watch,and shines in any wrist,

also LeJOUR Brand endorsed this particular model

the conventional version is not wasted too, (42 mm including the crown, 46 mm lug to lug (19 mm), 16 mm thick)

both are beautiful watches

they sport a fenomenal Valjoux 7750 of the early 17-jewel version with hacking system that appeared in 1974

Unfortunately due the good quality of their movements many of these units were intended for modding and faking way more expensive watches,

so most flygraf were sold with their dials changed as fake omega watches and other high-end Brands

which sadly makes it almost impossible to find one in its original state these days, as the examples of the gallery.

 

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ALBUM #0012

EL YEMA JUMP HOUR
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Los jump hours tambien fueron su fuerte en los 70 algunos con diseños poco convencionales tipo parquimetro como el que se muestra.

en version caja ovalada

o cuadrada

Photos: Watchismo

YEMA JUMP HOURS

For YEMA, The jump hours watches, or also called Directime (clocks giving the time thanks to a clever system of internal disks) were also a strong selling line in the 70´s

In the Gallery, some unconventional designs, as the parking meter-like design shown.
in oval case or squared case version

 

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ALBUM #0013

EL YEMA RALLYGRAF
slideshow

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La Serie Rallygraf, inspiradas en la estética racing, fué tambien una de las mas exitosas de la marca, en la galeria podeis comparar la reedicion lamentablemente en cuarzo del 2003 con el original de los 70.

el original en crema

como veis no hay color ni comparacion posible....:no:

YEMA RALLYGRAF

The Rallygraf Series, Racing-inspired aesthetic, was also one of the most successful line of yema watches

in the gallery you can compare the original 70s model balck & cream dials,

with the unfortunate quartz reissue from 2003.
as you can see… no color and no comparison possible ….

 

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ALBUM #0014

EL YEMA SOUSMARINE & SUPERMAN
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los divers tambien tuvieron su importancia en el catalogo de la casa
y la gama sousmarine despuntaba por sus diseños para señora y caballero
aunque es la serie "Superman" curioso el nombrecito,la mas apreciada por los coleccionistas.

Yema SousMarine Unisex

Yema SousMarine Wristmaster

Yema SousMarine Convencional

Yema Superman

YEMA – SOUSMARINE – SUPERMAN

The Divers Line were also important in the catalog of the brand,
and the range of sous-marine watches dawned for their designs for men and women
although the series “Superman” (curious moniker), were the most prized by collectors,

But lately,The Wristmaster series, handwind and automatic are widely sought after,
and rising up in value fast Thanks to the shortage of good units available,
and the Beauty of its monobloc case Jenny Caribbean-like.

In this gallery:

Examples of the small Unisex sous-marine Model,
and the Sousmarine Wristmaster Range HandWind & 660ft Automatic.

My unit, Dressed in Genuine Tropic stap (Photos Courtesy of Vegaban – Fdr),
Plus a Conventional sousmarine Diver & Yema Superman 990 ft Model.

 

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ALBUM #0015

EL YEMA YATCHINGRAf
slideshow

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Como no, no podia faltar el yema mas "pijo", la serie yatchingraf para navegar y sus bellos subdiales:ilove:

Algunos Modelos

YEMA – YATCHINGRAF

The YATCHINGRAF LINE of watches for regata measurements were also one of the cooles from Yema,

with their beautiful varieties of subdials.

There were versions with Valjoux 7730,7733,7734, and 7736 Movements Available.

 

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ALBUM #0016

YEMA cajas originales
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algunas cajas originales de la marca con el logo original de los 70

A finales de los 70 con la crisis del cuarzo yema ceso su produccion.​

Aunque En El Año 1.988 fue usado un reloj creado por la sociedad Francesa Yema, para Jean Loup Chrètien para ser utilizado en la misión Franco - Soviética Aragatz. Estába realizado totalmente en titanio y se denomino al modelo " Espacionauta III ".
esto relanzo el interés por la marca.​

breve cronologia​

Creación de la casa Yema en 1948 por Henri Louis BELMONT
1950 muestra los primeros relojes anti-choque
1953 Creación de su primer diver
1956 primer cronografo Sub-Marino
1957 inicia su gama de cronografos
1958 Oscar a la exportacion
1960 300.000 relojes vendidos cada año
1963 Creación del modelo SUPERMAN 300 metros de buceo
1967 marca más exportado francésa
1968 Creación del modelo YACHTINGRAF (SAIL)
1969 500.000 relojes vendidos en 50 países
1970 Creación de la RALLYGRAF y el FLYGRAF
1974 lanzamiento de los primeros relojes de cuarzo Yema
1975 Yema lanza el FAIRCHILD, su primer led

