YEMA | Yachting Chronograph
Ref. 3752MS
1970s
Founded in 1948 in Besançon (Doubs) by Henry Louis Belmont, YEMA distinguished itself in the very beginning by creating the first automatic chronometers manufactured entirely in France. The brand became fairly popular in France in the 1960’s and 1970’s with both consumer and military sales, including the watches related to the French space missions.
On March 3, 1967 Henry L. Blum of Montres Yema S.A. filed a patent for a ‘Watch for Yachting and Underwater use’. This resulted in the introduction of the Yema Yachtingraf in 1966. All together 6 different models (7 if you count type 6 in standard or jumbo case as two) of the Yachtingraf were sold between 1966 and 1970. Type 1 (Valjoux 92), type 2 (Valjoux 7733 or 7734) and type 3 (Valjoux 7734 with date) have a subdial counting the seconds at 9 o’clock, and an oversized 30 minutes subdial at 3 o’clock, divided into 6 differently coloured segments representing 5 minutes each.
The Yema Yachtingraf’s are unmistakable recognizable by this big colorful minutes countdown subdial - named "Big Eye".
The purpose of this yachting chronographs is to allow the skipper to keep track of the countdown period before a yacht race begins. The defining characteristic of this chronograph - the "Big Eye Dial" - is a green, white and blue "regatta start" minutes counter at three o'clock. This counter is divided into five-minute segments and allows the wearer to count down from 10 minutes, a period of significance in yacht racing, as boat captains are required to navigate their vessels to the starting line before the regatta begins. Furthermore the deep black dial features an outer track that scales for "knots per cable." A cable is a nautical unit of measurement that is equal to one tenth of a nautical mile. An outstanding YEMA dial design and a yachting chronograph that serves only one purpose, sailing.
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The "Yachting Chronograph" comes with a Nato strap and two original YEMA leather straps (NOS) in the colors "blue" and "orange" - you can design your watch according to your personal taste.
Ready for adventures on the ocean?
Manual movement caliber 7733
Diameter 36 mm without crown
Technical indications | Keeping time +3 sec/day
Differential taxation according to § 25a UStG. No taxes included. | Differenzbesteuerung nach § 25a UStG. Kunstgegenstände und Sammlungsstücke, Sonderregelung.
