I at all times wished a classic Yema Superman with the enduring locking bezel, however I couldn’t discover one for a very long time. Then, when the sudden alternative for a pre-1963 Yema Pores and skin Diver 660 Toes got here, I jumped on it. I didn’t know this might occur, however for the reason that watch landed, I haven’t longed for the Superman anymore.
I don’t get pleasure from this time of the 12 months very a lot. The Solar disappears abruptly, the temperature drops by 15°, the blue sky turns into grey, and the roads and my coronary heart are moist. The second I overlook that the night darkness tried to suck out all my power, I get up into morning darkness that tries to do the identical. It comes each autumn, at all times with out asking.
Altering habits
It takes me every week (or a month) to readjust. The time till my physique and my thoughts settle for the gameplay set for the following few months is painful. I at all times need to go deep in my wardrobe to dig out trousers that wished to remain there for one more couple of months. And that’s additionally the time when my morning watch selections change dramatically. Watches I loved for the final couple of months don’t match the temper and setting. I usually subconsciously go after watches I haven’t seen in a very long time. I don’t attain for the skinny, mild, and stylish 35mm three-handers or white-dial chronos.
Hiya there, Pre-’63!
That’s how I ran into my pre-1963 Yema Pores and skin Diver 660 Toes this week. The dial is darker than my temper and gained’t provoke the rain. Now, I don’t swim. I imply, I don’t swim in water, however I don’t thoughts swimming via the moist days with this Yema Pores and skin Diver. And have you ever seen these massive lume markers? They seem like the fog lights on automobiles I used to be passing on the gloomy freeway this morning. If you happen to observe my writing, you understand how a lot I get pleasure from sandy patina. That is completely different. Minty-green lume, just like Seiko wabi-sabi, is the colour that matches greatest on muddy late-October days.
A utilitarian device
All of us assume how cool the Yema Superman’s crown guards are (maybe a bit much less after we’ve needed to set the watch rapidly within the morning). Understandably, I used to be benchmarking and evaluating the Yema Pores and skin Diver to the Superman. The Pores and skin Diver regarded a bit bare within the footage. However after it arrived and I strapped it on, I immediately acknowledged its simplicity. Add the extra-tall crown and drilled lug holes, and you’ve got a pure non-pretender.
A dial to die for (or from…)
I don’t must introduce this specific dial type. Everybody who is aware of the Oris Divers Sixty-5 has seen it earlier than. The extra I have a look at it, the extra timeless it seems to me. At some second, I discovered it supernatural and sci-fi-like. Nicely, Sixties-sci-fi-like, however the spirit is there. I can’t think about the world the place that stylized “9” discovered its means onto the dial, and but, right here we’re.
The date window is the one aspect that doesn’t belong there. It seems to be like a joke or a mistake. That date quantity seems to be like a tiny, poor human who’s being hunted by a fleet of hostile spaceships — “hour markers” when you choose. The form of those indexes is dynamic to the bone. I like how their butts span exactly two minutes and the way sharply they taper towards the dial’s heart. Now, I have to point out the minute hand to let all my troubles fly free. It has been years since I purchased this watch, and my thoughts nonetheless hasn’t processed that further bar within the arrow hand. I do know it’s a signature immediately, however I nonetheless discover it a bit bizarre. Then once more, it provides to the distinctive character.
The seek for a bezel
This watch additionally has some good reminiscences connected to it. Upon arrival, it had the fallacious bezel. One Instagram publish was sufficient, and I discovered the proper one. A German collector of vintage dive watches offered me one for a super-friendly worth of €50 for a bezel with a spare case on it. “I’ll divide the worth by three and put it within the ‘Sparbüchsen’ of my three youngsters,” he mentioned, which made me smile.
Final ideas
An almost 38mm diameter makes the pre-1963 Yema Pores and skin Diver 660 Toes nonetheless really feel related on the wrist. The automated ETA 2452 inside is nothing fancy, however it’s dependable sufficient that it doesn’t bother me. This watch known as “Pores and skin Diver, however it feels fairly strong. If you happen to get one, ensure you put the proper crystal on it to get a pleasant view of the dial. And when you haven’t performed so, get a UV lamp too. After I obtained this Yema Pores and skin Diver, I came upon its actual objective — to make it glow at any time of evening, only for the enjoyable of it. Pleased looking!
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