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Far more often than not a watch brand, a brand logo or even just the mention of a brand name triggers recollection in my mind of either knowing or seeing them in the past. I admit, this is an oddly specific skill but it one that came in handy when Yema watches came up in conversation.

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This is a watch brand that has been around since the 40s, but my main experience with them was seeing them exhibiting at a watch show in London as well as being very effective storytellers on Instagram.

But the brand is far more than an effective marketing team and nice images. Yema has an interesting history that we felt needed telling. It was time we had some hands-on time with the brand.

Fast forward a few weeks and the Yema Superman 39mm is in front of me, and I instantly start kicking myself for not looking at the brand earlier. This now brings us right up to date and where my hands-on time with the Superman really begins…

The Yema Superman - What it does

To properly discuss the Superman we have with us today we actually have to look back to 1963 and the birth of the model. This original model was released at a time when the demand for diving watches had exploded. The Superman though, with its looks that didn't break any moulds did offer a unique bezel locking system. 9/10 diving watches at the time (and today in fact) will only rotate one way and that's anti-clockwise. This is so if a bezel is accidentally moved during a dive it can only result in the diver thinking they have less time remaining to dive rather than more. This is a great safety feature, however Yema took this one step further with the introduction of their unique bezel locking system.

This works very simply with a small metal clamp resting on the bezel, held on the watch by the stem of the crown. Once the crown is screwed into the case, the clamp is also tight on the bezel meaning zero chance of the bezel moving. A neat feature for 1963, and one that has remained present on the Superman 39.

This modern-day version of the watch comes in at either 41mm wide, or 39mm. It’s the latter you’re seeing here which has a thickness of 13mm and a lug to lug of 48mm. That thickness isn’t all the case though, most of it lives in the bezel and crystal meaning the case that sits on your wrist is beautifully elegant. Elegant is not normally a word you’d expect to hear when talking about do it all diving watches, but it really has its place when talking about the Superman. The elegance doesn’t stop with the thickness of the case however, as the shape of the case, the relationship the lugs have with the crown guards and the polished finish are all simply incredibly charmful and sophisticated.

Complementing this refined design is a screw-down crown, a legible, well-sized bezel and of course that locking mechanism at 3 o’clock. We also get a water resistance rating of 990 feet as seen on the dial (that's 300 metres).

Looking through that domed crystal we see a glossy black dial with a date at 3, and Super-LumiNova C3 filling the hands and hour markers. The hands fitted to this piece are another subtle sign that this watch has more of a story to tell. With a large arrow hand for the minutes and Yema’s shovel seconds hand-design being transferred from the original.

The movement powering the Superman 39mm is the Sellita SW200. A movement that makes total sense here for the price point, the brand’s values and the quality of the watch. You get 28,800 vibrations per hour, 38 hours of power reserve, hacking and quick set date. The SW200 is a movement we're seeing more and more, which is only a testament to its quality.

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