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Hong Kong, Oct 14, 2021

LOT 423

Yema
Ref. 24.11.17, self-winding, diver’s, centre-seconds, date; “Superman” “990 Feet / Automatic / Patent Pending”; stainless steel; “New Old Stock”

HKD 12,600 - 25,200

CHF 1,500 - 3,000 / EUR 1,400 - 2,800 / USD 1,650 - 3,300

Stainless steel, self-winding, “tonneau”-shaped, diver’s wristwatch, water-resistant with screwed case-back, winding-crown protected by the crown guards, 60-minute graduated bidirectional revolving bezel with black insertfor the decompression times, blue “lagoon” colour vertical “strips” dial with radial indexes and luminescent dots, centre-seconds and one horological complication:
· Half-instantaneous date of the month (aperture at 3 o’clock)


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Grading System
Grade: A

Good

Brand Yema, Besançon (France)

Model “Superman” “990 Feet / Automatic / Patent Pending”

Reference 24.11.17

Year circa 1975-1980

Material stainless steel

Bracelet stainless steel Yema “Oyster”-type bracelet with deployant clasp

Diameter Length 175 mm. (approx.)

Caliber FE 5611-12 (based on France Ebauche, Cupillard, Villers-le-Lac)

Dimensions Length 175 mm. (approx.)

Height 48 mm.

Width 38.2 mm.

Notes

This watch comes with an extremely rare “strips” dial version. Some of these watches were only sold in the messes and homes-refectories of the parachute and commandos regiments of the French special forces.

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