1979 cese de produccion.​

relanzamiento
1982 Creación de un reloj para su uso en el espacio a Jean-Loup Chrétien, el primer astronauta francés
http://www.cnes.fr/web/3382-jean-loup-chretien.php​

1985 Creación del astronauta II, impulsado por Patrick Baudry
http://www.cnes.fr/web/3384-patrick-baudry.php​

1986 edicion de un reloj para el Polo Norte a Jean-Louis Etienne

1988 Yema es absorvida por Seiko​

1989 reedición de un modelo FLYGRAF
1997 ventas de 140.000 relojes anuales - Lanzamiento del modelo Cabo de Hornos
2002 distribución de relojes de Dolce & Gabanna, Nike, y Breil.
2004 Nacimiento de la nueva yema “YEMA Maison Horlogère Française 1948” de la mano de Louis Eric Beckensteiner​

Hoy en dia, yema sobrevive basicamente de la reedicion de sus modelos mas populares en cuarzo.

mas info (francés)

http://www.montres-de-luxe.com/Yema...ns-cette-annee_a1439.html?start_liste=0&paa=1


YEMA – ORIGINAL BOXES

Just, some original boxes marked with the Original Yema logo of the 70´s

Some history of the Brand:

In the late 70′s with the quartz crisis Yema ceased production.
But In The Year 1988 the brand made a major comeback
a watch created by the French company Yema, Jean Loup Chretien was to be used in the mission Franco – Soviet Aragatz.
Was made entirely of titanium and is called the model “astronaut III.”
This revived the interest in the brand.

Brief chronology

Creation of the house of Yema in 1948 by Henri Yema Louis BELMONT.

1950 – shows the first anti-shock watches
1953 – Creating of their first diver
1956 – First Sub-Marine Chronograph
1957 – launches its range of chronographs
1958 – Oscar for export
1960 – 300.000 watches sold each year
1963 – Creation of the model SUPERMAN 300 meters dive, with great commercial success
1967 – Becomes Major French watch exporters brand
1968 – launches the YACHTINGRAF model (SAIL models)
1969 – 500.000 watches sold in 50 countries
1970 – Founding of the RALLYGRAF and FLYGRAF
1974 – Launch of the first quartz line of watches
1975 – The FAIRCHILD, Yema launches its first LED Model
1979 – End of production.
Relaunching :

1982 – Creation of a Watch for use in space by Jean-Loup Chrétien, the first French astronaut
http://www.cnes.fr/web/3382-jean-loup-chretien.php
1985 – Creation of the astronaut II, driven by Patrick Baudry
http://www.cnes.fr/web/3384-patrick-baudry.php
1986 – edition of a Watch to be used on a trip to the North Pole by Jean-Louis Etienne

1988 – the brand is absorbed by Seiko

1989 – reissue of the model FLYGRAF
1997 – Annual sales of 140,000 watches – Launch of the Cabo de Hornos model
2002 – Distribution of watches from Dolce & Gabanna, Nike, and Breil.
2004 – Birth of the new ”YEMA Horlogère Maison Francaise 1948″ by the hand of Louis Eric Beckenstein

Today, basically the Yema Brand, survive on the reissue of their most popular models in quartz.

For more extended info its a Must to visit this link (in French)

http://www.montres-de-luxe.com/Yema-…_liste=0&paa=1

 

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ALBUM #0017











YAROM - YEARLING
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un par de relojes de gama economica típicos setenteros
con movimientos ebauches y baumgartner.

un Yarom doble bisel y dos coronas
y un Yearling de inspiracion racing, con el tipico bisel doble interior,
(de ahí sus 3 coronas) que ya veiamos en el zumac y muy caracteristico
de los Sorna de Ernest Schneider.

Tipica estetica setentera al 100%

yarom

Yearling

YAROM – YEARLING


Just a couple of typical economic range watches from the seventies with Baumgartner ebauches movements.
A double bevel Yarom whith two crowns, and Yearling Inspirated in racing aesthetics, also with the typical double-bevel (hence the 3 crowns)

Same as the one we saw in the Zumac watches and very characteristic of Ernest Schneider Sorna models.

Typical Seventies Aesthetics 100%